Thoughts About Artists Retreats

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Oct 11, 2009

I was just talking about writers retreats in my other blog, and it (of course) spurred thought of artists retreats. To be honest, I’ve never known anyone to go on a retreat just to work on their art. This sounds like something I would love to do sometime in the future, though. Can you imagine it . . . going someplace JUST to embrace creativity? The thought is a wonderful one, and one I hope will come to fruition someday.

What would I work on? Good question!

Here are my thoughts:

• Art journaling about whatever is on my mind, as well as what I’m experiencing (of course)
• Altered book work focused on a particular project I’ve wanted to finish for quite some time
• Landscape paintings and drawings of what I see, as well as what my imagination cooks up
• Mixed media paintings using found objects, and objects gathered from the environment surrounding me.

As you can see, my mind is already full of ideas and that’s just the cusp of what I would explore. I would also want to learn new techniques, as well as strengthen my existing skills if that was possible through workshops and classes. I think it would be a wonderful experience!