As I was growing up I dreamed of being an archeologist. I had a deep love of history, stories, and the idea of uncovering what was hidden. It was not until I was a working artist that I found it surprising that so many of the other artists that I admired also had this same dream as a child. I find it beautiful to realize that so many of the artists that I connect with create work with layers, stories …
Expressive Ancestor Portraits with Erin Faith Allen | Welcome Video
Welcome video from Erin Faith Allen In this video I share the backstory of how and why I became passionate about creating with history and my ancestors. We will be focused on creatively expressing what you do know about your ancestors. If you know nothing about your ancestors … it is my wish for you that you will be inspired to learn. Learning about my ancestors was the bridge that carried me outside of my own personal story …
Instant Access | Deep Conversations with Connie Solera
Whether through lino carvings, simple sketches or her colorful expressive portrait work…Connie Solera’s art stops me in my tracks for as long as I can remember. It is with great joy that we announce her first online course on our creative network! What an honor to have her work offered on our site and to get to create with her during this time! Instant access for Deep Conversations with Connie Solera. Registration is $62 for this online course with 3.75 hours …
Instant Access Tomorrow Morning! | The Working Art Journal with Pam Carriker
Pam Carriker is one of those artists that has probably been a source of inspiration at some point for so many in their creative journey! I remember the first time I opened her book and felt like I could get lost in her art, supplies and techniques. Pam’s portrait work has inspired me for years and I admire her extraordinary way of using simple tools to express such deep emotion. I have watched her work evolve over the years and …
Live Tomorrow! Show Up and Shut Up: Strategies of an Insecure Artist with Carolina Della Valle
I am so honored to once again share with you an artist creating an online course with us that has never offered an online workshop before anywhere! It is one of my greatest joys to get to collaborate with an artist doing something new and fresh! I love that this brand new workshop with Carolina Della Valle is all about working through our insecurities as creatives and by showing up we quiet those voices! This is a lesson that I could …
New Free Art Video: Abstract Journaling with Tiffany Goff Smith
We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Free Art Video: Abstract Journaling with Tiffany Goff Smith. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Soul Food and we hope you will join us for the full class! Come on over and enjoy the free art video Abstract Journaling. This video is free but you still need to be logged into your account on jeanneoliver.com to access the video. If you have …
Live Today! An Illustrated Journey with Lorraine Bell
Imagine learning the art techniques that will allow you to connect with your world. The techniques that help you to be fully present in your day to day life. This is a gift to yourself. Learning how to slow down and see…really see…is one of the greatest lessons to learn and Lorraine Bell will guide you through her process and help you capture the world around YOU. Many of you know Lorraine as one of the team members of “The …
Toes in the Sand, Sun on Your Face and Paint on Your Fingertips | Cayman Islands Art Retreat!
Toes in the sand, sun on your face and paint on your fingertips. Yes, it is as dreamy as it sounds! Imagine traveling to the paradise of the Cayman Islands, being picked up from the airport and then brought to your luxury villa at the beach. For the next five nights, you will then be pampered with incredible food created by a personal chef, toes in the sand, beach and pool access day or night, connection and community with …
I Am A Teacher in Wanderlust 2018 | Early Registration is About To End!
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Carrying my artist’s journal around with me wherever I go and finding new ways to capture and tell the stories that surround me has become one of my sweetest art journeys. Art journaling has given me a fun and easy way to PRACTICE and in turn, change my art. I am honored to tell you that art journaling artist Brittany Soucy has created an art journaling course just for us! Welcome to the early registration of Art Journal It Out! …
Close to Home | A Watercolor Landscape Journey Begins Tomorrow!
***Tomorrow the class will go live*** 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 because I was not prepared. I had left my sketchbook and pencil at home. I had wished I had stuffed a small watercolor set in my …
I Am Teaching In 21 Secrets! { It is available for download now}
I am honored to tell you that I am one of 24 teachers that will be teaching in the online collaboration 21 Secrets Color, Color, Color this coming September! Here is a peek into my part of the course… Limited Palette Play Jeanne Oliver Explore our land with me, gather up fun inspiration and then practice using a limited color palette. Do you ever walk into your studio and feel overwhelmed by all of your supplies? I know that in …
Wild and Free Art Journaling is About to Begin {want a peek?}
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 and creative processes it will help you become more free and transparent in your art. This online art journaling course is going to be so much fun and I KNOW it will change how you document your day …
New Free Art Journaling Video Just Added!
I was realizing that it has been a bit since we have added a free art video and I thought today was the perfect day to change that. Art Journaling has truly changed my daily practice and I thought that would be the most perfect video to share. I wanted to give you free access to one of the 33 videos from our art journaling course Reflections: Paint Your Story. This video is mix of different mediums and techniques with demonstrations …
We Would Like To Give Away One Spot To Our SOLD OUT Workshop! {Our Way To Say Thank You}
How do we celebrate and say “thank you” all at once? Our upcoming workshop in our new studio is SOLD OUT (thank you, thank you) and we want to celebrate that but also give a gift to one of you. We know that it is a luxury to be able to go to a retreat. It is the sacrifice of time and resources to give yourself the gift of an art retreat. We also feel like this studio, home …
Our First Workshop in Our New Studio {registration is now open}
It is with a grateful heart, a little bit of butterflies and a whole lot of excitement that we are announcing that registration is now open for our first workshop in our new studio! Join me in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado on June 24-25, 2016 for a two day art mixed media and art journaling workshop. Our new studio is light filled and surrounded by wooded property that lends itself to exploring, creating and relaxing. You will have opportunities during …
Sneak Peek of Week Two {Reflections: Paint Your Story}
All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all over the page. There is art I have never shared and maybe art I will choose not to share. That is your freedom also. Getting your story out and letting it guide …
Our First Art Journaling Course Begins On Monday! {come and see the sneak peek}
All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all over the page. There is art I have never shared and maybe art I will choose not to share. That is your freedom also. Getting your story out and letting it guide …
2016 Is Off To A Creative Bang! {Come and Celebrate and Enter the Art Supply Giveaway}
******THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED****** The winner of the $350 Dick Blick gift card is… flutterbyebarn commented: January 12, 2016 at 11:14 am (Edit) I’m taking Reflections: Paint your story. I’m scared and I’m ecstatic!!! I’ve done all kinds of art since I can remember, here and there. I have NEVER journaled. ? I am at such a point at my life where I can’t believe I was bold enough to think I had a story to tell. But I …
Reflections: Paint Your Story Art Journaling Workshop {come and meet the guest artists}
All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all over the page. There is art I have never shared and maybe art I will choose not to share. That is your freedom also. Getting your story out and letting it guide …