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 coming across old photos in a junk drawer, a voicemail from a friend at just the right time, underlining words in my current book, the joy of clean sheets...
In 2018 I knew that 2019 was going to be the last year I led overseas art workshops for the foreseeable future. As much as I loved gathering, teaching and traveling it was the most deep knowing that it was time and I had complete peace about my decision. Then 2020...
The eye of the creative is one of the most beautiful gifts to ourselves and others. I have been an admirer and now a friend of Marian Parsons (Miss Mustard Seed) for many years. Whether she is designing a home, refurnishing furniture or painting a landscape…how...
Gathering other small business owners together to create community, clarify their message and leave with a plan has been one of the highlights of my life. The women, the businesses, the dreams, the struggles, the connections and how they left ON FIRE! I have watched...
Get spoiled! Natural light filled studio, diving into your creativity for 2-3 days, being fed beautiful foods and being taken care of so you can just make, learning from some of your favorite artists and giving yourself the gift of creative immersion. This is...
It is almost time to announce our full studio schedule for 2019! All guest teachers have never taught at our studio before and we can’t wait to share them with you. Registration will open for ALL workshops and payment plans will be available. I can’t...
We are so honored that our Creatively Made Business August Workshop sold out in days! We are opening a second workshop that will be September 5th-8th and we can not wait to welcome you to our studio, home, and land! One of the truest truths in my life is that I love...
We have five workshops in my private studio for 2018 and we love welcoming you to our home, land and studio! If you want to have an art workshop experience I hope you will consider coming to my studio and enjoy how we like to love on others through the details! ***We...
**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...
One of the sweetest creative gifts I have given myself is to honor my gifts with practice and also the times I have gathered with other creatives and honed my skills, took the time away and made my creativity a priority. I often don’t realize how fast we are...
***WE ARE OPENING A SECOND WEEKEND*** Join me in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado on June 2-3, 2017 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...
***THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT*** Please email us at contact@jeanneoliverdesigns.com if you would like to be placed on a wait list if there are any cancellations. Join me in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado on May 26-27, 2017 for a two day art workshop. Our studio is...
We get so many emails each day asking about our home/land/studio/business/family and we haven’t done a blog Q&A for a long time and thought NOW is the perfect time! What questions do you have? It can be about anything (almost anything:-))! You can ask it in...
This is the final post for me with all of the incredible ladies that are a part of the Farmhouse Holiday Series! This series has been over the past few months and it has been so much fun and I have loved sharing our new home in a more intentional way. These ladies are...
I had hoped to get the studio simply decorated for Christmas in time for our Holiday House Walk Tour earlier this week but that just didn’t happen so we are sharing it now. We are loving this space so much and what it means for me but also Kelly and the kids....
We are opening up our calendar to start scheduling business consults and private art instruction in 2017. This has been one of the most rewarding aspects of the new studio because it has allowed us to connect in brand new ways. Over the past year I have consulted with...
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...
We moved into our new home and land in February of this year. The day before we moved in our town was covered in a blizzard and we scrambled to find someone to plow our new long driveway. Only a few weeks after our move we announced our first workshop in the studio...
Our new studio is waiting for you and we have opened up a few more spots for our one day watercolor and mixed media workshop with Danielle Donaldson. Come to my home and studio for an art workshop all about lots of light, room to move, color falling off the paper,...
Hello Everyone! Our new doors just went in the new studio today and I thought it was the perfect time to give you a first look at our under construction studio! Hopefully, we will be painting the walls this weekend and the cedar planks will go up on the ceiling next...
We recently asked you to enter {or enter for someone else} for one free spot to our SOLD OUT first live workshop in our new studio. We received hundreds and hundreds of entries! We are a few days late of announcing the winner but it was a bigger undertaking than we...
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...
Until two years ago my art studio was down in our unfinished basement. I had plenty of room but the lack of good light and the chill during the winter made it less than desirable. I would find myself not wanting to work on art. I would go a few weeks without creating...
We have been busy, busy, busy over here. We have had photo shoots, last minute alternations and finishing touches being made. We have more to do this week than we can probably get done….but we are so happy to be doing what we love! The studio is messy, the house...
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