MAKE 2024 your Most Creative Year ever!

Now that Christmas & being hostess with the mostess is done,( which was a lot of fun but thank goodness it's over!), it's back to putting your  'me time ' on the agenda for 2024! Woohoo!

Above; Just some of the Melbourne Blooms Paintings from a Blooms Painting Workshop in Glen Iris in 2023.

It's easy to guarantee to yourself that 2024 will be your most confident and creative year ever. Just book yourself in for one of my Blooms workshops or French art immersions for the best creative reboot ever!

Painting blooms isn't just about capturing floral beauty, it's about tapping into your own vibrant spirit and daring yourself to greatness!

It's all about you and your creativity! 

We had a fun and creative workshop for Sydney Blooms just before Christmas! Here's what the students created!

Blooms 2024 dates now up!

(Along with inspiring pictures of student painting outcomes in my blog!)

Choose from upcoming workshop dates in Australia, New Zealand & France below to help you get sorted and on your way!

Plus here's the entire calendar listed below to peruse! 

Okay, drum roll! And Happy New Year!

The BLOOMS 2024 Workshop and tour calendar

No previous experience necessary for any of my painting workshops!

PERTH BLOOMS PAINTING WORKSHOP 

JAN 24-28, 2024

A few places left for Perth! Be quick! This is a once a year visit!

Create two big blooms paintings & learn a NO FAIL system of painting over 5 days inc art supplies and catering

Victoria Park Centre for the Arts 

Weds Jan 24 2024 1:30pm to 7:30pm
Thurs 25th to Sun 28th, 2024 inclusive hours 9-5.30pm 

5pm finish last day (A few places still available)

PERTH BLOOMS COASTAL ONE DAY Workshop  -Jan 29, 2024 New to Perth

Create 6-8 smaller paintings, learn new acrylic painting techniques, become productive & free up!

Victoria Park Centre for the Arts 

January 29, 2024, Monday Hours 12.45 to 7.45pm 

Meet at gallery 12.30 to view the BLOOMING exhibition!

MELBOURNE BLOOMS PAINTING WORKSHOP

FEB 25-29, 2024

Saint James Church Hall, 1461 High St Glen Iris, Melbourne

Create two big blooms paintings & learn a NO FAIL system of painting over 5 days inc art supplies and catering

SUNDAY FEB 25 at 2pm-7.30pm
Then daily MONDAY FEB 26 - THURSDAY FEB 29, 2024
Hours 8.45am -5.30pm

Barossa Blooms Painting Workshop

March 14-18, 2024

Salon Rouge Gallery, 19 Carrington Street, Kapunda

Create two big blooms paintings & learn a NO FAIL system of painting over 5 days inc art supplies and catering

Blooms accommodation Available in Kapunda

Email [email protected] for details

THURS Mar 14th 2024 2pm - 8pm
FRI Mar 15th - MON Mar 18th 2024 inclusive 9 to 5:30pm

NEW! BAROSSA MONOPRINTING WORKSHOP 

Saturday March 9, 2023 – 9am to 5pm

Salon Rouge Gallery 19 Carrington Street Kapunda
Create 7-10 colour prints learning a range of monoprinting print techniques with Blooms as our subject matter!

You will be able to do this from home without a printing press!

We will be working with Oils and for our last exercise in acrylics!

BLOOMS FRANCE 2024

Friday 12 April – Monday 22 April 2024
(optional night in Paris 11 April)

1 place left from 7 places

1 place left from 7 places
Paint in France with Jacqueline Coates

9 Full Days 10 Nights Immersion French Art School, touring, produce 4-6 med-large blooms paintings, packaging supplied. Easy to carry your paintings with handy packwith straps. Explore Oils, explore acrylics. Accom own room, cartering & art supplies included. Max 7 students. 

See below for the full offer which includes an online program follow up for more learning and inspiration from home!

Private French Art School chef 

My email for any questiosn is [email protected]

(Above paintings by Melissa Jones, a sample from her Blooms France collection 2023) 

FRENCH ART SCHOOL 2024

Tuesday 30 April – Friday 10 May 2024 (optional night in Paris 29 April)

2 places left from 7 places

Learn Blooms French Impressionist inspired painting techniques. Paint from life and learn how to capture stunning seasonal natural still lifes.

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Packaging & packaging assist supplied. Easy to carry pack with straps. Explore Oils, explore acrylics. Accom own room, cartering & art supplies included. Max 7 students. 

Private French Art School chef, Some touring included. 

See below for the full offer which includes an online program follow up for more learning and inspiration from home!

3 places left from 7 places

SUNSHINE COAST BLOOMS 2024

Sept 26-30, 2024

Yandina School of Arts, Yandina, Sunshine Coast

Create two big blooms paintings & learn a NO FAIL system of painting over 5 days inc art supplies and catering

THURS 1pm Sept 26, 2024 hours 1-7 pm
Then daily FRI Sept 27 - MON Sept 30, 2024 inclusive. Hours 9-5.30pm

BLOOMS NEW ZEALAND 2024

Nov 18-22, 2024

Hamilton Car Club, Newstead, New Zealand

Create two big blooms paintings & learn a NO FAIL system of painting over 5 days inc art supplies and catering

Monday 18th November, 2024
From 1 pm - 7.30 pm
Tues19th Nov to Friday 22nd Nov, 2024 inclusive 9 am -5.30 pm daily

SYDNEY BLOOMS PAINTING WORKSHOP

It's definitley on , just waiting for Dates to be confirmed in January, by the bookings officer final approvals  for July 2024.

Louise R with her first painting created at my Blooms Painting Workshop. She has since taken on the Make Money From Art Program and sold her first painting for $3600. Nice work!

Lane Cove Gallery & Art Studios

Create two big blooms paintings & learn a NO FAIL system of painting over 5 days inc art supplies and catering

July 2024 dates  waiting to be confirmed in January . Please email [email protected] to go on the wait list. Won't be long! 

Found something you like?
The only person standing in the way of you having beautiful results is you! So lets get you a place sorted and on your way to creativity in 2024!

To be creative is to connect with a wonderful feel good expansive energy!

Above; Hanging out at French Art School!

No need to be intimidated as a newbie painter or if you are someone who hasn't picked up the brushes in some time. Most of my students are newbies. The way I teach makes great painting outcomes possible for everyone!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Love and paint brushes,

Jacqueline Coates

Blooms Painting Workshops

Barossa Valley - Sydney- Sunshine Coast- New Zealand- Perth- Melbourne- France