Join Artists Faith Evans-Sills and Mati Rose McDonough for a Creative Journey as together we'll dive deeply into the world of Abstract Painting. Exploring our painting processes with over 2 hours of step-by-step video demonstrations.

We’ll lay out the steps that we take to create our richly layered abstract paintings in this compilation of some of our favorite start-to-finish video lessons from our beloved & popular year long class: Painting the Sacred Within.

Renew your creative energy and your passion for painting with us, come dive in!

Strokes of Expression:

Abstract Painting Techniques, Exploration & Direction

{Online Instant Access Painting Workshop}

A 4 UNIT PAINTING COURSE GUIDING YOU THROUGH ALL OF OUR TIPS, TRICKS & STRATEGIES FOR CREATING SUCCESSFUL LAYERED ABSTRACT PAINTINGS!

Class Details:

WHEN: Instant & Forever Access Upon Purchase
WHERE: Online & Self Paced, yours to keep forever.
COST: $55

Amazing things happen when we change our routines, push our fears aside, and spend time immersed in our work.

Start working and creating paintings from a place of ease and flow, instead of anxiety, stress and wondering what to paint next, or how to use inspiration & themes that you’ve already gathered.

You'll discover, renew and explore your inner creative genius, she is waiting to shine!

During your deep dive into the world of abstract painting, 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 painting full of depth and meaning.
Learn to use painted layers, incorporate geometrics and other personal marks & shapes, create a series and use a focal point in your paintings creating balance and ease in your art building your painted layers like a pro!
Create one painting a day: dive into our video painting lessons where you'll paint right along with us!
You'll gain access to 17 Video Painting Lessons, to watch again and again!
Re-imagine your potential as a creative: these video lessons will be packed with painting knowledge giving you over 2 hours of artistic exploration and fun that you'll be able to access FOREVER, whenever you are needing a creative boost!

If you’re ready to harness your inner abstract painting goddess to express the creative energy in your soul, this course is for you!

Join us for this exciting painting adventure! Sign up today!

When does this start?

This class is Instant Access, you’ll be able to begin as soon as you sign up! Upon sign up, you’ll receive your first email with a link to join our private online classroom. Once you register and create you account with our online course host Ruzuku, you’ll receive instant access to all of the course content, spark your creativity baby!

What’s included in the Curriculum for this course?

We’ve packed this course full of lessons to inspire you and get you painting. The course material is divided into 4 units as follows:

Introduction & Welcome

Hello & Welcome: video from Faith & Mati (8:10)
How to get the most out of this course.
Faith’s Favorite Supplies (14:13)
Mati’s Favorite Supplies (12:29)
What you’ll need in your studio.

Strokes of Expression: Abstract Techniques & Direction

Light and Loose: First Layers with Faith (13:24)
Exploratory Marks: First Layers with Mati (16:39)
Color, Scale, Rhythm and Repetition with Mati (17:05)
Mark Making & Layering Techniques: Capturing Summer with Faith (14:37)
Improvisational Abstract Prompts with Mati (14:18)
Simplifying Abstraction by Narrowing Your Focus with Faith (18:13)
In Depth Tutorial: Mark Making Adventures with Mati (49:48)
Creating an Abstract Series with Faith (8:35)

Painting Your Voice: Developing Your Personal Marks & Shapes

Developing Your Signature Layers and Marks with Textile Inspiration: Faith (15:11)
Bringing Words Into Your Paintings with Mati (13:58)
Image Transfer & Building a Focal Point with Mati (6:14)
Bringing it all Together: Expanding & Using Your Personal Inspiration Library with Faith (12:59)

Bonus Material

How to Become an Intuitive Painter by Artist Carrie Schmitt
Painter Interviews: Francis Sills, Alena Hennessey
Fun Compositional Elements with Mati (6:36)
Adding Gold Leaf (4:49)
Abstract Prompt Cards to help you get Unstuck!

How much time should I dedicate to this?

This class is completely self directed and self paced! You can go through all of the content at once, or take your time. You will watch the videos at your own leisure, as many times as you like!

You're in the right place if:

You've been feeling stale in your creative practice.
You're looking for insights into creating a sustainable and profitable studio practice.
You were feeling dry & in need of inspiration, or confused about where to go next to focus on your art making dreams.
You know you feel most alive when you make art and you want to make it more of a priority in your life.
Maybe you've been dreaming of making your art the focus of your career but you don't know the next steps to take.
You want an accessible way to jump into making art.
You are a bit lost and and looking for inspiration.

How long will I have access to the course?

You'll have forever access to all the course content 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 the hashtag #AbstractBliss and #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.