Colorado Mountain Art Retreat
Connect with the Mountains & Fuel your Artistic Fire
May 2021 in Ridgway, Colorado
Are you craving time to nurture yourself and dramatically expand your painting practice?
If you're at an important juncture in your life and need to jumpstart your creativity with guidance and love, join us for art in the mountains at this exclusive retreat designed to renew your spirit while expanding your art. Through exciting mixed media and contemporary painting skills, mixed media artist Kellie Day will guide you on a four day/five night exclusive retreat designed to renew your spirit while expanding your art through nature and nurture.
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Refuel your soul, recharge your Art
ART - mixed media painting, abstract expression, art journaling
MOVEMENT - yoga, hiking and other hotel wellness amenities
REST - in the most beautiful of mountains and resorts with thermal pools
Highlights
Spend four days and five nights at the heavenly Chipeta Solar Springs Resort (accommodations are discounted 30%) nestled in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. Connect with yourself and other creatives in a natural environment teaming with inspiring energy. Recharge your excitement for your own art, discover a deeper connection with your art and soul, and head home with a rested heart and newly inspired paintings.
In a spectacular setting and a warm, supportive environment, we will guide you to tap into internal and external inspiration that will fuel your artistic fire. Then we’ll show you how to translate all of your unique inspiration into beautiful mixed media and abstract paintings that reflect who YOU ARE, and what’s important to you.
Whether you are an experienced artist, just starting out or getting back to your practice after a break, Kellie will show you:
• The art of being in nature as inspiration to fuel your creative fire. Through hikes, collecting objects and observing, you will discover what touches your heart that will help inform your creativity.
• Exercises and ways to explore your inner nature; your unique human experience that reveals what delights you and makes you feel most alive. This, too, will be fodder for your art.
• How to use an art journal as a way to create studies for larger paintings, and explore your inspirations in a no-pressure way.
• How to use mixed media including collage, paint and more to build a cohesive and nature inspired piece of art.
• How to create an expressive painting fueled by colors, inspiration and pure delight.
• Through exercises that explore shape, line, texture and color, you will build layers using a variety of high quality GOLDEN acrylics, mark making tools and a variety of mixed media.
• You will have the unique opportunity to use high quality GOLDEN acrylics, grounds and mediums. Further, we will show you how to use these products to make image transfers and to create texture in your work.
• You will learn a number of formal and informal techniques that will help you build an ongoing creative practice.
• This is much more than an art class and a series of art lessons. It is a rich immersion in finding inspiration and your unique artistic voice.
Heather Neilson painting
Mixed Media Painter Kellie Day is excited to take you on this journey.
Together they bring decades of experience making and teaching art. Kellie is a well-known artist, educator and the owner of Transform Your Art Mentoring Program. She is a master mixed media artist and lives in Ridgway, Colorado. Kellie is a GOLDEN Paints Art Educators and brings a wealth of knowledge along with high quality, professional materials.
Your Retreat Includes:
• Four days of facilitated art workshops and movement, including restorative yoga and short hikes intended to be an exploration of what inspires you in nature
• Plenty of one-on-one time with Heather and Kellie
• 30% discount on hotel room
• Access to amazing hotel amenities including soaking pools, spa treatments (additional cost) and more.
• Nutritious breakfasts each morning provided by the hotel
• Three lunches catered (does not include arrival or departure day)
• Two group dinners, including first night welcome dinner and campfire at the hotel
• High quality, professional GOLDEN Acrylic Paints in a wide selection
• 4 Canvases, a journal, assorted paper and collage ephemera + All brushes and tools
• Nourishing snacks, tea, coffee, and water every day
• Inspiration and connections to last a lifetime... and much more!
Thermal pool at the Chipeta Resort, with mountainview
Make your art dream happen with us.
Retreat Cost is $1850
(not including accommodations or transportation)
Transform Your Art students current or past receive an additional 10% off.
Retreat participants receive 30% off Chipeta hotel. Prices vary, based on room type. Transportation to be arranged and paid by participant.
The closest airports are Montrose Airport (MTJ) in Montrose, Colorado (35 minutes from hotel) or Grand Junction Airport (Walker Field) in Grand Junction, Colorado (90 minutes from Chipeta hotel). The retreat begins Monday, May 4th at 6pm and ends Saturday morning, May 9th. Chipeta hotel check in time is 3pm and check out time is 11am.
Do you have questions? Email us here and we are happy to help!
PREREQUISITES No experience is required to attend this retreat.
CANCELLATION POLICY There are no refunds for this retreat unless we are able to fill your spot. A $100 cancellation fee will apply if we are able to fill your spot. We recommend that you secure trip insurance in case of any emergencies.
CONFIRMATION Once you are enrolled in the retreat, you will receive several emails with details regarding the schedule, accommodations, and activities.
Kellie Day painting, Thermal pool at the Chipeta, Heather Neilson abstract painting, Hiking in the Colorado trails.
Schedule (subject to change)
MONDAY May 4
3pm-6pm Arrive
6:30pm Group Dinner & Opening Ceremony, catered night by fire
TUESDAY May 5
7am Breakfast
8am Introduction & Meditation with Melanie Law of AllThingsBhakti.com
9am-12pm River Walk & Art Journaling, Sack Lunch on Trail
1pm-4pm Mixed Media Painting with Kellie Day
4-6pm Relax, soak, spa or cocktail hour
6pm Dinner on your own, walk, bike or drive to local restaurants.
WEDNESDAY May 6
7am Breakfast
8-9am Morning Yoga with Melanie Law of AllThingsBhakti.com
9am-12pm Continue on Mixed Media Painting with Kellie
12-1pm Catered Lunch
1-4pm Abstract Painting with Heather Neilson
4-6pm Relax, soak, spa or cocktail hour
6pm Dinner on your own, walk, bike or drive to local restaurants.
THURSDAY May 7
7am Breakfast
8-12 Morning Hike, Collecting Inspiration for Art
12-1pm Lunch in Ouray, Colorado, quaint mountain town
1-4pm Abstract Painting with Heather Neilson
4-6pm Relax, soak, spa or cocktail hour
6pm Dinner on your own, walk, bike or drive to local restaurants.
FRIDAY May 8
7am Breakfast
8-9am Morning Stroll or Yoga
9am-12pm Combined Art Class
12-1pm Catered Lunch
1-4pm Free time to continue on your paintings, with Kellie and Heather
4-6pm Relax, soak, spa or cocktail hour
6:30pm Group Dinner
SATURDAY May 9
8-9am Breakfast
9am Morning Closing Ceremony
Departures
Do you have questions? Email us here and we are happy to help!