UPCOMING EVENTS

Unearthing Joy: Abstract Landscapes Retreat
Apr
18
to Apr 25

Unearthing Joy: Abstract Landscapes Retreat

This is so much more than an art retreat. It’s an opportunity to gather in an inclusive community and find unbridled freedom and joy in intuitive painting. I’ll gently guide you every step of the way in the spirit of play, where experimentation is celebrated, and without judgment.

Using inspiration from our gorgeous surroundings in Central Italy, we’ll explore an array of abstract painting techniques using acrylic paint and mixed media. We’ll be painting authentic and heartfelt work from our guts and letting our unique lived experiences shape our canvases.

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Creative Play: Intuitive Painting Workshop
May
9
to May 12

Creative Play: Intuitive Painting Workshop

  • Brandi Carlile's Mothership Weekend (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I’m teaching an Intuitive Painting Workshop as part of Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend!

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

  • Experience the intuitive painting process in the spirit of freedom and play, where experimentation is celebrated, and without judgment.

  • We’ll start with a soulful grounding activity followed by an array of guided painting exercises designed to help you loosen up, release expectations, make bold choices, and invite abstract expressive painting into your daily life.

  • This class is for everyone, with no previous painting experience necessary. I believe that we’re all artists, that art is healing, and that creating in community can be transformative. My classes integrate a mind, body, and soul approach to intuitive painting. I invite the broken, the shiny, and the rebels to share your own stories through art and play.

  • All supplies (acrylic paint and mixed media materials) provided. You just have to show up!

For registered Mothership guests only

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Abstract Wanderlust: Intuitive Painting Retreat
Oct
14
to Oct 20

Abstract Wanderlust: Intuitive Painting Retreat

This is so much more than an art retreat. It’s an opportunity to gather in an inclusive community and find unbridled freedom and joy in intuitive painting. I’ll gently guide you every step of the way in the spirit of play, where experimentation is celebrated, and without judgment.

Using inspiration from our gorgeous surroundings in Southern Italy, we’ll explore an array of abstract painting techniques using acrylic paint and mixed media. We’ll be painting authentic and heartfelt work from our guts and letting our unique lived experiences shape our canvases.

Through mind, body, and soul practices, we will enliven your already established creative practice or offer a start fresh. I will offer instruction into the intuitive painting process, including prompts to get your started, tips for expressive mark making, techniques for building layers, lessons in color theory, ways to elevate your value and contrast, and so much more.

While I'll share plenty of painting tips, techniques, and "rules", I'll also encourage you to break them all. The goal of the retreat is to help you tame your inner critic and release expectations so that you make more instinctual choices and create more freely. There are no mistakes here, perfectionism is a trap, and the possibilities are endless. We’ll focus on the process and not the end result.

All art supplies are provided and all levels are welcome.

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Fearless Faces: Painting Workshop
Mar
19

Fearless Faces: Painting Workshop

If painting faces seems scary to you, I want to demonstrate how to simplify the process. I will provide lessons to get you started and help subside those fears. I'll encourage you to paint perfectly imperfect abstract faces.

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Brave Blooms: Painting Workshop
Mar
18

Brave Blooms: Painting Workshop

A soulful day together in paint and play. Let's awaken our creative spirits, free from judgement, and in community! This workshop is designed to give you a hands-on and in depth look into intuitive painting while creating abstract florals.

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Intuitive Painting Retreat
Jun
30
to Jul 6

Intuitive Painting Retreat

We'll take over the lush secluded Nereus Retreat Center for 7 days & 6 nights of making art where the jungle meets the ocean in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. We’ll lodge in a private retreat center with our own saltwater pool, surrounded by lush rainforest, and steps to the Pacific Coastline.

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Private Party: Abstract Layers
May
20

Private Party: Abstract Layers

  • 309 Northeast Wygant Street Portland, OR, 97211 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Open to all levels. Seasoned painters and first-time painters are wholeheartedly encouraged to join. If you're a beginner who has never painted or an experienced painter feeling creatively stuck and in need of a boost of fresh inspiration, this course is for you.

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Fearless Faces: Painting Workshop
Apr
29

Fearless Faces: Painting Workshop

In the name of freedom and play, let’s paint abstract faces!

I invite you to spend an afternoon with me letting loose, slinging paint, and having fun. You’ll be gently guided and supported every step of the way.

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Abstract Layers
Feb
18

Abstract Layers

Curious about intuitive abstract painting? Ready to unleash your creativity? I invite you to spend an afternoon with me letting loose, slinging paint, and having fun in a gorgeous art studio in Northeast Portland.

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Abstract Layers
Aug
6

Abstract Layers

Curious about intuitive abstract painting? Ready to unleash your creativity? I invite you to spend an afternoon with me letting loose, slinging paint, and having fun in a gorgeous art studio in Northeast Portland.

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Abstract Landscapes
Jun
4

Abstract Landscapes

Open to all levels. Seasoned painters and first-time painters are wholeheartedly encouraged to join. If you're a beginner who has never painted or an experienced painter feeling creatively stuck and in need of a boost of fresh inspiration, this course is for you.

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