by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 5, 2024 | All, Art Studio
On my most recent trip in Italy I made a practice of capturing the landscapes and really looking at the lines and shapes with fresh eyes. Whether I was carrying a pencil and a small notebook or I was back in my makeshift studio with watercolors and gouache, I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 18, 2024 | All, Art Studio
While we were in Italy I came upon vintage book covers, vintage papers and even some special art supplies that begged for me to make you a kit to accompany my next course, Abstract Landscapes. This is VERY limited and I will not be able to create this exact...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 17, 2024 | All, Art Studio, Lifestyle
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | For the Home Journal Entry No. 01 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 | Jul 3, 2024 | 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 unpacking our things and seeing old things in a new way, seeing a brand new view of the sunset, giving things away that will no longer fit in this smaller...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 26, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Welcome to An Artist In series. In this series a different artist, that is intimate in different parts of the world, will share their insider tips for where to eat, stay, see the best art, sketch the best views, rest at their favorite cafes and more. You will be able...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 20, 2024 | All, Art Studio
The first France art retreat (announced almost a month ago) sold out within an hour so I was asked if I would like to teach a second retreat! Of course I said YES! If you did not get a spot in the first workshop I am thrilled to announce that I will be teaching a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 17, 2024 | All, Art Studio
We are currently traveling in Italy and it has been a gift of time to write, read, create and spend time with family. I am very intentional about my rhythm at home but these past few months had been extremely out of my normal ebb and flow and I was feeling it. The...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 5, 2024 | 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 having all three children together and hearing them laughing in the other room, reading a long awaited book with sounds all around me so different from my day...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 2, 2024 | All, Art Studio
We moved every single thing in our home except the baby grand piano. THAT was not in our wheelhouse or muscles! These men were amazing and never complained once about moving this piano all the way up the hill. The day that the piano was being moved in I was also...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jun 1, 2024 | All, Art Studio
This move has been so different than any other move we have had! We bought our mid century home late December 2023 and we have had time to move slowly into the new space. We found ourselves doing weekly trips with boxes until we unintentionally moved the whole house...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 31, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Each year one of our favorite ways to celebrate and prepare for this semi-annual sale is to create countdown images. We have so much fun as a family coming up with new ideas to photograph. This year we thought it was only fitting to share a little peek into our huge...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 14, 2024 | 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 in the tension of transition (thank you Craig Cooney for articulating it so well). This will be more of what I share soon as our business is shifting, our home...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 12, 2024 | All, Art Studio
In this online workshop you will create multiple quick portraits that will be your inspiration for your linoprint. I will share my process for create loose and abstract portraits, how to create beautiful and rich color washes to bring a portrait to life, how to use...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 6, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session is all about portrait printmaking. In this online workshop you will create multiple quick portraits that will be your inspiration for your linoprint. I will share my process for create loose and abstract...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 2, 2024 | All, Art Studio
We are. on our way home from Nashville and our time with Jack and Maddy. We packed up Maddy’s apartment on campus and moved everything into storage for the summer. She only has one semester left. During our quick trip we ate good food, talked for hours, laughed...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 30, 2024 | All, Art Studio
This is my birthday week and on May 5th I turn 52! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. Come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 29, 2024 | All, Art Studio
This is my birthday week and on May 5th I turn 52! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. Come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 23, 2024 | 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 in the midst of boxes and memories, the sound of a favorite jazz album, how different spring looks at a new place, memes sent back and forth until we talk,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 19, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 18, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 17, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 14, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 10, 2024 | All, Art Studio
UPDATE: SOLD OUT TO GET ON THE WAITLIST PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW AND CONNECT WITH VANESSA Art as Worship in Franklin, TN August 16-17, 2024 We are taking Art as Worship to Franklin, TN! I have been invited to share my heart when it comes to our creativity...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 10, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 2, 2024 | All, Art Studio
I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 31, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Our APRIL 50% off course special is The Art of Gathering with Jeanne Oliver. Over the past 16 + years we have gathered others through live workshops here in the United States and abroad. Whether we have been leading a group making art along the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 19, 2024 | All, Art Studio
I had been in Italy for almost a month teaching art workshops and the trip was ending with time to rest in Florence. It was the day before heading back to the US and Daune and I had planned to catch the fast train to Arezzo for the once a month Sunday vintage...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 12, 2024 | All, Art Studio
In 2019 I traveled more than I have ever traveled. I had more trips throughout the US and Europe than ever before and my companion on these trips was the book Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel and my stitching. This month for our beauty round-up of free beauty found...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 8, 2024 | All, Art Studio
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two hour break and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 5, 2024 | All, Art Studio
This Saturday we are having a fun pop-up sale over in our JO Creative Community FB group. We are moving and we have lots of incredible inventory that is often offered only at our live workshops! We thought it would be fun to do a FB live and have a sale on these...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 1, 2024 | All, Art Studio
We are thrilled to launch our 2024 online art school workshops with Encaustic Memory Keepers with the prolific Crystal Marie. Busy lives, fleeting time . . . So often the significance of a season will escape our notice when we are in the midst of living it. It is only...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 22, 2024 | All, Art Studio
| The library in our current home is one of my favorite spots | It has been four weeks since I shared with you that our current home, land and studio was for sale. During the past four weeks we held our last three live workshops here at our current studio which...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 21, 2024 | All, Art Studio
I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 20, 2024 | All, Art Studio
How do I wrap up in words what the past eight years have meant to me, my creativity, the confirmation that what I can dream up I can walk out, the impact on our family, our hearts, our business, the relationships, the laughter, the tears, the collaborations,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 15, 2024 | All, Art Studio
YEARS AGO we were hiking in the mountains around Vail. As we came out into a meadow I saw a woman sitting on a rock with her watercolors out and capturing the field. As we passed her I whispered to Kelly, “Someday, I want that to be me”. He answered why...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 13, 2024 | 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 in late night conversations around our kitchen table, listening to the words and music coming from the hearts of our kids, seeing little boys becoming men,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 3, 2024 | All, Art Studio
We are retiring the Prague Vintage Mineral Watercolor Set. We only have a small amount of sets left and once they are gone…they will be gone!
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 1, 2024 | All, Art Studio
“Would you like to explore painting and drawing faces with me and 6 other artists? I’m excited to let you know that I’m one of the teachers on Faces Bundle which will take you through the process of creating portraits in different styles and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 30, 2024 | All, Art Studio
One of the questions I hear most often is in regards to the art books that sit on my round coffee table in the studio. I love books and they fill our home and studio and they are a constant source of joy and inspiration for me. While I am in the studio creating...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 14, 2024 | All, Art Studio, Creatively Made Business, Jeanne Oliver Designs, Lifestyle
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024! Today is the LAST DAY you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50%...
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