Cultivate JOY in art making!
This 2-day summer retreat is a great way to inspire your inner artist with color, curiosity… and good company.
9am-4pm Saturday, August 15 & Sunday, August 16
ADULT - All levels - beginners welcome!
Sliding Scale - $350-$400 (includes all materials)
Rejuvenate your creative soul with playful and personal approaches to paint and image-making.
Hands-on creativity is an important way to nurture our shared humanity and community, especially in challenging times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/well/art-craft-physical-mental-health.html
Whether you are a beginning artist or an experienced practitioner, we look forward to sharing this journey with you.
We’ll provide materials, instruction and inspiration to create two, vibrant and personal paintings over the course of the weekend. We’ll share fundamental techniques and tools for working with water-based, acrylic paints, and mixed-media collage. Along the way, we’ll indulge in a little soul-searching, plenty of color - and a lot of joy.
Who are you as an artist? What are you called to create?
How do you express the experiences and emotions that have special meaning to you?
We’ll meet in Greenwood at Nadine Smith’s plein-air paradise, and/or indoors in the Capitol Hill art studio of Karen Lewis - as weather allows.
Each day begins at 9:00 with a series of creative warm-up inquires over tea or coffee. We’ll dive deep into art making from there, breaking midday for a potluck lunch.
Participants and families are invited to join us after class Sunday afternoon for a celebratory art showing, with drinks and nibbles.
Taught by Nadine Smith and Karen Lewis
To hold your spot, register by choosing an option below to pay a deposit or pay in full.
We accept payment online, by Venmo, or by check. Sliding scale tuition available - please inquire
Venmo: @Karen-Lewis-67
Cultivate JOY in art making!
This 2-day summer retreat is a great way to inspire your inner artist with color, curiosity… and good company.
9am-4pm Saturday, August 15 & Sunday, August 16
ADULT - All levels - beginners welcome!
Sliding Scale - $350-$400 (includes all materials)
Rejuvenate your creative soul with playful and personal approaches to paint and image-making.
Hands-on creativity is an important way to nurture our shared humanity and community, especially in challenging times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/well/art-craft-physical-mental-health.html
Whether you are a beginning artist or an experienced practitioner, we look forward to sharing this journey with you.
We’ll provide materials, instruction and inspiration to create two, vibrant and personal paintings over the course of the weekend. We’ll share fundamental techniques and tools for working with water-based, acrylic paints, and mixed-media collage. Along the way, we’ll indulge in a little soul-searching, plenty of color - and a lot of joy.
Who are you as an artist? What are you called to create?
How do you express the experiences and emotions that have special meaning to you?
We’ll meet in Greenwood at Nadine Smith’s plein-air paradise, and/or indoors in the Capitol Hill art studio of Karen Lewis - as weather allows.
Each day begins at 9:00 with a series of creative warm-up inquires over tea or coffee. We’ll dive deep into art making from there, breaking midday for a potluck lunch.
Participants and families are invited to join us after class Sunday afternoon for a celebratory art showing, with drinks and nibbles.
Taught by Nadine Smith and Karen Lewis
To hold your spot, register by choosing an option below to pay a deposit or pay in full.
We accept payment online, by Venmo, or by check. Sliding scale tuition available - please inquire
Venmo: @Karen-Lewis-67