Uplift With Paint!
{A SELF PACED 2 WEEK JOURNEY}
A FUN 14 DAY PAINTING CHALLENGE TO GET YOU PAINTING AND RENEW YOUR CREATIVE ENERGY!
Class Details:
WHEN & WHERE: Online & Self Paced 2 weeks of class, yours to keep forever.
COST: $47
Join Artists Faith Evans-Sills and Mati Rose McDonough for a Creative Journey as we'll dive deeply into the ways in which we practice creative play with paint. This class is a compilation of some of our favorite lessons from our beloved & popular year long class: Painting the Sacred Within. Renew your passion for painting in 14 Days painting along with us!
Amazing things happen when we change our routines, push our fears aside, and spend time immersed in our work.
If you want a fun activity with the kids at home and to ground yourself in your passion for painting we’ve got an amazing creative 14 days for you! We’ve chosen 14 of our favorite paint along video demonstrations from our beloved Painting the Sacred Within Class and Book, to renew, inspire and delight you! We’ll journey through paint along video demonstrations inspired by nature, our themes will include flowers, butterflies, elephants, the ocean, birds, water, abstraction, playing with pattern & color. We’ll even be painting on non traditional surfaces like ornaments & leaves!!
The Uplift With Paint: 14-Day Painting Challenge is here and we can not wait to dive in with you!! You'll discover, renew and explore your inner creative genius, she is waiting to shine! These videos will be an easy way into painting, this will be an inspirational escape for people who already have some basic experience with paint, all of the lesson can be done with children, and you’ll have forever access to go back as much as you like!
During our 14 days together you’ll get to:
Discover how to begin your paintings in a fun, stress free way. You'll beat that white canvas anxiety, learning how to playfully build up texture and pattern to create paintings full of depth and meaning.
Explore some of our favorite paintings inspired by nature: flowers, animals, ocean, water, elephants, birds, leaves….ease into your art, building your painted layers like a pro!
Create one painting a day: dive into our video painting demos where you'll paint right along with us!
You'll gain access to 14 Days of Video Paint along demos (7 from EACH of us!)!
Re-imagine your potential as a creative: these assignments will be packed with painting knowledge giving you two weeks of artistic exploration and fun that you'll be able to access FOREVER, whenever you are needing a creative boost!
If you’re ready for an inspirational escape to express the creative energy in your soul, this challenge is for you!
A detailed supply list will be sent to you upon registration! You'll need minimal supplies that you probably already have in your studio: about 8 surfaces to paint on, a selection of acrylic & watercolor paints, acrylic paint markers and paint brushes, ornaments & magnolia leaves to paint on if you like. As always we recommend using what you already have on hand!
When does this start?
Uplift With Paint: 14 Day Painting Challenge is entirely SELF PACED. Upon registration you’ll receive an email giving you access to all the content to help you spark your creativity baby!
Each Video Demo will feature a different topic in this order:
DAY 1 -
WELCOME to the UPLIFT WITH PAINT: 14 Day Painting Challenge!
Supplies
Painting Demo Video: Ocean Inspired Abstraction {Mati}
DAY 2 - Painting Demo Video: Loosening Up With Abstract Painting on Wood {Faith}
DAY 3 - Painting Demo Video: Abstraction Inspired By Water {Mati}
DAY 4 - Painting Demo Video: Layering With Words And Symbols {Faith}
DAY 5 - Painting Demo Video: Bringing Words Into Your Paintings {Mati}
DAY 6 - Painting Demo Video: Painting On Leaves {Faith}
DAY 7 - Painting Demo Video: Abstract Ornaments {Mati}
DAY 8 - Painting Demo Video: Butterflies As Soul Animals {Faith}
DAY 9 - Painting Demo Video: Elephants As Soul Animals {Mati}
DAY 10 - Painting Demo Video: Birds As Soul Animals {Faith}
DAY 11 - Painting Demo Video: Watercolor Pattern Exploration {Mati}
DAY 12 - Painting Demo Video: Creating A Series With Color & Pattern Exploration {Faith}
DAY 13 - Painting Demo Video: Painting Your Story In Flowers {Mati}
DAY 14 - Painting Demo Video: Tropical Watercolor Collage {Faith}
CLOSING & Celebration
How much time should I dedicate to this?
Plan on spending 30 minutes a day each day of this challenge, to watch the video demo, dive into painting right along with us while you watch! Then share it all over on Instagram so that we can celebrate YOU!
You're in the right place if:
You’re looking for a fun, creative escape!
You suddenly have a lot of free time at home/with kids :)
You're been feeling stale in your creative practice.
You know you feel most alive when you make art and you want to make it more of a priority in your life.
You want an accessible way to jump into making art.
You are a bit lost and looking for inspiration.
How long will I have access to the challenge?
You'll have forever access to the Uplift With Paint: 14 Day Painting Challenge Videos through the links in the email series to our private online classroom.
Sharing builds community, yay!
We encourage you to post your work and tag us on Instagram using our hashtags #AbstractBliss #PaintingTheSacredWithin and tag our account @abstractblissretreats In the meantime, make sure you're following us both @faithevanssills and @matirose so we can cheer you on.
This is going to be so much fun!
xo Faith + Mati
