WHOLE ARTIST MASTERY

Changing lives through the presence and practice of whole art

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“Always start a painting with 0% expectations and
100% kindness for yourself.”

Welcome to Whole Artist Mastery. I’m so glad you’re here!

Several stages mark my 40 years as a professional artist.  When I started to teach about 20 years along the way, I was often asked “How do you do what you do?” from artists like you who were seeking clarity about their expression and the technical knowledge to convey what they felt and thought, through paint.

Answering this question many times led to my creating The Four Phases of making abstract art, which is at the heart of my Whole Artist Mastery philosophy.

Whole Artist Mastery is about owning your authentic voice, making compelling work and being the artist you want to be.

Delve into who you are and what inspires you!

It gives me great joy to be a nurturer of the artistic spirit and your guide to creating Whole Art through your particular use of color, line, value, shape and texture in your medium of choice.  

Are you searching for your voice AND technical skill that’s unique to your work?

Then I invite you to peruse what Whole Artist Mastery has to offer!

 

Marianne Mitchell of Whole Artist Mastery

Join us for WAM Wednesdays Virtual Talks

WAM Wednesdays are live, virtual events throughout the year that include demos, lectures, discussions, and artwork reviews. This is an opportunity to build connection with me and other like-minded artists. Sign up here to join our conversation and receive the recording of each WAM Wednesday.

  • Online Workshops

    Pre-recorded courses you can take at your leisure.

    CLASSES

  • In-Person Workshops

    Join me and invigorate your art practice in beautiful settings.

    Workshops

  • Mentorship Programs

    Work with me and “go deep” to find your artistic voice and bring it to life.

    Mentorship

Oil Pastels | 7” x 7”

 

Online Courses

  • Learn how YOU, your unique experiences with and impressions of the world, informs your visual grammar.

  • Discover how to create abstract paintings with luminous layers of color using a process I’ve developed through years of experimentation and exploration.

    Discover the four phases of making Whole Art and how to use them in making your own work

 

Thank you for yesterday’s WAM discussion. I very much appreciate your open, generous insights to your own process in making art.
-Donna Levy, Canada

 

Coalescence | oil on panel | 24” x 24”

Whole Artist Mastery Tiny Studio | Skippack PA

Whispering Walls | oil on panel | 24” x 24”

You are more of a sage with your keen ability to instill transformation in others through your wisdom and experience. You go way beyond what any normal teacher could ever do, in my opinion.
- Carole G., Whole Artist Mastery
PATH program

 
 

The Whole Artist Mastery Philosophy

Simply put, Whole Artists Mastery is about bringing the unique parts of you together in your artwork through your personal expression of color, mark, shape and texture combined with strong composition and technique to engage your viewer’s heart and mind.

When these three aspects are fully aligned, we have an indescribable experience that can only be summed up with “Wow! I don’t know why I like this piece, I just do!”

This is what I call Whole Art.

It’s whole because the emotional, intellectual, and physical elements of a piece are fully integrated and our experience of the work transcends each respective element. It mirrors our heart, head, and hand (Thank you Brené Brown for these brilliant three words!) and reflects who we are and shares that energy with our viewers.

Making and sharing Whole Art kindles Whole Energy.

Kindling whole energy contributes to building connection and resiliency in an increasingly fractured world.

Would you like to make Whole Art?

 

I love guiding artists like you in finding your true self expression and how your unique voice is given form through your particular use of color and composition. Owning your authentic voice and possessing the technical skill to make compelling work is key to being the confident artist you want to be.

 

Hearth | oil on panel | 24” x 24”

“Always start a painting with 0% expectations and
100% kindness for yourself.”

From the Whole Artist Mastery Community:

  • I have learned more in 3 months about how to make work I want to make than in all the years I took classes! Absolutely worth it!

    - Anne Jackson | professional fine artist, Whole Artist Mastery 2016 - 2018, Toronto, Canada

  • Never before has someone brought me such depth of honesty, knowledge and vision. My journey with Marianne has given me everything I need to continue into a deeper and more meaningful place in my paintings, as well as my spirit life.

    Judy Caldwell | professional fine artist, Artist Mastery PATH, Pennsylvania and Florida

  • I have sold over $12,000.00 worth of paintings so far this weekend and it is ALL THANKS TO YOU……I never ever ever ever would be here at this point in my life unless I had met you and worked with you.

    Elise Geary | professional fine artist, Artist Mastery PATH, Vero Beach, FL

  • I so appreciate your authenticity and how you share your personal journey. It inspire me to keep going on this path of making compelling, whole and vulnerable art.

    Heidi Summer | professional fine artist, Artist Mastery FOCUS and IMMERSION, Vancouver Island, Canada