We officially begin on September 15th!

Even though we don’t start until September 15th, the last day to sign up is September 12th (at 11:59pm in Pacific Daylight time, to be precise).

The course lasts 12 weeks. During that time, we have one learning integration week, during which there are no new lessons (but I do offer an optional assignment).

This allows everyone time to keep up with the assignments and get all questions answered. We’ll wrap the course up on December 7th.

All lessons and painting demos are posted in a private website (“the hub”) which you will be able to access with a secure password.

We also have a private Facebook group where you can discuss assignments and share your work. This is entirely optional of course.

Once per week, there is a live Q&A session which you can watch via Zoom (a free app).

I suggest working primarily in acrylics because they dry so quickly and they are so flexible, However, you could also work in mixed media, in watercolour, or even in oils. The media is not as important as just doing the exercises.

NO! The assignments and lessons will be perfect for you. I wish I had found a course like this when I was starting out!

Sorry. I’m not buying that. You’ve got talent, but it’s buried under years of learned cannots, shoulds, and musts waiting to be discovered. You won’t believe how much of an artist you truly are! I can’t wait to help you uncover your true talent.

Experienced artists have totally transformed their art practice for the better thanks to Find Your Joy. They’ve loosened up, found freedom from old mind blocks that were holding them back, and vastly improved not only their finished artwork but also their process. If you are happy with your current work, you don’t need me! But if you want to loosen up, get back in touch with your creativity, or find new ways of working, this course is for you.

No! Every assignment on this course comes with two options: work representationally OR work abstractly. This approach to making art has nothing to do with the type of work you want to make - it’s about finding your own voice, whatever that might be.

The Facebook group is a great place to discuss your work with others, however there are no formal critiques on this course.

One-on-one time with a mentor can be great but the feedback actually holds you back. Instead of telling you how to paint, I want to help you be your own critic and guide. I want you to never have to ask again 'is this right?' because you'll know. While you’ll have plenty of opportunity to ask me questions, the main objective is not to critique your artwork. Rather, it's a course about loosening up and painting freely, discovering all you need inside yourself.

Absolutely. You can ask questions under each lesson in the portal. You can also submit questions each week for the live Q&A chat.

Let’s have a heart-to-heart. If you’ve made it all the way down this page, it’s because you know that something’s critically missing from your art practice.

You could postpone this, but lots of things can happen in a year. Wouldn’t you rather see yourself thriving creating true-to-you art that you love than risking getting frustrated enough to leave art behind altogether?

If you're ready to up-level your artwork and find more joy in your art (and your life), there’s no better time than today.

Understood, but compared to a 3-day in-person workshop, these 12 weeks of immersion into your work with a dedicated team of coaches and Louise present every day is a steal!

You can also choose to spread out the total into 4 monthly payments.

After years of running this course and working with artists like you, I’m confident you’ll love Find Your Joy and get so much value out of it.

But if you don’t, just email me within the first two weeks and I’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Maybe you should! Maybe you're worth it.

I want to get across that finding your own artistic voice extends into life ... you can't open up in your art without opening up in your life. You can't gain confidence in your art and stay small in your life. When my students say FYJ is life-changing, they mean it.

You don't need to do Facebook to take this course. The lessons are all on a password-protected website and the live chats use Zoom.

The only thing that lives on Facebook is the community where people share their work with each other and chat about the course, but you can happily follow along without this because you can ask questions on the password-protected site.

I hear you! When I set out to create Find Your Joy, I didn’t want it to consume your time… after all, you’ve got lots going on!

That’s why I keep lessons short and let you decide how long to work on the assignments.

Don’t have time to make it to a live Q&A? No worries, I’ll post the video inside the course hub so you can watch it when you can.

You’ll also have access to all course materials for one year, giving you plenty of time to “Find Your Joy” with ease.

Artists of all ages—especially those experiencing a “second act”—have loved Find Your Joy. I know exactly what it’s like to question if the time to embrace yourself as an artist has passed and the answer is IT’S NEVER TOO LATE!

Well, you’re in luck! I’ve structured the course in a way that makes it a breeze for us non-techy people to navigate. I’ll help you get the lay of the land with short, easy-to-follow tech tutorials.

I’ve also got a team of tech experts ready to answer your questions with gentle, step-by-step guidance.

But truly, you only really need to watch videos and paint to get value out of the course.

From posting on Facebook to using Zoom, I’ll help you move through FYJ like a total pro in no time!

Oh hey! Let me stop you right there. Find Your Joy is like no other. I don’t believe in wasting your time (or mine) so I didn’t stuff this course with fluff as other courses do.

Other courses that focus on teaching artists how to paint like the instructors set students up for failure. That’s why I’m not teaching you to paint like me… I’m teaching you how to paint like the absolute best version of YOU!