LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
From Overthinking to Confident Creating
with Julie deBoer, Professional Artist & Mentor
Learn how to stop copying reference material and start interpreting scenes and subjects creatively. Quiet the overthinking mind, silence the inner critic, and engage your artist intuition.
How to turn off the overthinking-analytical mind (left-brain) and let the intuitive-creative mind (right-brain) take the wheel!
Release perfectionism and paint with greater freedom and flow
Gradually reduce reliance on reference photos by learning how to interpret rather than copy
See and prioritize color and value relationships before detail
Build confidence through repetition and increase trust in your innate artistic instincts
Recognize your unique style as it emerges and evolves
Build your own “creative constraints” practice you can use on your own to keep your artwork fresh and your intuition strong.
Audience: Fine Art Painters
Mediums: Appropriate for All Painters
Stage: Aspiring, Emerging
Session Dates & Times:
Wednesdays
February 11th, 18th, 25th
3-5 pm MT / 5-7 pm ET /
10 pm – 12 am GMT
$137.50
38 in stock
WORKSHOP Description
Overthinking and perfectionism are two common challenges artists face. Did you know that you have innate creative wisdom, a style, and artistic voice already in you? Learning to trust your gut and intuition is the doorway to enormous artistic growth and confidence.
The practice of using “creative constraints” to turn off the over-thinking mind (left-brain) and fully engage the creative intuitive mind (right-brain) is powerful, fun, challenging and exciting, and will break down your creative barriers quickly.
Julie deBoer will guide you through her Creative Constraints Practice to quiet the overactive thinking mind, helping you to let go of perfectionism, and strengthen your intuitive creative voice.
By working within short time limits, using a variety of limited reference material, and other creative constraints, you’ll learn how to bypass over analyses and respond more naturally to color, value, and composition to create more authentically and uniquely.
Led by professional artist and mentor Julie deBoer, each session will offer a fun, supportive, and encouraging structure that will help you become less reliant on reference materials and painting things “right”. Together with the group, you will complete several small paintings in each session, training your eye to see essential relationships first, paint expressively, and leave the details for later.
As sessions progress you will begin moving away from copying towards interpreting your subjects with greater creative freedom.
Each session will include time for reflection and group discussion, allowing you to notice what you felt, observed, and learned through the process.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll feel more confident, less dependent on reference materials, and more trusting of your artistic instincts. You’ll leave with a simple, repeatable practice you can return to again and again as you grow and develop as an artist.
🎥 WORKSHOP RECORDINGS available for 1-MONTH after the course ends!
High School, University, and College students get 20% OFF. See FAQs at the bottom of page.
Supply List
• 6-10 small canvases (boards, canvas, paper… whatever you usually paint on)
o A variety of small sizes is ideal: 8×8, 10×10, 8×10 etc (no larger than 12×12, use whatever you have on hand)
• 3-5 paint colors plus white in whatever medium you use: acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, etc
o Use paint you already have. Minimum of one yellow, red, and blue, plus white, but please feel free to have more colors on-hand!
• Large paint brushes only
o 1-2 inches wide for flat/square brushes
o Size 12 or larger for round brushes
o No small brushes allowed 🙂
• Easel or wall: plan to paint while standing if you’re able. Ideally your canvas is secured on a vertical surface (easel or wall), not on a flat table.
• Pen and paper for notetaking.
Instructor Bio
My life is art. It’s about the creation of art, the support of artists, and impacting the world positively through art. I believe in and am building a non-competitive community at Mastrius, where artists can grow their skills and pursue their passions together, because…
ART is powerful and purposeful. It is not about making pretty things to hang on the wall, to match the curtains. Art changes our perspective and opens us up to something much deeper, higher, and grander than ourselves.
Creating unique impressions of the world as I see and experience them, is life-giving to me, and it seems, to those who enjoy my work. I am a deep-welled person, sensitive in every way a person can be, which heightens my awareness and ability to connect with people through my art. Though it also makes life more painful, it also makes it more beautiful and I’m grateful for it.
My smooth, flowing, moving landscapes capture the interaction I experience with nature.
God says “the sky speaks, the heavens proclaim, even the rocks cry out, the mountains and hills break into singing, the trees of the forest sing for joy!” This is what I see glimpses of and hear whispers of when I’m in nature.
THIS is my JOY and PURPOSE in creating art, to translate my experience into a visual, inspiring, joy-filled, and powerful visual display.
LIVE COURSE FAQ
How many registrations are required for a course to start?
A minimum of 8 registrations are required. If 8 registrations are not received by the time the course is 24 hours from starting, the course will be cancelled and all registrants will receive complete refunds.
What is the maximum number of people in a course?
This varies for each course. The maximum number of registrations is decided by the instructor.
Can I get a refund?
Up until 72 hours before a course’s first session you can receive a complete refund. You can cancel your registration via the My Account portal, or by contacting Registrations@Mastrius.com.
After this time no refunds will be given (if you have extenuating circumstances you believe justify a refund, contact us at Registrations@Mastrius.com).
Can I register for a course already in progress?
No. Once a course has started, no new registrations are accepted.
Where will my course be held?
All courses meet online over Zoom. You will need a device equipped with a camera and a microphone to fully participate.
If you have not used Zoom before, learn about how to use it here.
If you don’t regularly use Zoom, we recommend you join your first session 10-15 minutes early in case your computer needs to install or update Zoom.
How do I join my course?
You will receive a welcome email from Registrations@Mastrius.com when you register. This email includes the Zoom link to join your course session. You will also receive 24 hour and 2 hour reminder emails before each session, and each of these emails includes the Zoom link. You can also access the Zoom link to join your course in your MastriusChat group.
Are the sessions recorded?
Yes, every session is recorded and are typically available 24 hours after a session ends. All session recordings will remain available for the duration of the course, and for one month following the last session. The recordings are viewable within the MastriusChat platform, and cannot be downloaded.
What if I miss a session?
You’ll be able to watch the session’s recording. If you have questions the recording doesn’t address, you can ask them in the chat feed of your course’s private MastriusChat group.
What is MastriusChat?
MastriusChat is an online discussion platform. You and your fellow course registrants will be assigned to a private MastriusChat group where you can connect and support eachother via the chat “feed”. Your group is also where you’ll access the session recordings. Other resources in your MastriusChat group include a link to join your course sessions, and a library your instructor can use to share resources.
What is a Navigator?
A Navigator is an artist who joins your course to ensure both instructor and registrants have an enjoyable experience. They support (as required) with technology, timekeeping, moderating questions, and between-session discussions on MastriusChat. The Navigator has also joined the course as participant, and just like you, they’re wanting to grow their skills and learn the material.
I’m not ready to register because I still have questions. Who do I contact?
We’d be happy to help!
Reach out to us at Mastrius@Mastrius.com and we’ll do our best to support you.
Get the STUDENT DISCOUNT
High School, University, and College students get 20% off ANY course (non-member price).
To claim this discount email mastrius@mastrius.com to enroll in the Student Program.