YOUR SOUL PAINTS YOU:
Awakening the Sacred Artist Within​
Release technique for now: Allow your spirit to guide the painting
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Are you someone who’s never painted before but have always felt a desire to pick up a paint brush and create without fear or inhibition?
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Are you a “blocked” artist who wants to reignite the fire of inspiration and authentic expression?
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When was the last time you created something purely for the joy of it without judgment or pressure?
Come join us and connect with the childlike wonder of creative play beyond the limits, expectations and ideas of good and bad.
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You're warmly invited to spend 3 days at an intimate gathering of fellow creatives, journeying together delving deeply inside to awaken your inner knowing and open your creative heart. Over the course of our time together, what may begin as mere brush strokes on paper will evolve to reveal deeply profound and personal imagery that has something to both teach and heal you.
WHAT IS PROCESS PAINTING?
Process Painting is making the experience of painting more important than the product. It is not about painting something pretty, perfect, or known. It’s about the journey.
Process Painting offers you a safe, non-verbal space to explore and express emotions while gently reducing stress, anxiety, and inner pressure. As you paint, you’ll deepen self-awareness, uncover personal blocks, and build creative confidence, mindfulness, resilience, and emotional balance—supporting meaningful self-exploration and transformation.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF:
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You want to learn to connect with your intuition and access that small voice inside that has something powerful to say but has been afraid to speak.
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You’re longing for a shift in your life and ready to confront your hidden wishes, treasures, and unspoken dreams.
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You’re ready to play and venture beyond the chains of perfectionism.
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​You believe you have no artistic ability yet are willing to discover that there is an artist’s soul within yearning to be awakened.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
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12 hours of Process Painting and guided coaching.
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Paints, paper, brushes and art supplies.
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Expressive movement and facilitated “embodiments” allowing the energy of your paintings to “speak.”
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A warm, safe and welcoming circle of fellow painters.
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A delicious lunch and yummy snacks throughout the weekend to keep you fortified.
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A path of painting that teaches complete beginners and skilled artists alike to let go of preconceptions and self-consciousness.
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At the end of the workshop, you will take home your one-of-a-kind painting infused with your essence and a deeper connection to your inner wisdom and creative confidence.
WHY TEMPERA PAINT?
Those of you who remember easel painting in kindergarten have already used tempera paint, also called poster paints.
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For this workshop, we will be using tempera paint so we are free from the distractions and inhibitions of fancy or expensive materials.
What makes tempera especially perfect for Painting for Process is the associations with childhood’s expansiveness and fun, its non-archival and nonpermanent quality, wide availability, and simplicity. It dries quickly and can be painted over easily again and again, especially after the layers below have dried.
The fluid movement of tempera is perfect for a “freedom experience.”
What if I don’t know how to paint?
This course is designed for beginners and trained artists alike. It’s about cultivating beginner’s mind. It’s not about technique; it’s about expression, release, and inner truth flowing from your heart through the brush in your hands onto paper.
Will my painting be critiqued?
This is a judgement-free container. Your painting is for you, not for judgement or critique by anyone. Process Painting is akin to a visual diary and will be evaluated only by you.
What is your refund policy?
Given the complexity of the logistics and material costs, no refunds will be offered. However, you may get credit for a future workshop or offering.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
ABOUT JANAT HOROWITZ
Janat has been a Process Painting teacher for 38 years and has taught workshops nation-wide including as a Teacher in Residence at the renowned Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. She was the founder and co-creator of the Esalen Art Barn where creative workshops are still held today.
Janat studied and trained with Michelle Cassou, the creator of Process Painting and author of Point Zero: Creativity Without Limits and Life, Paint & Passion. She also apprenticed with Art Therapist, Aviva Gold, the author of Painting from the Source. Together, they co-led workshops for many years in Ojai, California, where Janat was also resident manager of the Beatrice Woods Center for the Arts.
Janat is now based in Boulder, Colorado where she’s been teaching out of her home studio since 2013. Ultimately, her work guides painters to deeper alignment with their artistic curiosity, inner knowing and truths.
Please contact me with any questions.
(303) 656-8835
magooski333@gmail.com
Testimonials
“I have taken numerous process art classes with Janat, and each one has been profoundly healing and safe. Her guidance is clear, inspiring, relaxing and enriching. I always leave feeling transformed and connected to my creative self. Janat is accomplished, trained and qualified as well as fun, good natured, and deep. She embodies and lives her work and naturally holds space for self-expression and healing. As a transpersonal art therapist myself, I have enthusiastically referred clients, friends and family to Janat’s classes throughout the years and they also are very happy with her courses!”
~Tamara Matthews
​“I am grateful to have found Janat to experience this work. Equipped with decades of practicing and teaching this process, Janat’s facilitation and teaching skills are unsurpassed. Her suggestions inevitably help open each person’s unique expression. For a few years I personally assisted one of the founders of Process Painting, but have found Janat’s version to be much more allowing and supportive. She intuitively knows how to spark an opening when a ‘painter’ feels stuck and not knowing how to proceed. Janat is simply a delight for her ever consistent kindness, generous spirit and permission for every soul to simply be on their path, to source wisdom from their inner compass, free of outer expectations.”
~ Karen L
I'M READY TO PAINT! - Use Venmo to secure your spot.
This workshop is designed for beginners, professional creatives, and everyone in between. It’s about intuitive expression, release, and inner listening.
As originally taught by Aviva Gold, Michele Cassou, and Stewart Cubley, Process Painting offers deep healing by inviting authentic, judgment-free expression. In this creative freedom, emotions move safely through color and gesture, allowing the painting to become a compassionate witness to our inner world. We learn to work at our edge—not over it—gently expanding courage, resilience, and self-trust.
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Investment = $395.00
Workshop is limited to 12 participants.
**Registration deadline is March 23.**