Mentorship is the fastest way to go from where you are today, to where you want to be! Learn How Mentorship Works or join this mentors group below. Not sure what stage you are? Click here for descriptions.
My art career was an odyssey of learning, change, success, failure, agents, galleries, and exploration; all fired by my passion for art. I bring that same fire to my mentorship groups.
You’ll find out how to tap into your imagination and bring those ideas to your art. We’ll talk about how to develop your imagination, use a step-by-step process and discover how colour and design play key roles. If you’re a realist you’ll learn how to use those skills to create in a more free and inventive way. And if you’re in it just to explore and expand your skills and energize your artistic spirit, then you’re going to be in the perfect group!
Critiques can be fun! At each session we’ll critique the homework, learn from one another and you’ll learn how to self-assess your work.
Mindset, we’ll dive into that and unwrap the drive and meaning behind your work. And those things that hold us back, the blocks and fears, they happen, I’ll share ways to deal with those!
Do you want to sell? Find out how to promote and brand yourself in a way that feels good and is respectful of your potential collectors.
The skills I teach apply to any style and subject matter. Join me, I have a lifetime of artmaking and I’ll tell you everything I can in our time together. You’re about to reach beyond what you think is possible with your art.
Cindy’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Mentor’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow in these areas.
Cindy is very skillful and the demos she does on composition are very helpful.
Cindy is very empowering and supportive in her critiques.
Cindy is a wealth of knowledge and is making my mind stretch!
Cindy is so generous with sharing her knowledge and experience!
Cindy is awesome! She gives great demos and critiques!
I was feeling stuck and unsure about how to evolve my art practice when I decided to mentor under Cindy. Cindy’s guidance, demos, critiques, and encouragement helped me break through my creative block and explore new ideas and techniques. I’m grateful for her insights and encouragement, which have given me a clearer direction and renewed inspiration.
Cindy manages to jam so much in without it feeling rushed!
Cindy is very encouraging and skilled.
Cindy is so generous with sharing her knowledge and experience!
I had the pleasure of being in Cindy Revell’s Mastrius group and was warmly welcomed by the group members and the talented teacher. Cindy provided me with valuable resources information and mentorship with live demos. Her gift at teaching gave me the both the skills and most importantly the confidence to grow as an artist. Cindy meets you where you’re at in your art journey and makes a concerted effort to provide feedback and exercises specific to your unique journey as an artist. Her work is vibrant, complex yet playful and whimsical. Her teaching style represents all of that and more!
Elizabeth, Aspiring Artist
I love how Cindy presents her demos. I also love how she critiques by applauding the artist’s style and offering ideas to enhance that style. She is very inspirational.
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Your Membership Includes (click here):
Mentorship Session: Meet via video conference for a monthly 2-hour session with your Mentor and small group. You choose the mentor, we provide the group!
Mid-Month Session: Meet via video conference for a 1-hour session with your small group and Navigator to connect, share progress, encouragement, and support.
Weekly Events: Attend LIVE weekly events online, on hot topics like Finding Your Style, Composition & Critiques, plus master DEMOS. Access event recordings!
MyStudio: Access your private online studio space equipped with business tools and Mentorship Session Recordings.
Chat Group: Access your private online chat group to connect with your small group and Navigator (group facilitator) anytime.
Discounts: Enjoy member discounts on LIVE and ON-DEMAND courses, art supplies, and more!
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Mentorship Membership
$ USD87/Monthly Membership
Next session: January 09, 2025
On the 2nd Thursday of every month 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST Thu
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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Cindy Revell’s vividly colored oil paintings are created in a sunny studio where a frolicsome dog and chunky cat keep her company and provide inspiration. Revell and her talented husband who can build or fix anything live in the countryside outside of Sherwood Park, Alberta.
After a few detours, Cindy took Environmental Graphic Design at Grant MacEwan University. It was an inspiring time as she learned about art history, design, and illustration. A love of the old masters was born and she knew that art was a world in which she belonged. After college Cindy worked as a graphic designer and illustrator during which time she developed a whimsical and simple style using scratchboard. It would strongly influence her future work.
But life is never static and change was coming. Cindy began oil painting as a way to invigorate her illustration work and in doing so her interest in the old masters and her love of realism was rekindled. She began painting realistic still lifes full of glowing light and the same rich warm palette that was a key part of her illustration. It was at this time that a gallery owner asked Cindy if she would do an exhibit of her illustration. She was busy with her work and oil painting and the timing didn’t seem right. But a seed was planted and in time it sprouted and grew into the whimsical paintings she creates today.
Over the years Cindy's evolving work has been in numerous shows, travelling museum exhibitions, and is in a permanent museum collection. Her work has been published in many magazines, books and over 20 children’s educational and picture books.
Cindy was honoured with a nomination for a Governor General’s award for illustration early in her career and has received numerous awards recognizing both her illustration and oil painting. She’s a member of The Oil Painters of America and a signature member of The Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA). She is represented by The Artym Gallery, The Webster Galleries, Candler Art Gallery and Persistence of Vision.
Today you will still find Cindy dreaming, thinking ‘what if’ and ‘anything is possible’ as she creates magical worlds in paint. While she is serenaded by bird song coming through the delightfully squeaky screen door of her studio she is reminded of the great magic and connection of all life and tries to get a little bit of that in each painting.
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