Ready to fall in love with your color palette—and keep your work feeling fresh, alive, and adventurous?
Color Pop Intensive: The Sensory Palette: Citrine, Olive, Russet, Turquoise & Peach
It’s time to explore the world’s most irresistible colors, hands-on.
This intensive is for you if you:
- Feel boxed in by the same old color combos
- Crave sensory-rich, experimental workshops (not just theory)
- Want to surprise yourself (and your viewers!) every time you paint
Here’s what we’ll explore together:
- Gorgeous Citrine
A vibrant, complex tertiary mixed from two secondaries, citrine is all aglow—think vitality, illumination, and surprise. You’ll mix multiple citrine variations and build a painting that’s all about luminous edge. - Yummy Olive
Love violet and green? Combine these floral favorites and unlock a whole new world of subtle olive tones—perfect for organic forms, landscape-inspired marks, and experimenting with “constraint.” - Rich, Earthy Russet
Russet isn’t just for spuds! This storied, often-overlooked earth hue is the grounding force in countless landscape masterpieces. Learn russet’s secrets for powerful, nuanced neutrals and discover new approaches to bold abstract expressionism. - Turquoise & Peach
Bring on the vibrance—cool, electric turquoise against juicy, warm peach creates drama and movement like nothing else. Explore warm/cool dialogue, color vibration, and scale with “progressive maquettes” for a suite of high-impact studies.
Every session is a hands-on, paint-with-me workshop. You get:
- 4 recorded Zoom tutorial/painting sessions
- Yearlong, anytime access to every lesson, demo, and replay
- Vibrant, private Facebook group for sharing & support—even after the course ends
- Flexible supply guidance—jump in with what you’ve got, add new colors if you want to play
Real Artist Praise:
“Nancy Hillis continues to surprise me with inspiring, inventive coursework. Color Pop helped me move beyond theory into active, experimental color play. I loved the camaraderie, structure, and Nancy’s encouragement. Even when the Zooms ended, the learning and support in the Facebook group kept me going!”
“I always meant to practice color mixing, but never did until I had this supportive group and Nancy’s creative prompts lighting the way. So grateful for this experience.”
FAQs
What is Color Pop Intensive?
Color Pop Intensive is a new Online program. This recorded Workshop replicates a live, in-person Workshop. We explore 4 unique color palettes and apply them to a variety of provocative and eye-opening exercises during 4 Recorded Zoom Painting Sessions. (Session are recorded and available for 1 year). After 1 year, you’ll be invited to join The Salon where you’ll have access to all Color Pop Workshops you’ve taken as well as be able to join our monthly live Color Pop Painting Session Call where we’ll paint together for 2 hours.
When does Color Pop Intensive start?
The Color Pop Intensive Workshop starts whenever you are ready.
How long do I have access to Color Pop Intensive?
You have access to Painting Session recordings for 1 year. After that, if we’re still running The Salon, you’ll be invited to join. The Salon is our monthly program of access to the Color Pop Workshops you’ve taken as well as monthly Live Painting Sessions where we’ll paint together for 2 hours.
What is your refund policy for Color Pop Intensive?
There are no refunds for the Color Pop Intensive Workshop. Given the immediate nature of the Workshop recordings, there are no refunds, makeups, or deferrals.
What materials can I use for Color Pop Intensive?
I create the painting demos using acrylic paints and mixed media for this workshop. You can use acrylic, watercolor, oil paint, pastels or anything you wish.
What materials do I need for Color Pop Intensive?
You will need a substrate to paint on (this can be paper, canvas, board), paints (primary colors, black, white to start, and your favorite brushes). Any mark making materials you have in your studio will work well. Materials list provided upon registration.
Artist, Psychiatrist, Author, Founder of The Artist’s Journey® and The Adjacent Possible® Workshops and Courses.
International Bestselling Author, Book Excellence Award Winner, Reader’s Favorite Gold and Silver Medals. BookAuthority named The Artist’s Journey a Top 100 Creativity Book.
I guide artists to create their deepest, most authentic art through my signature approach, combining art and psychiatry. I’ve helped thousands of artists transform their work from the inside out, operating from the conviction that artistic creation has as much to do with psychology as it does with paint and canvas.
I studied under renowned psychiatrist, Irvin Yalom, MD at Stanford and have been featured in Inc. and The New York Observer. When not painting or teaching, I swim, play cello, write fiction, and visit my daughter in St Andrews, Scotland.
Your Mentor
Nancy Hillis, MD
Ready to surprise yourself—and start painting with color confidence and creative fire?
Join Color Pop Intensive 4: The Sensory Palette—Citrine, Olive, Russet, Turquoise & Peach
Color Pop Intensive: The Sensory Palette: Citrine, Olive, Russet, Turquoise & Peach
$197
- Yearlong access to your chosen Color Pop Workshop
- One-time payment
- Private Facebook group where you can post your work if desired
- After a year, you may renew for a nominal fee
Get All 5 Color Pops in the 5 Course Bundle
$497
- Yearlong access to the Complete 5 Color Pop Workshop Collection
- The best value
- One-time payment
- Private Facebook group where you can post your work if desired
- After a year, you may renew for a nominal fee
Create mouth watering abstract expressionist paintings
Citrine Jumbo Maquettes
Olive Variations & Constraint
Russet Abstract Expressionism
Turquoise & Peach Progressive Maquettes
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