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The more I practice my art and the more comfortable I become with my chosen tools…the more I have a deep desire to take them everywhere. I remember around the time I came up with the idea for The Living Studio retreats that I was missing creative opportunities because I was not prepared. I had […]

***Tomorrow (June 20th)  Children of the Wild with Kate Thompson begins!*** Kate’s techniques and instructions will open your eyes to new ways to use the tools you already love and use.  Her courses are rich and full of content. Our creative network has the most beautiful artists and I believe our courses are rich, affordable […]

I have admired Wendy’s work for years and I am so honored that she will be teaching on our site and especially love that she will be focusing on abstracts! In this course, we will listen to our intuition to create expressive abstract paintings. We will explore mediums and techniques that lend themselves to letting […]

My parents had been married a few years when I was born and with only a semester left in college my mom put it on hold to stay home with me.  I was a senior in high school when my mom finished and earned her teaching degree.  She didn’t walk across a stage and the […]

For me summer is pool time, catching up on reading, coffee on the back porch, hiking, days in the yard and my art supplies with me wherever I go. The best thing about a summer online course is that you can take moments to learn and then head out into YOUR world to create. Summer […]

**This giveaway is now closed** The winner is… Paula Fava commented: June 13, 2016 at 3:05 pm (Edit) This summer … I am gleefully gathering all the tools, knowledge & experiences I gave garnered these past couple years after my semi-forced 4 year hiatus from my art practice following my husband’s passing. I am so […]

One of our most popular classes last year was Intro To Hand Lettering with Jen Wagner and I am honored to tell you that she is back with a brand new course! *** Join Jen this coming Monday (June 13th)  for Advanced Hand Lettering! Don’t let the name intimidate you!  This is just a new […]

I’m gonna be honest – working with concrete intimidates me! But with all the concrete home items trending, I was determined to figure out a way to imitate the concrete look without having to dive into figuring out real concrete. The result? A super clean, cheap alternative to the expensive concrete planters you see in […]

The weather is finally starting to get warmer here in Colorado and the kids have been begging to go to the pool! After the long hibernation of winter and the slow unveiling of white legs and such I thought it would be fun to share some of my day to day beauty favorites. I would […]

Sometimes we get to be wild explorers and travel far away, other times we can connect with other creatives not far from home and at other times we have the joy of hunkering down right where we live and creating among our day to day life.  Each one of these are life giving and creative […]

It has been months (way more than we intended) in the making!  Our first devotional is ready for pre-order and we couldn’t be more proud! January of 2016 we launched our free video series Listening | Finding the Quiet on our creative network jeanneoliver.ning.com.   We have created a Listening devotional to use along with […]

I love, love, love our town of Castle Rock, CO. I am so thankful all of the time that this is where we LIVE and this is where we DREAM and this is where we CONNECT! Tomorrow night (June 3rd) is Downtown After 5 and it is the perfect way to kick off your weekend. […]

We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until winter 2017! 24 hours left of our Semi Annual 50% off Online Class Sale! This is the perfect time to stock up on all of those online classes that you have been dreaming about taking. Our creative network has some of […]

We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until winter 2017! For the next 48 hours we are having our Semi Annual 50% off Online Class Sale! This is the perfect time to stock up on all of those online classes that you have been dreaming about taking. Our creative […]

 My friend Stephanie Lee  just interviewed me for her new online course How To Create An Online Course! I am so glad she is offering this course and you guys can even get $10 off the course by using the code OLIVER at checkout. Here is a peek at our conversation… To learn more about […]

******ONE spot just opened for this sold out art workshop on this sold out ship****** Ever since I have been a little girl I have been a lover of history, architecture, art and I have ALWAYS known…I would travel. I am greatly driven by my desire to learn, explore and to discover more of this […]

Hello Everyone! Our new doors just went in the new studio today and I thought it was the perfect time to give you a first look at our under construction studio! Hopefully, we will be painting the walls this weekend and the cedar planks will go up on the ceiling next week. We are getting […]

When I create I only want to be surrounded by my most trusted and favorite tools and only the tools that help me to express myself. Too many supplies can get in the way, distract and even help you procrastinate (like any of us need any help with that one). Each time we offer you […]

***Tomorrow (June 20th) is the last day to get the early registration price for Children of the Wild with Kate Thompson*** I have said this a million times but it is worth stating again! Our creative network has the most beautiful artists and I believe our courses are rich, affordable and some of the most […]

I couldn’t wait until morning to announce that we have just opened up registration for Letting Go: An Exploration of Abstract Painting with Wendy Brightbill! I have admired Wendy’s work for years and I am so honored that she will be teaching on our site and especially love that she will be focusing on abstracts! […]

Licensed artist Cathy Walters will be leading you in the most colorful, freeing and fun art journaling adventure! Tomorrow Wild and Free Art Journaling will begin! This one week, instantly available course has over 4 hours of content and using Cathy’s techniques and creative processes it will help you become more free and transparent in […]

When you are building a new business or growing the business you have loved and expanded for awhile it can be hard to know what to give your physical, emotional and financial energy to. You can read all of the books, take the business classes, talk to your peers etc. but when it comes down […]

Come on over to our creative network for our newest FREE VIDEO! One of the best parts of having our own network is that we get to offer free courses, series and videos! We just added a Free Envelope Hand Lettering Video by Jen Wagner! If you are interested in learning more about hand lettering […]

If you love getting your hands dirty, creating with clay and using vintage elements in your art… Tomorrow you will not want to miss the start of Santos Cage Dolls II: Inspired Figures with Jen Rizzo! **** Jen Rizzo is back with a follow up to her popular online course Santos Cage Dolls! Today is the […]