What is in the Heart-Led Artist Journey?

If you're at the "finding my own voice" stage of your art journey, you need space to grow at your own pace.

Building your creative identity takes time and space. You want tools to help you grow, and room to learn how to make them your own. You want a companion on your art journey to brainstorm with, to offer suggestions you can experiment with, and affirmation to help you develop your own confident, unique artistic style. That's what the content and pacing of the Heart-Led Artist Journey is all about.


Every month, I'll share a video lesson showing what I'm working on as I develop my own skill and style as an artist, and offer guidance for you to apply these techniques and insights to your own artistic journey.
Semi-monthly I'll host live workshop sessions via Zoom. You can join and paint along with me, ask questions and share what you're learning or struggling with in your art practice.
The last week of each month is Classroom Week. This is when I open up the discussion page for you to share what you've been working on in your own art practice and receive feedback on your work from other members of the Journey program.
Also watch for guest artist interviews and lessons, product reviews, and technique highlights.

Let's be partners on this artistic journey!

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Course curriculum

    1. What is the Heart-Led Journey?

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Monthly Video Preview

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Live Sessions & Guest Artists

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. About Classroom Week

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Plein Air Painting: Values Focus

    2. Download: Plein Air Painting Guide

    1. Technique Focus: Reductive Painting with Masking Fluid

    2. Reductive Painting Process: First Stage

    3. Reductive Painting Process: Second Stage

    4. Reductive Painting: Final Stage

    5. Bonus: Artist Demo & Talk for Cazenovia Watercolor Society

    1. 02/25 Demonstration: Part 1 - Adding Sketchy People to Heart-Led Landscapes by Jo-Marie Barlow

    2. 02/25 Demonstration: Part 2 - Adding Sketchy People to Heart-Led Landscapes by Jo-Marie Barlow

    3. 02/25 Live Session Recording: February 26

    1. 3/24 Artist Talk: Respect Your Process

    2. 4/24 Artist Talk: A Values-Laden Practice

    3. 5/24 Artist Talk: Empty Hands & Expectations

    4. 6/24 Lesson/Demo: Abstracted Landscape

    5. 7/24 Do You Need A Critique? My Critique Horror Stories & Wins

    6. 8/24 Artist Talk: Working Unfinished

    7. 10/24 Artist Talk: Redefining Perspective

    1. About this Section:

    2. 3/24 Experience & Process: Snow Day Intuitive Painting

    3. 3/24 Process Unpacked: 3 Stages of Commitment

    4. 4/24 Experience & Process: Frozen Waterfall Abstraction Process

    5. 4/24 Good Design? Questions & Strategies Around Design

    6. 5/24 Introduction Video: Ghost Ranch

    7. 5/24 Plein Air Reflections from Santa Fe

    8. 7/24 Commission Prep: Layer 1

    9. 7/24 Commission Prep: Layer 2

    10. 7/24 Commission Final

    11. 8/24 Strawberry Series Part 1: Value Study & First Layers

    12. 8/24 August 9: Strawberry Series Part 2

    13. 9/24 Introduction: Design Fundamentals

    14. 9/24 Design: Map Your Subject

    15. 9/24 Design: Working with Mass & Shape

    16. 9/24 Developing Further: Map Your Subject Part 2

    17. 9/24 Developing a Painting: Start with a First Layer

    18. 9/24 Developing a Painting: Alternative First Layer

    19. 11/24 Experience & Process: Autumn Painting Adventure

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