I’m SO blocked I refuse to waste ANOTHER canvas
I’ve lost ALL my joy
I agonize over perfection
I overwork my stokes
My paintings are LIFELESS
I never finish a canvas
My paintings are JUST like everybody else’s
I’ve tried so many styles I don't know the THE REAL ME
I don’t know what my art is trying to say
I’m TERRIFIED I might be a one-hit-wonder
I feel like a fraud
I ‘m not sure I have talent!
I’ve left my run too late
The painters who work with me break through to a radical relationship with colour & stroke and become an unstoppable force of creativity with the courage to share their work AND in their unique signature style
ONCE YOU MAKE THE SHIFTS
Inspiration flows
You’ll be SO inspired you’ll paint with direction
Your eyes will OPEN and you WON’T be stopped
You embrace SIZE & COLOUR with boldness
People will STOP and take notice of your paintings
You will stand in AUTHENTICITY
Proudly show your work
Family/friends will take your work seriously
You feel fulfilled a last
and best . . . . . .
You will release JOY into your world!
Let me introduce myself, I’m
I am a life-long creative on a mission to bring women into the unbridled joy of their self-expression. I am qualified in Fine Art, Adult Ed, Business and Psycho-Spirituality. I have been nominated for a Telstra Women’s Business Award, the Victorian Womens Honour Roll and the Order of Australia
Discovering the SHIFTS
Having mentored hundreds of women painters I have found there are 5 key shifts you must make to paint authentic paintings YOU are proud of, that are memorable, AND people want to pay you money for - let’s walk through them
You are one-of-a-kind, with a unique voice the world needs. Embrace your birthright and let your light shine. A Course In Miracles says, “Shine, because when you do, you give others permission” - when you put yourself into your work, authenticity shines through. Go beyond the mind, listen to your inner voice, and let inspiration guide you. When you channel your true self, you’ll never be blocked again and your work will bring you joy for a lifetime
Case Study
LF tried many things and knew she often got stopped, loose her way, and give up in disappointment. Its interesting because the spirit always lead us towards wholeheartedness and she chose a pair of dahlias to paint, which are not easy for the layers of petals. Sure enough, L met the thing that stopped her, which was just some old thinking-pattern BUT it would make her head go fuzzy and then she could’nt see the shapes nor translate them onto the canvas. With a structure to get past her mind, here’s what happened. She was able to recognise the stopping-point, get her head back under control instead of going down the rabbit warren of self-sabotage, and slip back into flow state and complete. She learned what it was to conquer that ‘demon’ and she not only became a completer but loosened up and channelled her real voice. Take a look at this amazing triptych
Let go of the idea that you need to make everything perfect—this won’t help you grow. To truly develop, you have to embrace discomfort. Crank up the speed, shake up your tools, go wild with color, think big & break the rules. When you face fear and push through, something magical happens and things flow. The key is to follow joy. Aim high and shoot for the moon because, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars
Case Study
MW had a big life with a lot of obligation and truly needed her art as a means to restore and replenish. When she came to me she had tragically been shut down by a harsh painting teacher and not painted for over a year. Timid at first, she reconnected to her heart, shifted that big block and with big brushes, canvas and an in-your-face reference, she burst through the fear with courageous strokes and pure colour until she broke through to her JOY and her confidence came flooding back, never more to be quashed
Case Study
RH was painting perfect paintings on a small scale with no real direction. We challenged her with a time-frame, a big 2mt canvas, a bold composition and limited the mark making tools and, in that squeeze, she had no option than to get out of her comfort zone and she exploded in generous strokes that were full of energy and bold unadulterated colour. She sang and danced through the whole painting journey and said that she truly felt she was painting for the first time. This breakthrough formed the approach she now always takes and this is now RH, in a very short space of time
The WHY Factor is the most powerful way to get crystal clear about WHY you are painting – and stops you IMMEDIATELY from wasting time & canvas or ending up nowhere. It helps you know exactly WHAT you are painting and gets incredibly focussed plus It can be the impetus for a show and you can even reproduce it. The WHY Factor does all this and keeps you fresh and motivated
Case Study
AM was formerly trained and spent a life-time in and around creative expression - when she came to me she was uninspired and had lost her purpose. It was really fabulous working with AM because she had the honesty and integrity to take the deep dive into her truth and, when suddenly she saw it, her real light came back on and she became unstoppable, painting with a confidence and flow that took my breath away. AND, she had a succefful show and opened a commercial studio
This is how we approached making art, up to now …..
That is like crossing your fingers and hoping you’ll pull off a winner!
Most painters can't explain what their art is about. Fine Art degrees won't even teach you to ask, "What do I want to say?" and "How will I say it?" Without these questions, you're stuck with random pieces that don't form a cohesive collection. But, when you take the time to discover your message and your method, your creativity ignites and everything aligns, propelling you toward your future
SO, the NEW WAY OF MAKING ART
Case Study
MF had painted when she was at school and at midlife had reached a crossroads in her corporate career. She turned to painting and was ready to plunge head long into the journey. She consumed all the shifts with a ferociousness that both filled her and fuelled her. Without any old ways to shake up its almost unbelievable that she went from complete newbie to prize winner in 6 months
We must channel our authentic self, find our signature style and use the secret weapon: the WHY Factor for our work to stand out from the crowd and paint with passion & purpose. Now, don’t freak out but let’s take it to the next level
Once you know who you are and have found your voice, you'll want to share your work with family, friends, and public. As an authentic creator, you'll be ready to speak about your art, stand by it, and let it go into the world. While traditional shows are one way, today anyone can showcase their work, make some noise and build cred fast. seeing yourself as a brand and using simple platforms, you can market your work, control sales and own your creations for reproduction
Case Study
When ST incorporated the shifts her painting accelerated beyond her dreams and her true signature revealed itself strong and true. This new found confidence gave her direction and purpose, plus her partner saw the commercial opportunity that going online would offer. With the help of some clever apps and very little outlay, in time or $ she has herself a brand that is congruent across the body of her collection provides her much needed feedback, sales and purpose to keep creating and expanding her gallery
Now, controlling your mind, letting your true self shine, discovering your unique style, and uncovering your WHY might seem obvious—even simple. But in reality, it’s not. If it were, the art we see today would look very different
You can’t navigate this journey alone because you can’t recognize what you don’t yet see. Left alone, you’ll keep repeating yourself over and over. That’s where mentors come in
They’ve already walked this path, made the mistakes, and learned the lessons—saving you countless hours on forgettable paintings and thousands of dollars in wasted effort
A great mentor not only guides you through your obstacles but also gives you the confidence to embrace your true artistic destiny
And, when they are truly gifted, they cultivate a powerful, inspiring community of fellow painters—the kind of sisterhood you’ll want to be part of
Case Study
Beautiful MM had resigned after a long career and chose to explore her creativity for the first time in her life and she came with a 'blank canvas' She dived in with courage and took both the inner journey and outer journey. We got way out of our comfort zone and explored different styles and techniques until her signature revealed itself. And even though she got a magnificent suite of paintings that she showed, it was exploring her inner world, and learning to listen to her spirit and see where it led that caused the biggest breakthrough and what emerged was a completely new direction and career path in Creative Counselling
Hundreds of women now call themselves ARTISTS
I knew women painters wanted freedom but years of practice wouldn’t liberate them so, I designed The Painting Mentor Program based on the 5 Key Shifts because everyone needed a MENTOR who is gifted with insight and commissioned as a WAY-SHOWER to shine the LIGHT for you and ignite your fire. Then once they broke free, as the natural next step, I launched them as emerging artists through the GRAD PROGRAM
The Programs were hugely successful BUT they were expensive & therefore elitest, SO
VIRTUAL Studio is a membership-based, comprehensive, online environment designed for women painters and features an empowering framework that helps artists move from feeling stuck to experiencing creative freedom in a nurturing space of mentorship and sisterhood…..regardless of where they are on their artistic journey
VIRTUAL Studio contains 3 dynamic components
IT’S true every time
Women in VIRTUAL Studio break free from their limitations, supercharge their skills and paint with a bold, dynamic relationship to color & stroke and thrive in a supportive community. Even more importantly, they carry this breakthrough into their practice, propelling their abilities to an entirely new level and transforming other areas of their life
TESTIMONIALS
Let’s take a look
Each component in virtual studio is powerfully designed to help you quickly gain comfort and trust, unlocking a path to freedom while fostering holistic growth and developing the artist on a practical, personal & spiritual level
#1 The PROGRAM
Merging the former flagship Painting Mentor ($4K) and GRAD (2K) Programs, The PROGRAM focuses on creativity, painting fundamentals and developing a unique artistic voice. Underpinned by the 5 SHIFTS it teaches the fail-safe METHOD for impactful artwork, strengthens mindset and helps participants create up to 8 ambitious paintings in their authentic style. Once your voice & courage are found, the natural step is to create a brand and prepare painters to confidently show and sell their work, guiding them through a structured process to be mentally and emotionally ready. The PROGRAM is suitable for anyone and at any stage of their creative journey
Starting with 16 rich FUNDAMENTAL modules
All delivered in a self-paced online platform with training videos, audios, downloadable docs and accompanied by tasks you can post into the group for monthly critique
Claim your space
Set up for success
Painting styles and genres
Learn THE METHOD via 3 large-scale painting projects
including painting demos, manuals, playlists & meditations
Capturing your bliss with studio & plein-air photography
Your mind-set, triggers and blocks with powerful tools
Finding your voice with 3-5 more solo painting projects
Arc up your Mo-jo with the ONE Day Challenge
Creating a WINNING COMPOSITION
What’s WHY is and What’s YOUR art about
Articulating what you want to say and how you say it
Creating your individual FORMULA for success
Develop and begin a SERIES
Create your BRAND, ABOUT YOU and other marketing pieces
Getting yourself out there in social media
here’s a sneak peak at just one painting project
Followed by 12 rich GET LOUD modules
Naming your show and securing your venue
Preparing WINNING references & choosing sizes
Creating your buzz
Counting down with social media
Preparing traditional media
Pricing, photographing and moving your work
Preparing the paintings for hanging
Prepare essential docs
Bumping in & out
Speaking about your work
Showtime
Doing more with your designs
Working your data-base
“ “I am exploding in happiness I can’t believe I am painting what I am painting. I sing and dance and am in flow-state through for most of it” KVL “I can’t repay you for what you have brought out of me artistically” SL “I wait with baited breath for evey module. Painting is on my mind every day and I now look around with my eyes wide open” CGP ”
#2 The HEROS Creative Challenge
Every month, the sisterhood gathers in their studio, regardless of skill level, to explore creativity in a non-judgmental space. The Challenge, streamed from Shani’s Melbourne studio, pushes creative boundaries through themed sessions that enhance both practical and spiritual development. Supported by a week-long scaffold of coaching including critique, this experience reinforces learning from The Program, fosters confidence and boosts exponential growth by the collective energy of painting together
80 HEROS Challenges to-date have resulted in more than 2,400 painters making as many paintings that have been hung, exhibited or sold, spreading the healing power of color
““I am looking at everything differently. Feeling so lucky to be in this group” KC “This group has given me so much joy. I talked about finding art all the time but just never got to it, now I’m addicted “ JN I owe so much to the HERO Challenges. My confidence has certainly had a BIG boost. A huge change from “I don’t think I can paint that” to “ooh how should I approach this one” JB”
#3 Mentorship and The Sisterhood
It’s simple really!
Without a MENTOR you just keep doing YOU in a never-ending cycle
is a powerful and fearless mentor who, cares enough and, is brave enough, to take you to a threshold and push you over. She has already walked this path, made the mistakes, and learned the lessons and will save you countless hours & thousands of dollars in wasted effort. Shani’s mentorship is truly gifted and is recognized by Spiritual Care Australia and she has been nominated for the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll and an Order of Australia
Our online community is where the sisterhood gathers, hangs out and actively upholds each other. They paint together in the HEROS Challenge and post up their paintings from The PROGRAM and it’s where Shani critiques paintings, in the monthly ZOOM, that will best benefit the whole sisterhood
VIRTUAL Studio and Shani’s coaching & critique gives you the confidence to embrace your true artistic destiny and the powerful community of 1,400-strong inspiring, positive, encouraging and kind fellow-women painters is
the kind of sisterhood you want to be part of
Joining VIRTUAL Studio is
FREE
✅ Access to the basic Community
✅ ALL past HEROS Challenges (Cost $49 each)
✅ Access to paid courses in the Choose Your Creative Adventure series (Cost $250 each)
Membership to the SISTERHOOD-Community
$13 WEEK - billed half yearly - cancel anytime
✅ ALL past HEROS Challenges (Value, say $2,400)
✅ Live active Community for support, engagement & critique within the Sisterhood (Value priceless)
✅ Monthly live HEROS Creative Challenges (Value $539 per year)
Included with each Challenge
5 hours of live coaching
8 hours painting together in the sisterhood
Playlists, Reference, Supportive Materials, Gallery of Results
Support & critique within the sisterhood
✅ Monthly live ZOOM Critique where Shani chooses a number of paintings as teaching tools (Value priceless)
✅Past ZOOM Critique catch-ups
✅Access to The PROGRAM, including
Painting Mentor Program (Value $4,400), containing
100 hours of exclusive training videos & tasks, audio, image & written content
Learn THE METHOD via 3 large-scale painting projects including demos, manuals, playlists & meditations
Art theory
Studio & plein-air photography
Powerful mind-set tools for blocks & triggers
Finding your voice with 3-5 solo painting projects PLUS the ONE Day Challenge
Winning Compositions
What’s your WHY and What’s YOUR art about
Articulating your message
Creating your individual FORMULA for success
Develop and begin a SERIES
Create your BRAND, ABOUT YOU and other marketing pieces
Getting yourself out there in social media, and
2. GRAD Program (Value $2,200), including
30 hours of video, audio, image & written content
Exclusive Training videos and tasks
Naming your show and securing your venue
Powerful tools for mind-set, triggers and blocks
Preparing your WINNING references and choosing sizes
Creating your buzz
Countdown your social media
Preparing traditional media
Pricing, photographing and moving your work
Preparing paintings for hanging
Essential docs
Bumping in & out
Speaking about your work & Showtime
Doing more with your designs
That’s over AUD$9,539 in real value for $13 a week
No brainer really!
Bring the JOY back into your painting and your life!
“Well that’s what I call disrupting!!!
NO brushes used. That last 2 hours are the most fun for me, when I begin I have the best intentions to meet the brief and then I don’t. It used to worry me, but now I just let me be me. At some point in the process it just snaps in my head and I’m in my happy place.I am so in awe of all you amazing artists and how you have all blossomed under Shani’s mentorship and I am honoured to paint with you. Thank you for listening to me and giving this space to create. Loved Shani’s comment about it not being a competition that alone allows us to create who we are.”
