
paint FEARLESS® Mexico
Oaxaca City, Mexico| Limited to 8 Painters Each | Registration Now Open!
Patterns & Passion: Saturday, Sept. 16 - Friday, Sept.22, 2023 (1 SPACE LEFT!)
Mythos & Magic: Sunday, Sept. 24 - Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 (SOLD OUT!)
OAXACA will ignite a fiery love affair with your artist soul
Annually since 2017, I have been sharing my absolute love affair of Oaxaca, Mexico with over 100 women artists from all over the world.
From powerful murals to the traditional crafts you can cradle in your hand, to a rich, robust contemporary art scene — painting is the pulse of Oaxaca — and I guarantee she will breathe new life into your creativity.
Paint FEARLESS® Mexico is an intuitive painting retreat for women artists that long to paint FEARLESS®, nourish their Artist Soul, and yearn for a community of kindreds to head out on an adventure with!
Included in each retreat is studio time overflowing with FEARLESS® Painting instruction, juicy soulful discussions, individual guidance and feedback, inspiring demos, and sacred paint rituals that will help you awaken your Artist Soul and unlock your unique style and expression.
You will leave Paint FEARLESS® Mexico with a deeper understanding of your creative practice and feeling more connected to your Artist Soul.
In 2023 I am offering two different Paint FEARLESS® Mexico retreats. Each one will explore a different theme to our art work and include different adventures we'll set out on as well. Here they are:

PATTERNS & PASSION
Sat, Sept. 16 - Fri., Sept.22, 2023
Our cultural adventures will include:
- Visiting the city of Teotitlán del Valle where weaving patterns is more than just artistry -- it is a way of life.
- Observing first-hand bees wax candle makers create intricate patterns out of wax.
- Be inspired by traditional patterns and pottery of Red Clay Ceramics in San Marcos Tlapazola.
- Learn the rich Oaxaca culture of pattern making in embroidery through taking a mini-workshop with a master artisan.

MYTHOS & MAGIC
Sun., Sept. 24 - Sat., Sept. 30, 2023
Our cultural adventures will include:
- A sketching tour of Oaxaca City to explore the many murals, galleries, and cultural sites this city holds.
- Climbing the pyramids at Monte Albán the historical center of Oaxaca where mythos runs deep.
- Visiting Santa María Atzompa, the place of green and white clay and ritual.
- Exploring San Martín Tilcajete to learn how Alebrijes -- Oaxaca's magical creatures that inspired Pixar's Coco are created.
Oaxaca will seduce your senses -- You will leave feeling fully alive & inspired
A Little About Oaxaca, Mexico…
Oaxaca is pronounced Wa-Ha-Ka, and is both a city and a state (like New York, NY) in Southern Mexico.
Oaxaca, Mexico is a land of magic, mythos, and Art. You’ll find traditional weavers, sculptors, potters, dancers, musicians, storytellers and curanderas (indigenous healers) mixing it up with modern painters, photographers, writers, and poets.
Oaxaca is a Unesco world heritage site, with no less than 21 cathedrals within the historic center, towering limestone walls, and secret gardens behind every adobe walls and doorway.
Oaxaca is known as “the land of the seven moles“. My favorite mole of them all happens to be “guacomole” — Oaxaca has the best!






As we explore Oaxaca…
I’ll invite you to embrace the world as an Artist — we’ll hunt for visual symbols, unveil revealing metaphors, and open ourselves to serendipity, creativity, and the sweetness of the unknown.
I’ll share with you my favorite ways of collecting the richness of Oaxaca in your sketchbook and studio log and then show you how to incorporate it into your painting practice.
I’ll encourage you to fully FEEL Oaxaca — to allow it to take over your senses and guide your body of work.
I’ll lead you to some of the most inspiring murals, studios, galleries and museums where we’ll overindulge in painting! painting! painting!
take time to nourish your artist soul with color, magic, adventure, & friendship
we’re going to Paint FEARLESS®…A LOT!
During our time in the studio, I will guide you through an intuitive journey of art making while sharing my favorite techniques and insights on being bold and fearless creatively.
We will dip our brushes into our own personal narratives and welcome the spirit of Oaxaca to take us deeper into our most honest expression.
At Paint FEARLESS®, space is limited to 8 artists so you can expect loads of one-on-one guidance, support, and an intimate peek into my own creative process to inspire and uplift you.
As always, all levels of experience are welcome and celebrated, but having at least one year of painting under your apron is highly recommended.





WE’LL BE STAYING NEAR THE ZOCOLO --
THE HEART OF OAXACA CITY!
We will be staying and FEARLESS® Painting in a private estate only blocks away from the bustling city square called the Zocolo.
We will be walking distance to everything, including fabulous restaurants, galleries, museums and shops.
Each room comes with a single bed and a private bathroom. The studio is located right outside your room — you can roll out of bed and paint in your pj’s!
HERE ARE THE ITINERARIES

Sat., Sept. 16 - Fri., Sept.22, 2023
Day One: We’ll begin our adventure with tapas and orientation starting at 4 PM.
Day Two: Breakfast. Morning workshop & FEARLESS® Painting. Lunch. Break. Afternoon workshop & FEARLESS® Painting.
Day Three: Breakfast. Embroidery workshop. Lunch. Time to wander & explore Oaxaca City together.
Day Four: Breakfast. Morning workshop & FEARLESS® Painting. Lunch. Break. Afternoon workshop & FEARLESS® Painting.
Day Five: Breakfast. Visit Teotitlán del Valle to learn about weaving and traditional Bees wax candle making. Then a trip to San Marcos Tlapazola to take in the patterns of traditional red clay ceramics. Lunch also included.
Day Six: Breakfast. FEARLESS® Painting. Lunch. Final shows. Closing circle. Farewell dinner at Restaurante Catedral.
Day Seven: Check out is at 10 AM.

Sun., Sept. 24 - Sat., Sept. 30, 2023
Day One: We’ll begin our adventure with tapas and orientation starting at 4 PM.
Day Two: Breakfast. Morning workshop & FEARLESS® Painting. Lunch. Break. Afternoon workshop & FEARLESS® Painting.
Day Three: Breakfast. Walking tour of Oaxaca including stops at my favorite galleries, sites, and the art store. Lunch. Time to wander and explore on your own.
Day Four: Breakfast. Morning workshop & FEARLESS® Painting. Lunch. Break. Afternoon workshop & FEARLESS® Painting.
Day Five: Breakfast. Visit Monte Alban, Santa María Atzompa, the place of green and white clay and San Martín Tilcajete to learn how Alebrijes. Lunch also included.
Day Six: Breakfast. FEARLESS® Painting. Lunch. Final shows. Closing circle. Farewell dinner at Restaurante Catedral.
Day Seven: Check out is at 10 AM.
2023 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
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