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The Artist’s Journey, Creativity & The Adjacent Possible

November 3, 2019 by nancy hillis 31 Comments

The Artist’s Journey, Creativity & The Adjacent Possible

The Artist’s Journey Retreat & Workshop A dream of mine came true last week: The Artist’s Journey Retreat- a workshop where we explore The Artist’s Journey, Creativity & The Adjacent Possible. Eighteen amazing creatives and artists came together for a week of opening creative channels in their painting. At the deepest level, The Artist’s Journey […]

Behind The Scenes #1: The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Retreat & Workshop

October 17, 2019 by nancy hillis 5 Comments

Behind The Scenes #1: The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Retreat & Workshop

Preparing for The Artists’s Journey 5 Day Workshop I’m excited to share with you the experience of planning and orchestrating The Artist’s Journey 5 Day Workshop and Retreat at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, California October 20-25, 2019, an abstract painting workshop and retreat. These are behind the scenes images of how I construct an […]

Best Creativity Books: The Artist’s Journey

October 15, 2019 by nancy hillis 2 Comments

Best Creativity Books: The Artist’s Journey

The Artist’s Journey made it to the Best Creativity Books of All Time   I’m happy to announce that my book, “The Artist’s Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity”, made it to BookAuthority’s Best Creativity Books of All Time. BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to […]

Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams As An Artist & Creative

August 18, 2019 by nancy hillis 108 Comments

Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams As An Artist & Creative

The Artist’s Journey: Bringing Visibility To Your Artist Dreams In The Artist’s Journey we’ve been recently exploring the topic of saying yes to your dreams. I went live on Facebook with a talk called : Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams.  CLICK ON THE ARROW > ABOVE TO WATCH THE VIDEOI’ve got something super exciting to share with […]

Abstract Painting Demo: Integrating New Brushstrokes

August 13, 2019 by nancy hillis 22 Comments

Abstract Painting Demo: Integrating New Brushstrokes

One of the considerations when going back into a painting is integrating new brushstrokes into the work and working from an exploratory, experimental attitude. This abstract painting demo is raw, unedited video footage from my studio. These are the kinds of discussions, demos and lessons we explore in The Studio Journey Course. I hope you […]

Nancy Hillis Interviews Vickie Marsango

August 7, 2019 by nancy hillis Leave a Comment

Nancy Hillis Interviews Artist Vickie Marsango

The Artist’s Journey In-Person Abstract Painting Workshop at 1440 Multiversity

July 14, 2019 by nancy hillis 10 Comments

The Artist’s Journey In-Person Abstract Painting Workshop at 1440 Multiversity

The Artist’s Journey: Mindfulness and Abstract Expression     Creating art from the deepest reservoirs of our truth requires courage, patience, and persistence. Join best-selling author of The Artist’s Journey and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, Nancy Hillis, MD, as she guides you to deep exploration and experimentation in your true art. Dedicate yourself to the authentic joy […]

Nancy Hillis Teaching At Stanford Sierra Camp

June 28, 2019 by nancy hillis 7 Comments

Nancy Hillis Teaching At Stanford Sierra Camp

Video Snippet: Teaching At Stanford Sierra Camp Every year I’m honored to teach an art class at Stanford Medical Alumni Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake in South Lake Tahoe, California. It’s wonderful to work with brilliant Stanford physicians, medical students, doctoral students and their families. Here are some snippets from the journey as well […]

The Tyranny of Technique in Abstract Painting

March 17, 2019 by nancy hillis 27 Comments

The Tyranny of Technique in Abstract Painting

As a teacher of abstract painting, I see recurring themes in artist’s struggles with their art. One of these is the sentiment: “I feel like my art doesn’t measure up to what I want it to be”. There are 4 big traps that artists face in their life cycle as artists. These are the places […]

The Artist’s Journey: Unfettered Self Expression in Art

March 6, 2019 by nancy hillis 11 Comments

The Artist’s Journey: Unfettered Self Expression in Art

  The Artist’s Journey: A conversation between the spontaneous and the considered When creating an abstract painting, there’s an interaction between unfettered self expression and awareness of principles that scaffold and create visual engagement. It’s an ongoing dialogue and dance. If your art is purely about spontaneity the risk is a chaotic painting with little […]

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