Good Morning! I am excited to announce the teachers for the next and LAST Studying Under The Masters online course. This next Studying Under The Masters will include not only some of your favorite artists but some of your favorite art forms! Look at this incredible lineup! Studying Under The Masters III will focus on college, abstract, illustration, still life, folk art and portraits. Ivette Newport will study the work of Marie Laurencin. Kelly Berkey will study the work of …
Lost and Found: An Art Class Coming To Denver
Good Morning! I have another local art class that I get to share with you and that makes me giddy happy. This allows local girls and even girls from out of town to attend at an amazing price. I am honored to have been asked by Holly Kuhn of Old Glory Antiques to teach at the grand opening of their first Monthly Markets! I will be there on Thursday shopping because most of the coolest things in my home are …
Just Dreaming About It Won’t Get You There
In the new year there can be long lists of dreams for the year and maybe even a yearly bucket list. What I have found to be true is that me just dreaming about something has never led to the actual doing and experiencing. If I want to learn something, go somewhere, spend time with someone… I have to make a PLAN OF ACTION. There have been more times than I can count that I had no idea how I …
You+Me+Art=Next Weekend?
For all of you that have been asking for a local Colorado art class I am excited to share this! I will be teaching at the Vintage Whites Market on January 10, 2015. Join me for one day as we bring your stories to life through sketching, charcoal, acrylic paints, vintage book covers and words. We will create multiple pieces of art through creative exercises using charcoal, mark making and paint. We will be bringing your treasures, collections and words …
heART Journal Magazine {I am on the cover and I also made an art video}
Good Morning! I hope you are all having a beautiful start to 2015. I wanted to pop on over here and let you know that my article, images and videos (that I made just for you guys) was just launched at heART Journal Magazine! I share a technique article how to make the journal pages on the cover of the magazine and also included a bonus video showing everything! My art even made the cover which is always super fun …
Small Paintings Now Available {just for you}
I have a large pile of paintings that I will be slowly listing. Tonight I wanted to make available a small collection of paintings I have completed on vintage book covers. Each painting is 7 3/4″ x 5″ and painted on vintage Readers’ Digest book covers. Each will come titled, signed and packaged to give (or keep). If you are interested in a painting please email me at jeanneoliverdesigns@gmail.com and I will send you a paypal invoice. [Please note that …
2014 Holiday House Walk
{If you like the images on our mantle you can print them out HERE. We are all crazy for them and love how whimsical they are! Alice, I think you are the bees knees.} I am so glad you have stopped by and I can’t wait to welcome you into our home. I have loved home, making home and loving on the people I love for as long as I can remember. The older I get the more I know…truly …
The Living Studio Giveaway Winner
Thank you to everyone that shared their excitement over the new Living Studio retreats and the online series coming soon! Thank you for also sharing the two new retreats coming up in 2015. I would love to explore and create with you in Savannah, Georgia or Normandy, France! The winner of The Living Studio giveaway of the portable art studio, all of the courses on my creative network and the $200 Dick Blick gift card is… lynda dunham-watkins commented: November …
Creatively Christmas {a book, some crafting, our home and a giveaway}
Last January Jennifer Rizzo came and captured our home still decorated for the holidays. After months of Jen writing, photographing and creating for her book I believe we were one of the last homes that she needed to photograph. It was a fun time of working and playing during her visit and a sweet honor to be included in her first book! I was able to see a draft of the book before it went to print and as I …
The Living Studio Normandy, France {registration is open}
My heart behind The Living Studio is that we will all learn to explore and create wherever we live. I hope to inspire people to step out of the comfort of their studios and out into the world and boldly create based upon the beauty all around them. This unique retreat combines my love of travel and creating and connecting with other women. I don’t know how many times over the years I had walked past a person sketching in …
The Living Studio Savannah, Georgia {come explore and create with me}
This past summer I was able to launch The Living Studio | City Art Walks Around The World in Bellagio, Italy. My heart behind The Living Studio is that we will all learn to explore and create wherever we live. I hope to inspire people to step out of the comfort of their studios and out into the world and boldly create based upon the beauty all around them. This unique retreat combines my love of travel and creating and …
Max Beckmann {sneak peek into week three}
We have been having the most fun the past two weeks in the new Studying Under The Masters {portraits and self-portraits}! Week one and two we were immersed in the works and practice of Van Gogh and Picasso. This week I am giddy to dive into week three with one of my favorite artists teaching under the works of Max Beckmann. Join Gillian Lee Smith as she explores the self-portraits of German artist Max Beckman. Here is a peek into …
Making Art With Children {Letting Them Lead}
My children have been surrounded by art supplies, art books, art on the walls and art museums their whole lives. Sometimes what they really need is just the freedom to create. When I put supplies out for my kids and then I walk away to do my own thing I feel that my kids rush through the process instead of really taking their time. The best thing for me to learn as a mother when it comes to art is …
24 Hours Sale in The Shop!
Good Morning! We are having a 24 hours sale in the shop on our in stock bags, necklaces and paint brush holders. We are almost out so don’t wait if you have had your eye on something. This is for 24 hours only! {We are already incredibly busy working on our winter collection and it is gorgeous!} The Luella Clutch The Josie Camera Bag The JO Paint Brush Holder Vintage Jewelry Pieces ****** Only FOUR MORE days until the newest …
Life Book 2015 {Teacher line up, blog hop and giveaway}
Good morning! I have some exciting news this morning and I hope you will be excited too and want to join me. I am one of 25 teachers that will teaching in Life Book 2015! This is an online art course that gives you new art technique and inspiration videos each month for a whole year. So many of the artists teaching are women I know personally or women I admire for their creativity. It is an honor to be …
Fall Decorating Ideas {Finding Fall Home Tour}
Do I get to wear boots yet? That is what fall is all about! OK, maybe fall is amazing for other things too. How about I was married in October, two of my babies were born in the fall, the cooler temperatures, bulky sweaters, getting all cozy and reading a book, family and friends gathering together more, crunching of the leaves under your awesome boots that you finally get to wear again… I’m sorry I didn’t mean to go back …
Top Ten {Amazing Art Retreats}
Happy Friday! I recently asked other friends and artists to share some of the art retreats that they have loved or are a part of. My list goes beyond ten because I didn’t want to leave anyone out. Maybe you will find the perfect retreat to get away, relax, create, connect and explore. {The retreats are listed in no particular order} 1.) Paint Mexico City 2.) A Painted Journal 3.) Plaster Painting with Stephanie Lee 4.) Autumn Vermont Getaway 5.) …
Catching the California Light {our recent trip to the sand and waves}
We just returned from two weeks in southern California and we are still adjusting to missing our friends and the ocean. Our trip was magical in so many ways and the friends we stayed with lavished us with open arms, good food, laughter and incredible adventures. After our time with friends we stayed a few days with Kelly’s family and then made our way to Santa Ana and Studio Cresendoh. I had two of the best days ever teaching and …
Do You Respect Your Gifts {Or Just Expect Others To Do It For You?}
I remember when I was a brand new mom and I would go weeks without having time to myself. I didn’t mean to and I knew it wasn’t healthy at the same time. I wouldn’t say something to my husband until I was at the point of losing my mind or wanting to jump in my car and drive for days. I don’t know if I was needing my husband to tell me it was OK to have time for …
Welcome To The Jane Eyre Collection! {a giveaway too}
We launched the Jane Eyre Collection at 5pm MST on Saturday night and the response was amazing! *** Thank you for loving the new bags and jewelry and for selling out some bags so quickly. Our collections are about storytelling and the gathering of vintage fabrics, new fabrics, vintage buttons, embellishments and vintage findings for the jewelry is one of the beautiful and exciting parts about offering our two collections a year. I appreciate so much that we have customers …
Art Studio Makeover
It has been awhile since I have given you all a studio tour and with the new floors and all I thought it was about time! I am finding it hard to believe that it has been two years since I have given you a full tour but it looks to be true. You can see what my studio looked like two years ago HERE and a more recent view in a house tour HERE. I have been wanting wood …
The Artist’s Magazine (We are giving away 2 subscriptions)
I am still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I will be leaving for Italy again in four weeks! I am so excited to create with so many women along Lake Como for the first The Living Studio {city art walks around the world}. So many amazing businesses have stepped along side me to sponsor this event. The Artist’s Magazine has provided one issue of their gorgeous magazine to each of the women coming to Italy and …
For Such A Time As This
My friend Lorraine Lewis is very sick. I have not known what to do or even what to say. With her permission I am writing to all of you today. From the moment I heard that she had stage 4 cancer she consumes my thoughts throughout the day. I have known Lorraine for at least 6 years. I remember so many years ago I bought a piece of her mixed media art and I secretly told her that I did …
Come Into The Art Gallery {Be prepared to be amazed}
I am so glad that this idea to do the Studying Under The Masters {becoming an apprentice} never left my head and heart. {If you want to read more about the course click HERE} I also believe that you move on things when the time is right and I know that the time for this course was now. The teachers that came beside me to offer their gifts elevated this course to more than I could have imagined. We spent …
She Walks In Beauty {Just Added To The Shop}
Good Morning! I have been meaning to add this print to the shop for months now and TODAY was finally the day to do it! You can now order the print of the original “She Walks in Beauty”. To read more about the print or to order one for yourself click HERE. ****** I also have some originals in the shop if you have been waiting for one to be available. “The Greatest of These is Love” This painting is …