Upcoming Workshops
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: January 5 - 26, 2026
Location: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/
Fearless Abstract Painting
Date: February 7, 2026
Location: https://makespacekayenta.com/
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: February 9 - 18, 2026
Location: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: March 3 - April 21, 2026
Location: https://umfa.utah.edu/
Paint Big, Paint Fearless Register Now!
Date: April 18-19, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Investment: $495 (supplies included)
Location: https://www.workshopslc.com/
For more information & to register:
https://www.workshopslc.com/schedule/paintbigfearless?utm_source=Workshop+SLC&utm_campaign=b1a3962a72-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_19_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-54b3e9751d-328540165&mc_cid=b1a3962a72&mc_eid=8361f79528
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: June 3 - 24, 2016
Location: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/
Fearless Abstract Painting
Date: August 18, 2026
Time: 6 pm - 7:30 pm (90 mins)
Investment: $5 (supplies included)
Location: https://altacommunity.org/
For more information & to register: TBD
Fearless Abstract Painting Register Now!
Date: August 22, 2026
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Investment: $60 (supplies included)
Location: https://www.smofa.org/
For more information & to register:
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/512LzpgrcuP_F33BWKoyCw
Fearless Metallics
Date: October 10-11, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Investment: $495 (supplies included)
Location: https://www.workshopslc.com/
For more information & to register: TBD
Fearless Abstract Painting
Date: December 5, 2026
Time: 10 am- 3 pm
Investment: $295 (supplies included)
Location: https://kimballartcenter.org/
For more information & to register: TBD
Date: January 5 - 26, 2026
Location: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/
Fearless Abstract Painting
Date: February 7, 2026
Location: https://makespacekayenta.com/
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: February 9 - 18, 2026
Location: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: March 3 - April 21, 2026
Location: https://umfa.utah.edu/
Paint Big, Paint Fearless Register Now!
Date: April 18-19, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Investment: $495 (supplies included)
Location: https://www.workshopslc.com/
For more information & to register:
https://www.workshopslc.com/schedule/paintbigfearless?utm_source=Workshop+SLC&utm_campaign=b1a3962a72-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_19_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-54b3e9751d-328540165&mc_cid=b1a3962a72&mc_eid=8361f79528
Fearless Abstract Painting Sold Out
Date: June 3 - 24, 2016
Location: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/
Fearless Abstract Painting
Date: August 18, 2026
Time: 6 pm - 7:30 pm (90 mins)
Investment: $5 (supplies included)
Location: https://altacommunity.org/
For more information & to register: TBD
Fearless Abstract Painting Register Now!
Date: August 22, 2026
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Investment: $60 (supplies included)
Location: https://www.smofa.org/
For more information & to register:
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/512LzpgrcuP_F33BWKoyCw
Fearless Metallics
Date: October 10-11, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Investment: $495 (supplies included)
Location: https://www.workshopslc.com/
For more information & to register: TBD
Fearless Abstract Painting
Date: December 5, 2026
Time: 10 am- 3 pm
Investment: $295 (supplies included)
Location: https://kimballartcenter.org/
For more information & to register: TBD
Workshop Description
Step into fearless creation—play, experiment, surrender to joy.
Join third-generation artist Samantha da Silva for an alchemical 2-day immersion in her unorthodox abstract painting method: rollers instead of brushes, tables instead of easels, floods of paint and water, canvas manipulation, plaster, salt, sand, and sawdust to birth richly textured, ethereal works.
In a safe, heart-centered space, we quiet the inner critic, turn up intuition, and uncover your authentic voice. Through guided discussions—5 Rituals to Clear Your Channel, Compassionate Critiques, Knowing When It’s Finished, and more—you’ll release fear and claim your creative power.
No experience needed. Only an open mind and heart.
Limited spaces.
Clear your channel.
The canvas is waiting.
Fearless Metallics
A modern twist on metallic paints, powders, and gold leaf.
Distressed Mixed Media
Layer, scrape, and tear your way to richly weathered surfaces.
Paint Big, Paint Fearless
Claim your space with an oversized canvas.
Join third-generation artist Samantha da Silva for an alchemical 2-day immersion in her unorthodox abstract painting method: rollers instead of brushes, tables instead of easels, floods of paint and water, canvas manipulation, plaster, salt, sand, and sawdust to birth richly textured, ethereal works.
In a safe, heart-centered space, we quiet the inner critic, turn up intuition, and uncover your authentic voice. Through guided discussions—5 Rituals to Clear Your Channel, Compassionate Critiques, Knowing When It’s Finished, and more—you’ll release fear and claim your creative power.
No experience needed. Only an open mind and heart.
Limited spaces.
Clear your channel.
The canvas is waiting.
Fearless Metallics
A modern twist on metallic paints, powders, and gold leaf.
Distressed Mixed Media
Layer, scrape, and tear your way to richly weathered surfaces.
Paint Big, Paint Fearless
Claim your space with an oversized canvas.
Course Outline – 2 Days
Day 1: Ignition
1. Philosophy - “Creation births ideas"
2. Materials Overview - Canvases, paints, tools.
3. Beginning the Ritual - Intention & toning.
4. Foundational Techniques - Nature as spark , roller application, water blending, canvas tilting, aper towel lifts.
5. Building Texture - Modeling paste vs. gloss gel, Plaster, Foraged mediums (salt, sand, sawdust).
Day 2: Transmutation
6. Depth & Mood - Glazes vs. washes for harmony and atmosphere.
7. 5 Rituals to Clear Your Channel.
8. Knowing When It’s Finished - Compassionate critique & Fearless composition.
9. Varnishing as Ritual - Mid-process and final techniques for brilliance and protection.
1. Philosophy - “Creation births ideas"
2. Materials Overview - Canvases, paints, tools.
3. Beginning the Ritual - Intention & toning.
4. Foundational Techniques - Nature as spark , roller application, water blending, canvas tilting, aper towel lifts.
5. Building Texture - Modeling paste vs. gloss gel, Plaster, Foraged mediums (salt, sand, sawdust).
Day 2: Transmutation
6. Depth & Mood - Glazes vs. washes for harmony and atmosphere.
7. 5 Rituals to Clear Your Channel.
8. Knowing When It’s Finished - Compassionate critique & Fearless composition.
9. Varnishing as Ritual - Mid-process and final techniques for brilliance and protection.