Mentorship and Creative Coaching Program
Feeling stuck at a technical or conceptual creative impasse? Need help finding or following your artistic vision? Join me for a one-on-one mentorship opportunity personalized for dedicated artists who desire feedback and accountability. I’ve been coaching artists to reach their dreams and desires for over fifteen years, helping them to develop clear visions and goals for both personal and professional practice. From realism to abstraction, studio techniques to social media outreach, together we will explore various tactics for courting gallerists and collectors, developing a healthy work/life balance and strategic avenues of opportunity for inspiration and success. Expect honest criticism and dedicated matter of fact advice. As a devoted practitioner of continuous personal and creative development, my purpose is to share my knowledge and experience with those creative individuals who have the passion and drive to take their career to the next level.
Questions? Email me at michelle@michelledoll.com to register for an initial 15 min zoom consultation, subject “Mentorship”.
Intimate Narrative Workshop Series
2-Day In-Person Workshop: The Art of the Intimate Narrative: Flesh, Form and Life
Hosted by Michelle Doll
Join me for an immersive two-day workshop designed for artists ready to deepen their practice and explore the profound complexities of the intimate narrative in painting. Hosted in person and in studio, this intensive experience invites you to examine the intricate interplay of human emotion, connection, and unspoken truths that form the heart of evocative and intimate storytelling in art.
Through guided exercises, live model sessions, and thought-provoking discussions, you’ll delve into the subtleties of color, composition, light, shadow, and the tension between figures and their surroundings. Together, we’ll explore how creating an intimate narrative begins with an intrepid inward journey of self-discovery and how vulnerability, duality, and the resonance of personal truth can transform a painting into a narrative that bridges the subjective and universal.
Day 1 focuses on the intellectual and emotional groundwork of creating an intimate narrative. Students will mix pallets and begin painting from the live model. It will include lectures on artists, various techniques and approaches for painting the flesh and the intimate narratives that convey the emotional context of the work. We will also discuss light, color and composition as I give a live painting demonstration. Finally, we will discuss a direct approach to painting the figure that I use to make my own professional and personal work.
Day 2 brings these ideas to life, guiding you through the process of translating introspection into your continued painting from the live model.
Space is very limited. For a personalized, hands-on experience register today at the link below…
📅Dates: March 29th & 30th, 10am-6pm
📍Location: Michelle Doll Studio, Hoboken, NJ
🎨Skill Level: Beginner to advanced
🏷️ Fee: $850 (includes model fee), supply list given after enrolled. Due to limited class size, payment is nonrefundable.
Email for questions and to reserve your spot now: michelle@michelledoll.com