pssst...I've got a secret…an Online Class...

So here it goes… I am over the moon and a little cray cray here.

A few weeks ago... one of my favorite online teachers, 

bloggers, and all around wonderful human beings 

asked if I would like to do a segment on her next online class.

Enter the "woot! woots!" and "happy dancing".

After spending the past couple of weeks figuring it all out, 

and prepping… 

I am thrilled to announce the launch of 

Junelle Jacobsen's 

Art of Spring!

Sign up's are taking place right now 

for the early bird price of $29

Open House is March 28th

Class starts April 1! 

I guarantee there's nothing more fun than getting creative with Junelle. 

Between her loosey goosey journaling style, 

happy flowers, recipes and her forever loving farm family of sheep

there will be plenty to play with as Spring arrives!

Oh, and then there's my part too… 

I've decided to teach a project using watercolor, 

wherein I can demonstrate some wet into wet watercolor technique 

and lots of glazing of color.

The image above shows my rooster and a couple of flower pieces 

that will be part of the little watercolor booklet we'll design...

along with the fun script lettering styles I'll teach how to draw.

Just enough of a simple project to share some watercolor 

love with you all!

So, here's the dealeo… sign ups are going on now…

I have one "FREE" spot to give away in this lovely class.

If you leave a comment HERE on the blog mentioning the class

or on my FACEBOOK page, (include the code: SPRINGART )

your name will be entered into a drawing 

for that FREE class space.

A name will be chosen by 4pm on Friday March 27th

and that person will be notified by email or personal FB message

or on the blog if I don't have your contact info. 

Good Luck everyone! 

This class is truly a blessing in so many ways!

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 p.s. my website is getting all spiffed up and ready for a launch in the very near future…

keep your eyes open for  http://valerieweller.com  …more watercolor… coming soon

What have you been up to?

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time goes. 

I wanted to send out some  artsy  l o v e  to everyone 

and to fill you in on my artful expeditions this year.

I've been spending a lot of time teaching watercolor & mixed media 

privately while building up my own body of work.

I've been working toward crafting my artful life, 

and am seeing clearly now how it's falling into place.

The teaching is incredibly rewarding and has inspired me to grow in my own process.

Nothing speaks more volumes than working with people you  l o v e

and doing what you  l o v e.

I've also finally found the right vibe for my website 

that I've been trying to build for quite some time now.

I can tell you that I am getting closer and closer to a launch 

and I'm over the moon about it. 

I struggled to find the right way to share myself with the world, 

and even felt a bit embarrassed about not having a "real" website by now…

but as with everything…

when you work through a process, really good stuff comes.

I've learned so much and am getting close to sharing all that.

Next steps will be the concept of workshops. 

I am doing all of that privately, but so many have asked me about 

online courses and workshops on location.

That is all part two of the big plan.

I will have more information on all of that after the launch of the website.

So… good things ahead in this year of 2015. 

All having to do with  l o v e!

l o v e 

for what I do and why I do it.

l o v e

for the people I am so blessed to work with and share an artful life with… and…

l o v e

for the ability to be a creative!

Pure happiness working with all these lovelies!

Wine and Canvas Night...

I finally got to launching a little project that I've been working on for months. 

And who better to launch it with 

but a very dear group of friends that have the most open 

"a r t   h e a r t s".

For a while now... 

(probably since the original Kelly Rae Roberts Flying Lessons course)

I've been working toward offering classes for children & adults. 

In the big picture plan, 

I've had the intention of sharing the joy of artmaking 

with groups of people that may, or may not, 
have had any art background. 

Intentions to teach others how to see...
how to use color...
how to create...
and how connect with their abilities.
An intention of paving a way for others to contribute 
something lovely to the world 
as well as to themselves.

Well, last week, I presented my group 
with a mixed media collage night...
"Wine & Canvas" to be exact.
The wine may have come first, 
but everyone was super excited to get to the canvas.
We did a step by step 
and everyone discovered 
that they truly could!

They truly could...  

c r e a t e...

m a k e   a r t...

c o n n e c t   w i t h   c o l o r...

and have fun.

It was magical!

The j o y was 

immeasurable...

...so grateful to have started this chapter.

The door has opened, and more classes are forming.

Working on video's and lot's of fun stuff to share.

want to know more... send me an email... workshops forming...