Trust Yourself
& Ignite Your Creativity
THE BOOKS
The Artist’s Journey®:
Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity
Whether you dream of loosening up and exploring creativity, expressing yourself, healing and becoming whole, experimenting with paints, colors, and techniques, or surprising yourself with your art, The Artist’s Journey® is your step-by-step guide to bold self-expression.
The Artist’s Journey®:
Creativity Reflection Journal
Creativity is central to feeling alive. Unleash your inner artist.
Spark your imagination in The Artist’s Journey Creativity Reflection Journal with creativity prompts, poetic musings and stories inviting you to reflect on and activate the inner sources of your creativity.
The Adjacent Possible:
Evolve Your Art. From Blank Canvas To Prolific Artist
Discover the science of creativity and the art of the possible- the adjacent possible!
Take your art to the edge of creation and collapse- to the place of poised instability where your paintings evolve. Step into the unknown, access The Adjacent Possible and create art that surprises and wows you.
Live Online Comprehensive Program:
The Artist’s Journey®: Masterclass
6 months devoted to going on your inner journey and implementing the 3 Key Practices: Start, Experiment, Evolve to help you overcome inhibitions, fall in love with painting again, create paintings that wow you and reach that place of continuing evolution with your art that is dynamic, alive and evolving.
(Using principles from the intersections of art, science, psychology, evolutionary biology, mathematics, theoretical physics and creativity research that most artists don’t know)
ABOUT NANCY
Artist, best-selling author, and Stanford educated existential psychiatrist, Dr. Nancy Hillis guides and inspires you as you step into the terra incognita of your soul and face your vulnerability as an artist. She believes that your most astonishing work comes from deep exploration and experimentation. Nancy encourages you to find the nascent, unexpressed parts of yourself, give voice to your subconscious experiences, and finally express YOU in your art and life.
Founder of The Artist’s Journey® workshops and courses, Nancy has led over 50,000 students on their creative journeys. Not only does Nancy encourage you to express yourself in your art, she has created courses and workshops to guide you on a tangible and accessible path to your deepest artistic fulfillment.
THE INSPIRATION
Vera took her painting to a new level
Nancy, you are full of life and have a deep understanding of the “other.” You are a fantastic teacher. Your lessons are so intelligently put together! You not only provided invaluable information, you opened doors to a new level in painting and led us through with your encouragement & belief that we can do it. You made it possible for us to venture in new territory & helped us through it!
~ Vera V. Tchikovani, San Francisco, CA, Artist’s Journey® Course Alumna
Teresa has experienced a turning point in her art
“The Artist’s Journey” after 50 years of painting, was the turning point in my work, I have never felt such enthusiasm with my work.
Thank you Nancy for your truly enlightening words and videos, every artist whether debutante or established should know about your teachings.
~ Teresa Pisani
Chrissy now understands the path to her best work
Nancy gives the gift of soul work with intuitive abstract art, moving through fear and into the present moment with joyful experimentation. I now understand the path to my best work, to be able to paint with an expressive aliveness, and am deeply grateful for Nancy’s genuine care and individual attention. The content is presented sincerely and simply, and is deeply motivating.
~ Christine Scurr
Betty found her own style
Not only did I learn about the fundamentals of creating abstract art, but I learned them in a way that was deeper and easy to understand. The weekly lesons, videos, and assignments helped me hone in on techniques through practice. The FB form was an amazing group of supportive artists and Nancy’s feedback, guidance, and support were invaluable. It’s been the best online course I have taken and completed!
~ Betty Franks Krause
Marian incorporated painting with her yoga practice
The Artist’s Journey Course Work and Nancy’s abiding trust and encouragement are the cornerstone of my artistic development. Watching her simultaneously paint and teach is captivating and spellbinding. I’ve travelled from nascent “yeah kind of” artist to one who races to her studio, eager to spend time painting, experimenting, exploring, allowing, and finally, liking my work. Grateful to Nancy forever! Namaste!
~ Marian Bach
THE BLOG
Empty Virtuosity & The Tyranny of Technique
I think the idea of empty virtuosity comes up more often in music than in painting, but it is everywhere in creative pursuits. And it is deeply related to last week's critique of art criticism. In music, it is associated with performers who...
Artist Manifesto: A Critique Of Art Critique
For seven years now, we have drawn parallels between art, mathematics, and science. We are careful when we bring up mathematics, because we know that equations can have a toxic effect and scare off artists. But art critique can be even...
Cultivating Your Studio Practice: The Power of Starting
Cultivating Your Studio Practice: The Power of Starting Starting is probably the greatest challenge of all creative enterprises. Zero to one, from nothing to something. Why is it so hard sometimes? The nature of things is resistance to...
FREE WORKSHOP: 3 Massive Mistakes Even Professional Artists Make!
Learn the three vital studio practices that are at the core of creating as an artist to overcome inhibitions, activate your creativity, fall in love with painting again and create paintings that wow you.