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The Cottage Table Experience | Italy Workshop Registration Is Open!

We are back from our family trip to Italy celebrating Jack’s college graduation and my 50th birthday! It was absolutely beautiful in so many ways and I will be sharing more in the weeks ahead. The first 9 days of our trip was just as a family and then the next 7 days I joined friends for Daune and Keith Pitman’s The Cottage Table Experience. I was receiving so many messages asking whose retreat I was on etc. and if …

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Meet Our Sponsors | Creatively Made Business

  I live in a creative world that has predominately been created, supported and sustained by women. I am constantly reminded how much of a powerful impact we have when we work with one another. It has been through these collaborations with other women that I have not only found my way in this creative business but have been able to thrive because of their support system. I always remind people that in life and business…we cannot do it alone. …

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A Brand New Free Art Lesson | My Dialogue with Van Gogh with Jeanne Oliver

  We have just added a brand new FREE ART LESSON to our creative network!  Today we have released Dialogue with Van Gogh with Jeanne Oliver. This is a free video with Jeanne Oliver taken from her course Mini Masters: Van Gogh. Join Jeanne as we become the “apprentice”. Through this discussion and technique video, we will journey together as apprentices under Van Gogh. This free lesson will give you a taste of the course and we hope you will join …

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Creatively Made Business is Live | Ready to Change your Life and Business?

Module One is live for Creatively Made Business! For all of the dreamers, creators, and builders out there…this is for you! Come into our studio and take a seat because we are about to share everything we have learned to build a strong, sustainable and scaleable business. Ready to change your life and business?     How could your life and business be transformed by straight forward teaching, community, instantly usable tools and a mindset that keeps you on track? …

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Our Next Creatively Made Business Live Workshop | Registration Is Open!

  One of the truest truths in my life is that I love talking business and how to leverage what makes you unique to thrive. Gathering women in this way creates incredible community, clarity in businesses and these deeply strong and talented women are leaving with a PLAN! We do not have to do this alone! We just finished our Creatively Made Business workshop in Palm Springs last night and our hearts are FULL! This is the best gig in …

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Mini Masters | Instant Access

The first idea I ever had for an online course was the Studying Under The Masters series. It was not the first online course I put out into the world but once we created the online workshop, it ended up being a three-part series with 16 artists studying under a master artist and thousands of students learning with them. Creating this series was a joy for me because I am a history lover, I love to read and study and …

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Book Launch Workshop | The Painted Art Journal

My first book, The Painted Art Journal, is currently on pre-order (yippee) and we are planning so many fun ways to celebrate the official launch! We are going to kick-off the launch with a three-day workshop with some of my favorite ways to tell your personal narrative. Through paint, journal making, printmaking and sculpture we will incorporate our stories into our art. Join me in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado on June 21-23, 2018 for a three-day art workshop. Our studio is …

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Building a Creatively Made Business LIVE Workshop | We Are Giving Away ONE Spot!

    THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED The winner of the one spot to my Building a Creatively Made Business LIVE workshop is… DECEMBER 5, 2017REPLY  Melinda Dennis When I was little I dreamed of being a singer. I was raised in a house always always swirling with song. I’d dress up with my older sister, so carefully put the album on the record player and twirl my mother’s scarf in a circle singing to Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire. …

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Gathering Beauty | A Still Life Painting Online Course Begins on Monday

***Gathering Beauty with Wendy Brightbill begins on Monday***   We have been hoping for a course just like this for awhile. We are so lucky to have Wendy Brightibill sharing her gifts again with us and this time she is teaching Gathering Beauty | A Study in Still Life Painting.   A peek into Gathering Beauty by Wendy Brightbill… With Spring right around the corner, I am looking forward to the longer days and new life. I often feel a surge …

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Wild Awakening Live Workshop | Jeanne Oliver Studio

Join me in beautiful Castle Rock, Colorado on September 29-30, 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 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 …

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For All Your Colorado Girls | I Am Teaching At The Vintage Whites Market

For all of you that have been asking for more local Colorado art classes I am excited to share this! I will be teaching at the Vintage Whites Market on April 1, 2017. $110 includes admission to The Vintage Whites Market, a three hour workshop and all supplies included. I can’t wait to create with you! You may transfer your registration to another person but this workshop is non-refundable. You can register below…

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Our First Workshop In Our Studios For 2017 | Be Present Workshop With Jeanne Oliver

***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 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 …

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The Living Studio Along the Danube {pictures + thoughts}

Good Morning!  We have been back from our big trip along the Danube for two weeks now and it is crazy that something so beautiful and special begins to feel like a dream when you need to jump back into normal life. I think we need a few weeks to re-enter regular life:-) This was the first Living Studio that we have ever had on a river cruise.  I had a pretty good idea of how our time would go …

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Wendy Brightbill INSTANTLY Available Online Course

  This morning Wendy Brightbill began her two day live workshop in our studio and we have a big surprise!  Wendy has recorded this workshop and we are making it INSTANTLY available right now for you to watch!  3+ hours, $18, instantly available, lifetime access!  Happy Weekend! Playing Big: A Mini Course with Wendy Brightbill Is there something keeping you from playing big in your painting? Are you wanting to push through creative blocks and create the kind of art …

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Danielle Donaldson Is Coming To Colorado! {join us in our new 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, beauty everywhere you look, good food, lots of laughter and teaching that will grow your art. Danielle is one of the most talented artists and teachers I know. You can’t …

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Advanced Hand Lettering Begins Monday {Come and take a peek}

One of our most popular classes last year was Intro To Hand Lettering with Jen Wagner and I am honored to tell you that she is back with a brand new course! *** Join Jen this coming Monday (June 13th)  for Advanced Hand Lettering! Don’t let the name intimidate you!  This is just a new course with more technical instruction and all new projects! I know hundreds used the last class to grow their art, business and more and I …

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Letting Go: An Exploration of Abstract Painting {registration has just opened}

I couldn’t wait until morning to announce that we have just opened up registration for Letting Go: An Exploration of Abstract Painting with Wendy Brightbill! I have admired Wendy’s work for years and I am so honored that she will be teaching on our site and especially love that she will be focusing on abstracts! In this course, we will listen to our intuition to create expressive abstract paintings. We will explore mediums and techniques that lend themselves to letting …

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Free Envelope Hand Lettering Video!

Come on over to our creative network for our newest FREE VIDEO! One of the best parts of having our own network is that we get to offer free courses, series and videos! We just added a Free Envelope Hand Lettering Video by Jen Wagner! If you are interested in learning more about hand lettering you can check out these two classes on our site: Intro To Hand Lettering and a brand new class starting soon… Advanced Hand Lettering (Don’t …

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Last Days To Get $1000 off!

******The ship has offered us $1000 off until the end of April!  If you have been on the fence about coming on The Living Studio Along the Seine I wanted to give you a reminder about the discount. The retreat is filling up and I want you to get this discount if you are wanting to join us (the price is already reflected on the prices below).  The price will go up on May 1st!.  If you have ANY questions …

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Photography 101: Through The Artist’s Eye Begins on Monday!

Nothing has defined our business and brand as much as finding my own style through photography. This has been a gift that has not only grown our business but allowed me to capture my family and the day to day.  Photography 101: Through the Artist’s Eye with Cynthia Shaffer begins on Monday, April 25th! The registration price for this one week course (4+ hours of content) is $46.00. This course will begin on April 25, 2016, all content will be …

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I am teaching at Donna Downey’s Studio in 2017!

I have been waiting patiently to announce that I will be teaching next year at Donna Downey’s studio! I only travel to teach 4 times a year because I love to be home and with my family. When I travel it is because I KNOW it will be an amazing experience for myself and all of the women coming. I am honored to be teaching at Donna’s studio and I would LOVE to create with you! The Details: Product Description …

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Registration Has Just Opened For Santos Cage Dolls II: Inspired Figures

It is with great excitement that we announce that Jen Rizzo is back with a follow up to her popular online course Santos Cage Dolls! Registration has just opened for Santos Cage Dolls II: Inspired Figures. This online course has 4+ hours of instruction, all videos are pre-recorded so you can watch at your convenience and you will have lifetime* access. Meet Jen Rizzo Santos Cage Dolls II: Inspired Figures Let’s dive into clay, plaster, wood, concrete and wire to …

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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 …

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Come and See What They Created {Sketching and Sculpting in Santa Ana}

  Last week I left a house that was being packed up for a move across town and I flew to teach in Santa Ana, California. Part of me found it difficult to leave in the midst of so much to do and the other part of me wanted to race to the plane as fast as possible.   I left right before a snowstorm was about to hit and landed in sunny (yet windy) California. Just days before my …