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Category: Past Events

What brings joy, frustration and ultimately timeless memories?

Posted on by Christi Belle Posted in activity, Art, Art Challenge, art classes, Art Retreat, Art Retreat in Florence, art retreat in tuscany, Art Workshop in Italy, art workshop in tuscany, Art Workshops, artists, beginnings, Buellton, creative process, creativity, Creativity is health, Inspirational Quotes, Italy, learn how to paint, Life of an Artist, Los Olivos, Painting, Past Events, Real Stuff, restorative retreat, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez Valley, self-care, Sketching, Solvang, Things to do, Tuscany, Vineyard, watercolor, wine tasting, wine tasting events, winery

Painting in the Vineyard classes are back! đŸ˜‰ Spring has sprung and it’s a spectacular show of wildflowers all over our hills and mountains up here in the Santa Ynez Valley and we can’t wait to paint them all. Spring…

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Born Creators

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We are all BORN creators. Like Pablo Picasso says: Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Do you believe that? That every child is an artist? I do. Picture a…

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New Events & A bit of Sap…

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While the weather might not be reflecting it–Summer is most definitely just around the corner! We’re booking new events left and right (see below for the most recent additions) and attendance at our painting in the vineyard events is better…

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Labor Day Weekend!!

Posted on by Christi Belle Posted in activity, Art, beach, beginnings, breathe, Buellton, creativity, Creativity is health, culture, events, gratefulness, holidays, labor day, Life of an Artist, Los Olivos, Painting, Past Events, Ramblings, Real Stuff, relax, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez Valley, self-care, Solvang, stress, take a break, thankful, Things to do, Vineyard, wine tasting, wine tasting events, winery

I mean…who doesn’t love a THREE DAY WEEKEND?! Holidays like Labor Day and the Fourth of July are some of my favorites. You know why? Because there’s just not a lot of pressure surrounding them. These holidays share most of…

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The Art of Self-Care

Posted on by Christi Belle Posted in activity, Art, beginnings, breathe, Buellton, creativity, Creativity is health, culture, events, gratefulness, Inspirational Quotes, Life of an Artist, Los Olivos, Painting, Past Events, perseverance, Ramblings, Real Stuff, relax, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez Valley, self-care, Solvang, stress, take a break, thankful, Things to do, Vineyard

“In a busy society where we are told to do more, achieve more, and be more. Often times we forget to really look at who we are and what makes us uniquely us. Self-care is the idea of slowing down…

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Sketching, Crawling, Painting, Sipping.

Posted on by Christi Belle Posted in activity, Art, breathe, Buellton, creativity, Creativity is health, culture, events, gratefulness, Life of an Artist, Los Olivos, Painting, Past Events, Ramblings, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang, Things to do, watercolor

Have you ever done a pub crawl? Well, this was so much better! This past Sunday, a merry group of folks took to the streets of Los Olivos to sip Valley wines and learn watercolor and sketching. Starting at Zinke…

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