Joan Fullerton, 4-Day Major Workshop
Paint Yourself Free: An Acrylic Workshop
June 29 - July 2, 2026
9 am - 4 pm, Monday - Thursday
Tuition Non-Members $600 / Members $550
Join Joan to learn unique techniques of laying acrylic paint using daily demonstrations, lectures, encouragement and practice with two compositions per day. You’ll learn how to coax hints of reality from an abstract background, how to control values and colors for emotional emphasis, and how to suggest rather than delineate.
An attitude of “play” in this workshop will allow for greater innovation as we become relaxed and receptive to the small voice of intuition and imagination.
Joan is particularly skilled at helping students discover their unique artistic voice. A multitude of approaches and techniques give beginners confidence, while more advanced students will benefit from Joan’s insightful solutions to their artistic challenges.
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Biography: Joan holds BFA and MFA degrees in painting from the University of Wyoming. She was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award while a college art instructor at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1990 to 2003. In 2003, she made the leap of faith to relocate and paint full-time in Taos, NM. Following several successful exhibitions during her eight years in Taos, Fullerton made her mark and established her reputation as a respected artist and teacher. In 2010, she moved to the Denver area, where she enjoys painting in the studio when not traveling to teach.
Joan's work has been in galleries, juried shows, and museums since the early 70's and has been internationally in Italy and Japan. She is published in the 2010 edition of Open Studios Press, Visual Journeys, Art for the 21st Century, and Journeys to Abstraction #3, featured in Acrylic Artist Spring 2017, and the New Edition of the Encyclopedia of Acrylic Painting Techniques by Hazel Harrison. She is the author of "Paint Yourself Free," an online painting course, and is a contributing author of the Amazon Bestseller, Radical Self-Love: How to Create Your Life Through Creativity.
Cancellation Policy for Major Workshops: Refunds must be requested in writing at least 3 weeks prior to the start of Workshop. A $100 administrative fee will be charged and reduced from the refund amount. If a refund is requested in writing later than 3 weeks prior to the start of Workshop, no refund will be given. However, if the seat is filled with another enrollment, the late refund request may be considered for refund, less the $100 administrative fee.
