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Deconstructed Faces with Kate Thompson | Instant Access!

I have several Kate Thompson works of art in our own home and the more you look, the more you see. What from a distance looks likes a portrait soon becomes lines, texture, layers, history, wire, plaster, and most importantly…a story. Kate is a master at breaking down the face and then adding the most unique elements back into the work. Grab your favorite collections of vintage ephemera, old pieces of cloth, and maybe even a little plaster, and let’s …

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Deconstructed Faces with Kate Thompson | Registration Open

I have several Kate Thompson works of art in our own home and the more you look, the more you see. What from a distance looks likes a portrait soon becomes lines, texture, layers, history, wire, plaster, and most importantly…a story. Kate is a master at breaking down the face and then adding the most unique elements back into the work. Grab your favorite collections of vintage ephemera, old pieces of cloth, and maybe even a little plaster, and let’s …

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Expressive Ancestor Portraits with Erin Faith Allen | Registration Open

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 …

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Stitched Faces | Free Tutorials over on the JO Creative Community

Over the next three weeks I will be sharing some of my favorite techniques for stitching faces over on the JO Creative Community page. Each Monday at 2pm I will share a different technique and I can not wait to see what YOU create! Stitching faces has become one of my most favorite ways to create and relax. The best part about stitching for me is that it allows me to create without going into my studio. I can still …

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Three More Stencil Idea Videos

Have you wanted to create portraits in your work or art journals? Have you wanted the process to feel easy, fun and even relaxing? Maybe you just want some new inspiration and some new lines to get you started? I am so excited to tell you about my brand new stencils from Stencil Girl Products and how this new tool can say YES to each of the questions above. Last year I was approached by Mary Beth Shaw of Stencil …

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A Brand New Free Art Video with Pam Carriker | Face Mapping

  We have just added a brand new FREE ART LESSON to our creative network!  Today we have released Face Mapping with Pam Carriker. This is a two part video (yes, both are included!) What better way to practice drawing and painting faces than by using the face you see reflecting back from you every day. By using your photo as a reference for mapping details, shading and highlights, a bit of you will shine through each drawing, even if you aren’t …

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Come and get your free course! | Studying Under the Masters Portraits and Self-Portraits

  Join six 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. I hope you will join us as we explore 6 different master painters and study and create portraits and/or self-portraits. Teachers: Cori Dantini, Gillian Lee Smith, Robin Fingher, Jane Davenport, Teresa McFayden and Jeanne Oliver The master artists …

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Instant Access on Tuesday | Graceful Muse with Renee Mueller

We are thrilled to announce that the prolific Renee Mueller has create another online course for us and it is stunning! If you have joined Renee before you know she guides well, everything is visually beautiful and you leave the course surrounded by so many unique and gorgeous new works of art! Renee is a treasure in how she teaches and the way she pulls the beauty out of each artist. Any course with Renee is not to be missed. …

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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 …

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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 …

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Instant Access Tomorrow! | Flower Parade with Kate Thompson

The prolific Kate Thompson is back on our creative network with a gorgeous new online course! We are the luckiest to be able to offer her talents, techniques and unique ideas to all of you! Kate is an exceptional teacher with out of the box techniques that help each one of us get out of our head and to create work that is all our own. Instant Access Tomorrow for Flower Parade with Kate Thompson ! The registration price is $62 …

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Two Beautiful Gatherings Coming in 2019!

I can not even believe we are at the final months of 2018 and that beautiful plans are already underway for next year.   I have not announced my full schedule for 2019 but I have two events that are open for registration right now! So many of you may have people in your life that want to support your business or art and they would LOVE the opportunity to gift you something special like a workshop. Maybe YOU just …

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I Am Teaching At The Donna Downey Studios in 2019 | Registration Just Opened

I have been waiting patiently to announce my first art workshop of 2019! I will be coming back to the Donna Downey Studios and we will have two days to play with storytelling through our art with sketching, paint, collage and more. Whether your subject matter is landscapes, portraits, or still life, you will learn how to incorporate a story into your art. This will be the first time I teach this workshop and I can’t wait to have you …

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Early Registration Ending | Quirky Characters with Lucy Cooke

So many times we can think we need a room of supplies to create or to be an artist. All we need is a pencil, paper and the desire to practice. I once read that people that connect with their creativity with simple tools like paper and ink or pencil on a daily basis are happier people. They slow down, connect, really look…they are present. The best part of this article was that their happiness was not based on the …

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New Free Art Video | Little Faces with Kate Thompson

It is now the countdown to the weekend and for many of us, that means diving deeper into our creativity. We have just added another free video to our creative network! This is actually a two part video (yes, both are included!) from Kate Thompson’s, Fancy Lassies course. Have a glimpse of this journey with Kate as realistic meets whimsical. Draw two portraits using charcoal and then layer them with stabilo, white acrylic paint, and watercolors. Come on over and enjoy the …

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Because You Asked!

Because you asked we really tried! I am now teaching THREE live workshops this year in my studio. We have released all of them so you know exactly what I am teaching over the whole year. I hope by releasing them all that it helps you know which one is for you! I would love to create with you in my studio. Giving yourself the time to gather and create with others is an art changing gift. ***We are happy …

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Pieces of Me Portrait Workshop | Jeanne Oliver Studio

  Join me in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado on October 19-20, 2018 for a two-day art workshop. Our studio is light-filled and surrounded by wooded property that lends itself to exploring, creating and relaxing. You will have opportunities during the workshop to also make your way through some of our wooded paths and find a spot to create. It is our heart’s desire that your time on our land and studio brings you rest and dreaming. When you arrive on Friday …

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I Am Teaching At Donna Downey Studios This March | Two Spots Just Opened Up!

**Two spots have just opened up** Come and join me for my first workshop of 2018! I will be coming back to the Donna Downey Studios and we will have three days to play with portraits! I only travel to teach a few times a year because I love to be home with my family and I also teach in my own studio on our land.  When I travel it is because I KNOW it will be an amazing experience for myself …

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Fancy Lassies with Kate Thompson Begins on Monday! | We Have a Sneak Peek

***Monday morning Kate Thompson’s brand new online course Fancy Lassies will begin*** Kate Thompson is back on our creative network! We are so fortunate to gather some of the most incredible artists around and we are honored to have Kate back and this time teaching how to make her whimsical girls! Kate is one of the most extraordinary artists that I know and I have no doubt that you will leave this course with so many new ideas that you …

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Radiant Watercolor Portraits | Online Art Course Begins Today!

  We have the most gorgeous watercolor portraits online course beginning TODAY! Radiant Watercolor Portraits with Christie Drahnak begins today with 5 hours of content and lifetime* access. Simple tools and extraordinary techniques to create stunning portraits. “Watercolor is a swim in the metaphysics of life… a mirror of one’s own character. Let it be unpredictable and colorful.” – anonymous Come and watch the course trailer… Radiant Watercolor Promo 2 from Revilo Designs on Vimeo. About the course from Christie …

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Radiant Watercolor Portraits | Last 24 Hours To Get The Early Registration Price

  We have the most gorgeous watercolor portraits online course beginning NEXT month! You have 24 hours left to get the early registration price of $28 for Radiant Watercolor Portraits with Christie Drahnak. Simple tools and extraordinary techniques to create stunning portraits. “Watercolor is a swim in the metaphysics of life… a mirror of one’s own character. Let it be unpredictable and colorful.” – anonymous Come and watch the course trailer… About the course from Christie Drahnak… In Radiant Watercolor …

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Radiant Watercolor Portraits | Early Registration Just Opened

Good Evening! We are thrilled to announce the second online course of 2017!     Early registration has just opened for the GORGEOUS course Radiant Watercolor Portraits with Christie Drahnak!  Simple tools and extraordinary techniques to create stunning portraits. “Watercolor is a swim in the metaphysics of life… a mirror of one’s own character. Let it be unpredictable and colorful.” – anonymous Come and watch the course trailer… In Radiant Watercolor Portraits I will share with you my love for watercolor …

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Our Last Live Workshop of 2016 and a Gorgeous New Online Class with Julie Johnson {all coming this next week}

Hello! We are back from our gorgeous trip The Living Studio Along the Danube. I will have a post very soon with some of the photos and my thoughts of our time together (Hint…it was incredible). I wanted to let you know about two beautiful things happening this next week in the studio and also online. We are honored to host Wendy Brightbill for a two day workshop in our studio on our land. There are only a few spots …