The Visual Arts, a universal language not bound by linear time, speaks directly to our souls. An art practice grounded by Intention and Gratitude helps us manifest visualizations that serve the greater good.
Today, more than ever humanity seeks meaningful connections, acceptance, empathy, and love. As we face ever-growing challenges to our personal and universal environments, we require skills that ground us in Higher Self wisdom. Only through self-love, love for the other, and love for our planet may we bring higher consciousness to the sacredness of all life.
I desire to serve the greater good by sharing what I have learned from experiencing and healing personal trauma, my formal training in education and creating personal narratives, and my artistic journey into spiritual consciousness. I have taught students of all ages. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Creative Writing. During graduate school I designed and taught Composition I and II courses to college freshmen. I am a life-long learner and am excited to share my love of the creative process through art workshops.
JOIN ME for an in-person workshop and learn to channel your authentic creativity!
Workshops are ideal for high school and college aged students, adults of all ages, for beginning or practiced artists, and can be customized for a particular group and/or topic.
JOIN ME and let’s make art together!
Workshops include on-site opportunities for students to practice new skills through guided art projects.
Please contact me at wfkapainter@gmail.com to discuss workshops for any group of students or individuals who wish to expand creativity through the power of the Authentic Voice. Follow me on Instagram @wfkapainter for workshop updates, to see additional works of art not featured on the website, and view new in-progress paintings.
Channeling Your Authentic Creativity
Transforming our connection to Divine Creativity begins with self-awareness. How do belief systems, states of mind, and traumas shape us as artists? How does self-healing serve as creative catalyst? Our connection to Oneness: the scared collective of all living things, affects our ability to create through an authentic voice. Do we control the content of our personal narratives? How does being an honest, compassionate observer help us serve the greater artistic good?
Empower your creative process by learning:
Present Moment Awareness: States of Self and Creativity
How belief systems define Personal Narrative in art
Why personal and universal traumas surface during the creative process
How art fosters self-healing and in turn universal healing
The Wisdom of Quiet Space: Meditation Assisted Creativity
The Artist’s role in Co-creating Reality: The Compassionate Observer
Why Intentional Service is the natural beginning of creative pursuit
The Three Grounding Art Practices: Intention, Gratitude, and Manifestation
The Visual Storyteller
In a world filled with beautiful images, what determines the depth of connection between human and image? What draws us into a work of art? Why do certain works of art affect us more deeply than others? Why is the Higher Self our guide to authentic creation? How do we create art that moves viewers beyond formal technique and into a place of emotional immediacy?
Discover the elements of effective visual story telling including:
Why visual arts are our most powerful language
Why all details in a work of art are thematic
How the absence of linear time fosters healing
How Intuition speaks through symbols
Processing emotions through images
Processing emotions through color
How dreams and meditations inform art
The Higher Self as creative narrator
Harnessing the narrative of Oneness
Color Unlocked
There was a time in each of our lives when color had no rules. We were free to enjoy, celebrate, and explore color as young children. As we grew older, we were taught to follow social rules on choosing appropriate colors, acknowledging the assignment of colors to specific meanings and groups, and to use bright colors sparingly. Our authentic voice speaks when all colors are invited to be part of the creative process. Only by way of unfiltered color choices may we channel multi-layered, multi-dimensional messages through our art.
Rediscover the joy of color by understanding:
How color is confined and assigned in society
The Transitional Power of Possibility: The Child’s Wisdom
How children create art through play and imagination
How your Authentic Voice is expressed through spontaneous, creative impulses
Why a grounded art practice facilitates free-flow color choices
The necessity of unfiltered color choices in art
The connective nature of neon colors
How to Challenge Binary Opposition: It’s Not All Black and White