Each piece of art that we create leads us closer to our own journey in storytelling through our art. Only through practice and honoring our own journey and story will we be able to have the courage and vulnerability to create art that tells the story of our hearts and...
Would you like some practice in understanding Color and Composition in your abstract art? Join Cherie Wilson as she guides us into the color wheel and then compositional elements in this instant access class. This course is broken down into engaging fun exercises and...
Discover the relaxation and versatility of colored pencils in this introductory class with Kelly Hoernig. Explore the ease of soft, subtle layers built up to create beautiful rich values. With each layer you will develop light, shadow and define the details. Nature,...
Welcome Cathy Walters back to the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network! Enter into Cathy Walter’s studio as she shows you her process from start to finish. As an artist that paints and sketches animals every day, she will break down the process so that YOU can feel...
The Art of Alcohol Ink Join Noelle Mena on her first course here on the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network! Open the door to the art of alcohol ink. Be free from old limitations. Discover new tools and techniques that will inspire you to create. Modern to Organic, Fine...
Join Kate Thompson for Sacred Vestments | Expressive Portraits and Figures. In this course we will be creating 3 completed paintings. The focus is on faces with abstract figures. These figures will be adorned with vestments that we make out of all different types of...
The creative path can be a difficult one to navigate. Have you ever experienced times when you find yourself questioning your imaginative style? Join Rae Missigman for Mixed Media Directions. Digging into what this questioning means to you and your process may be all...
I remember the feeling of getting out my construction paper, grabbing magazines, and reaching for the glue when I was in grade school. I loved that process then, and I still find it thrilling. It never gets old. When I first started down this path I searched for...
Join Rebecca Sower on her first course here at the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network! Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see with an artist’s eyes. Anyone can develop the basic skills of drawing. Anyone! Draw and See is a course that’s for all levels of...
Join Pauline Agnew on her first course here at the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network! Education is the lighting of a fire not the filling of a pail – WB Yeats Do you remember the joy you got from drawing yourself, your family, your friends, as a child? You were not...
Welcome Lucy Cooke as she teaches her first course here on the Jeanne Oliver Creative Community! Let’s travel the road of creativity with Lucy Cooke, as we learn how to fall in love with drawing again! With simple materials, we will transform lines that are...
This is free video with Jeanne Oliver from her course Paint Your Town: Mixed Media Urban Landscapes. Fat, chunky and full of layers! This handmade journal will be instantly well worn by creating from whatever you have. Watercolor paper, vintage ephemera, book pages,...
This is free video with Kate Thompson taken from her course Fancy Lassies. This is a two part video (yes, both are included!) Have a glimpse of this journey with Kate as realistic meets whimsical. Draw two portraits using charcoal and then layer them with stabilo,...
Join Stephanie Lee as you rekindle the power and joy of creating art as a way to represent an abstract or spiritual meaning dear to your heart. Through a sampler project you’ll explore various combinations of plaster, encaustic medium, image transfers, collage,...
This is free video with Cathy Walters from her course Wild and Free Art Journaling. Get Un-Stuck! Deal with frustrations in your drawing abilities. You do not need to draw great to be an art journaler. Un-Stuck Strategy introduced in this video is using carbon paper....
This class is originally from the full workshop Studying Under The Masters | Portraits + Self Portraits. *Also note that this course can be purchased as a bundle with the other 2 Mini Masters Courses at a discount. Please see note in sidebar or under course images...
This class is originally from the full workshop Studying Under The Masters III *Also note that this course can be purchased as a bundle with the other 2 Mini Masters Courses at a discount. Please see note in sidebar or under course images below. Join Jeanne Oliver as...
This class is originally from the full workshop Studying Under The Masters | Becoming An Apprentice. *Also note that this course can be purchased as a bundle with the other 2 Mini Masters Courses at a discount. Please see note in sidebar or under course images below. ...
Join Cherie Wilson on an exploration into the practice of abstract art. My hope is, that as we complete the class that each of us will have really engaged with the vibrant creativity within us, and seized opportunities for personal growth and even a fresh perspective...
I can remember playing with shrink plastic when I was a kid in the 70’s…drawing and coloring on a sheet of clear plastic, not quite believing my mom when she said we would put it in the oven and it would magically shrink down several sizes. I was always thrilled and...
Fall in love with the intuitive process of paper and paint. I believe painting can serve as a metaphor on how to live life. There are many approaches one can take, none seemingly better than the rest. However, I approach the creative process in a playful and intuitive...
Staring at the blank canvas your palms begin to sweat and your mind fills with a list of other things you should be doing. We all know that feeling… Rae Missigman will take you on a color inspiration journey with her trio of time proven techniques to confidently add...
Learn to illustrate and watercolor a detailed scene filled with billowing clouds, bitty birds in flight, paper airplanes carrying top-secret messages, radiant sunshine, and dreamy rainbows. Using worksheets and handouts that compliment my videos, you’ll learn new...
Amy will share her whimsical way of mixing delicate finds with forgotten treasures. If you are a beginner or a long time creator this will be a fun adventure for you to explore your forgotten treasure boxes, stashes of souvenirs, discarded trims, velvets and leather...
I do not know any other way to share art and life with you besides what I walk through myself and I want what I create to come from an authentic place of discovery and unraveling. This course is inspired by my own journey of feeling lost but realizing I was wandering....
Note: If you were a member of this course over on the old Community, then you have been added to each of the mini courses separately here at our new community. You will find each of the mini courses listed on Your Courses page. Quick Links to each of them are below:...
In this workshop, taught by Stephanie Lee, you will build up a foundation of plaster, paint, and collage. You will then use the humble materials you have at hand to explore color and shape, light and shadow, and story-telling through imagery and mark making. You will...
Advent, in its simplest definition, means “to wait”. Each of us is waiting-with-an-ache for something; we are all waiting on a promise, on a dream to be fulfilled, waiting on a clean bill of health, a clear conscience, a mate, or a prodigal child to come home. To...
“Go to the trees to explore your questions. Go to the trees to desire and seek. The world will listen as you walk, watch, soften and breathe.” In this class we will delve whole-heartedly into the theme of trees and create a unique mixed media artist book...
In this course we will be art journaling. I will be using a plethora of art supplies and explain how I use these supplies while discussing composition and mixed media techniques. I will demonstrate some portraiture and will teach you different ways I approach this in...
“In art one must throw one’s life away in order to gain it.” Kafka Fear is a universal experience. In this class, we will examine and acknowledge our deep-seeded fear and sit with it through the process of collage and art assemblage until it...
Explore text based mark-making with Rae Missigman with its power to transform color and layers into deeply personal mixed media art. Define your creative art story letter by letter with text based mark making. Join author, artist and mark maker, Rae Missigman, as she...
Join nine artists as we become the “apprentice”. Through discussion and technique videos, each artist will share their week with a “master”. You’ll learn who their “master” artist studied under, who influenced their work and what techniques and mediums they used. The...
In this class Kate Thompson will be creating fanciful girls using watercolors, pastels and acrylics. These girls are created in a somewhat whimsical way but with some understanding of a more realistic approach. There will be exercises in creating a more realistic...
COLOR? Are you stuck in a rut? Are you confident about your choices when creating art? Want to experiment but not sure how to go about it? Want to be adventurous and step out of your color comfort zone? If you answered yes to one or all of the questions, this fun...
An artful, playful exploration of creation, purpose, theology and story, as we rediscover them all in Genesis chapter 1 of the bible. This course is built around each of the “6 days of creation”. You will take one day at a time to make art based on “let there be...
Instant Abstract + Frame | A Mini Course Welcome to Instant Abstract! In this mini course you will be exploring color, scale, composition and texture to create a large abstract painting for your home. We are going BIG with this piece to inspire you to conquer fear,...
This course takes you on a journey of wondrous discoveries. Every single layer we add – texture, color and detail – leads your artistic eye into another realm of hidden treasure and unchartered territories for your creative muse. This tunnel book creates...
I love the power of a single line. One line can tell a story, express emotion. I also love the collected power of many lines, many colors, many marks. I know, though, that our lines and colors and marks often get away from us. We over-do it, or we don’t know...
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