by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 1, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | In Spring Journal Entry No. 10 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 30, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Cy Twombly has long been one of my very favorite abstract artists. I have been fascinated by his mark making language, his use of color (and sometimes complete lack thereof) and that he was diverse on canvas, paper and assemblage. Recently, as I stood in front of many...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 30, 2025 | All, Art Studio
With a sketchbook in hand we will begin in Edinburgh and travel through the Scottish Borders to the English Lake District. We will capture the landscapes and collect the lines and shapes in graphite, charcoal, pastel, watercolor and gouache. We will create a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 29, 2025 | All, Art Studio
With a sketchbook in hand we will begin in Edinburgh and travel through the Scottish Borders to the English Lake District. We will capture the landscapes and collect the lines and shapes in graphite, charcoal, pastel, watercolor and gouache. We will create a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 27, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Being a female artist and business owner has allowed me to walk out interactions that are more raw and exposed than many other professions. I teach and create with a majority of women which means intimate travel, small groups and often very real and open...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 25, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I have found that the best moments are often those moments in the in-between. Little amounts of time where I can be present if I choose. It is in those moments that a book slowly gets read over a month, I capture my thoughts through writing, I have the face to face...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 24, 2025 | All, Art Studio
As a creative, one of my favorite things in the world is to step into the creative space of another. I love when an artist shares their space, how they use it, a peek into their favorite tools and even what they are currently working on. I hope you will join me in the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 13, 2025 | All, Art Studio
March Beauty Round Up | Inspired By Paris With all of this talk about registration opening for a 2026 Paris Art Retreat, my head (and heart) has been swirling with all things French! This month’s free beauty found round up has sweet, beautiful and fun peeks into...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 12, 2025 | All, Art Studio
This workshop has SOLD OUT! Thank you so much! This event sold out within an hour. You are all so amazing! I can’t wait to be in Paris creating with you! Get on the waitlist HERE. I don’t know if there is any other city in the world where I have felt the most...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 10, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I don’t know if there is any other city in the world where I have felt the most thankful to be an artist, as Paris. It is the city dripping with beauty, inspiration, history, gardens and the invitation to be a part of it. Maybe that is what I love the most, the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 4, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | Studying Sculptures Pt. II Journal Entry No. 09 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 28, 2025 | All, Art Studio
This business began over 17 years ago and the #1 question I get repeatedly is asking how we have created this life. How have we worked together as a family, built something that is diverse, travel all over the world teaching and adventuring and still in a place of...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 27, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I often hear that so many of you want to explore drawing or painting faces but it has felt too intimidating! We are so happy to share that Brandi Hofer has created a brand new course just for you! Using her fun and proven step by step method you will be drawing faces...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 26, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it moving art around this new home and seeing a piece almost for the first time, feet to the ground with little glimpses that spring is coming, underlining words...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 20, 2025 | All, Art Studio
We have so many beautiful new offerings that are currently being planned for 2026. Some of the workshops will open for registration over the next few months and I want you to be the first to know. We will be a part of live workshops here in the US and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 20, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Want a sneak peek into our brand new art kit that will be available tomorrow morning at 9 am MT? Welcome to the Cy Twombly Limited Edition Art Kit! The jewel of the set is this custom made 12 drawing stones from France and England by Wallace Seymour(out of the Lake...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 19, 2025 | All, Art Studio
My favorite mornings right now are when I wake up and I can instantly smell and hear that Kelly has a fire going in the living room. That act of kindness is an invitation to get out of a warm bed, turn the kettle on, get under the quilt made by my friend Stephanie Lee...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 17, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Cy Twombly has long been one of my very favorite abstract artists. I have been fascinated by his mark making language, his use of color (and sometimes complete lack thereof) and that he was diverse on canvas, paper and assemblage. Recently, as I stood in front...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 14, 2025 | All, Art Studio
We have so many beautiful new offerings that are currently being planned for 2026. Some of the workshops will open for registration over the next few months and I want you to be the first to know. We will be a part of live workshops here in the US and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 7, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I hope you will join me for this really special online course where I share how to use your gifts for creativity and worship. I have learned the joy and transformation of making praise and worship a priority in my day to day life. I have also seen the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 4, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | For the Artist Journal Entry No. 08 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 3, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I hope you will join me for this really special online course where I share how to use your gifts for creativity and worship. I have learned the joy and transformation of making praise and worship a priority in my day to day life. I have also seen the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 28, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Every end of summer nothing was better than new back to school supplies. I loved getting everything organized in my Trapper Keeper (how does that age me?), picking out a new lunchbox, packages of fresh paper and sharpening all of the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 21, 2025 | All, Art Studio
This January we started the year in sunshine, rest and also creating an outline for the content I wanted to share in Art As Worship. We came home to a polar vortex :-), taking the tree down and packing away Christmas, the urgency of a few projects and the reminder...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 14, 2025 | All, Art Studio
I had planned to relaunch Creatively Made Business this winter. We closed registration about a year ago to prepare for this relaunch. I was working on new content/lives/new books etc. to add to the already beautiful curriculum of CMB. I was also pulling together a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 9, 2025 | All, Art Studio
The changing of seasons can always be an invitation for reflection and sometimes change. It is a physical reminder around us to take the time to notice the changes within us. Whether you are finding yourself in need of finding beauty and rest in the slower season of...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 8, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale is going on right now! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2025! You can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50% off. We...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 7, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | Wintering Journal Entry No. 07 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 4, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Our semi-annual 50% off sale will begin in 1 more day! We also have added a WISHLIST feature! You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses (we have over 120 art, lifestyle and business courses to choose from) and find the course you...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 3, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Our semi-annual 50% off sale will begin in 2 days! We also have added a WISHLIST feature! You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses (we have over 120 art, lifestyle and business courses to choose from) and find the course you want...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 2, 2025 | All, Art Studio
Our semi-annual 50% off sale will begin in 3 days! (An oldie but goodie of my sweet Benny helping me out with countdown images) We also have added a WISHLIST feature! You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses (we have over...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 31, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Creative habits seem to be one of the most important exercises in my day-to-day life as an artist. I may not always have time in this season to paint large works of art each day, but I can always find time to capture something beautiful in front of me....
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 28, 2024 | All, Art Studio
For the month of December we are offering the Mary Gregory Course Bundle valued at $124 for $48. The bundle includes Fresh Blooms and Shelters: Painting Places that House Our Hearts. Once you purchase you will have instant access to both courses....
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 11, 2024 | All, Art Studio
When I am leading a live art workshop I often spend a little time inviting the artists into a time of creative warm-up. This is a time to get out of their heads and to see what is possible when we just begin and start to move paint around. I often tease during...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 9, 2024 | All, Art Studio
1. Vintage Copper Pots. I associate my copper pots with making our home smell incredible! Whether we are making a big pot of soup or one of our favorite simmer pot recipes is on the stove, our copper pots are well used and loved. As I find special...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 6, 2024 | All, Art Studio
For the month of December we are offering the Mary Gregory Course Bundle valued at $124 for $48. The bundle includes Fresh Blooms and Shelters: Painting Places that House Our Hearts. Once you purchase you will have instant access to both courses....
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 3, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | For the Holidays Journal Entry No. 06 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 3, 2024 | All, Art Studio
I guess I knew I was a maker almost before I knew anything else was true. Like breathing, I knew to make. I was the maker on the sidewalk with chalk covered hands, in the front sunroom of the house on Center Street playing school, under the big...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 29, 2024 | All, Art Studio
1. Handmade Pottery. Giving the gift of ceramics is one of my go to favorites! I would recommend subscribing to the newsletters of the ceramic artists you love to make sure you don’t miss when they have new pieces available. Some of my favorites:...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 22, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Gathering others has been a part of how we celebrate the people we love at home, how we have grown our business over the years with live events and overseas workshops, and how we have been able to take ideas and make them a reality in our diverse and creative...
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