by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 15, 2016 | All
We moved into our new home and land in February of this year. The day before we moved in our town was covered in a blizzard and we scrambled to find someone to plow our new long driveway. Only a few weeks after our move we announced our first workshop in the studio...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 14, 2016 | All
I have been working on preparing my talk at Haven all about Product Launching. The one thing I am missing is YOU! I want to hear from you and what questions you are thinking or struggling with as you try to move your business forward. What questions do you have about...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 9, 2016 | All
I have been working on a very special project for awhile now and I am so excited to tell you about it. When I came up with the idea of The Living Studio it was based upon the idea and belief that the whole world should be our studio. I have taken people to Italy and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 7, 2016 | All, Travel
Being a wife, mom, friend, business owner, household manager, school juggler and creative are some of the hats I wear. I know you are the same and probably more. I also know that if I am not intentional with my marriage, children, schooling, business, creative time...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 6, 2016 | All
Our new studio is waiting for you and we have opened up a few more spots for our one day watercolor and mixed media workshop with Danielle Donaldson. Come to my home and studio for an art workshop all about lots of light, room to move, color falling off the paper,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 3, 2016 | All
We have just opened registration for Sketching and Collage | A Mini Course and you don’t have to wait one second to access the content! This course is INSTANTLY available! We have never done this before and we hope you love it! Sketching and Collage | A Mini...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 29, 2016 | All
I still feel like I dreamed about our first workshop in our new studio! It was even more amazing than I could have imagined. The women, the energy, the food, the art created. I am still processing the whole weekend and the reality that we have a huge new...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 27, 2016 | All
For children, art isn’t about rules and critiques. Art for kids is about expression and creating and fun! Creating art with kids is like opening the most fantastic Pandora ’s Box of possibilities. You never know how they will express themselves through art. Going back...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 21, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 19, 2016 | All
***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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 18, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 15, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 14, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 13, 2016 | All
**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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 11, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 11, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 9, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 7, 2016 | All, Travel
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 4, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 2, 2016 | All
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. You...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 1, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 31, 2016 | All
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....
by Jeanne Oliver | May 28, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 26, 2016 | All, Travel
******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,...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 26, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 24, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 19, 2016 | All
***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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 18, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 15, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 4, 2016 | All
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....
by Jeanne Oliver | May 3, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 1, 2016 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 29, 2016 | All
I don’t know about you, but this time of year I get a little crazy about having plants around the house. They add so much life to a space and they can be so much fun to watch grow! Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out how to display my plants in a way that keeps...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 29, 2016 | All
Home. That word holds everything for me and it is no surprise that time and time again HOME has brought me to new places with my friends, family, creativity and business. We have created our business out of our home, have filmed more classes than I can count from our...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 27, 2016 | All
It has been 2 1/2 months since we have been in our new home and land. In some ways it feels like we have been here forever and then we are reminded we don’t even know this land or home yet. Before we moved in we had the whole interior painted white and all of...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 26, 2016 | All, Travel
******The ship has offered us $1000 off until the end of April! If you have been on the fence about coming on The Living Studio Along the Seine I wanted to give you a reminder about the discount. The retreat is filling up and I want you to get this discount if you...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 24, 2016 | All
Nothing has defined our business and brand as much as finding my own style through photography. This has been a gift that has not only grown our business but allowed me to capture my family and the day to day. Photography 101: Through the Artist’s Eye with...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 22, 2016 | All
We are back with The Living Studio Friday Prompt! Family life mixed in with moving and working on our new studio has been beautiful, busy, tiring, stressful and exciting. We are thrilled to have our art prompts back a few times a month to hopefully inspire and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 20, 2016 | All
I sure don’t have all of the answers when it comes to running and building a business but I do want to be as open as possible about my own creative journey and hope you will all do the same. When I was starting out there were plenty of times when I had women...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 15, 2016 | All
It’s finally the weekend and instead of getting outside and enjoying the balmy spring Colorado weather, we’re bracing ourselves for the year’s biggest snow storm. But that doesn’t mean we can’t bring spring inside with a perfectly sweet...
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