I’ve struggled with being creatively blocked for so long....

"In Paint Your Wild Spirit I was totally free to just go for it and leave all the silly judgments behind. It seems like a miracle or a magic trick that somehow I was able to become free.

With Tammy's guidance I found myself drawn to my art materials with curiosity and a sense of adventure and possibility."

Rhiannon Galanta

I feel very empowered to paint whenever I want now, knowing that I can do this "thing" that felt off limits to me!

I’m a really creative person in many different mediums, but I wasn’t at all comfortable with paint.

I didn’t think I could paint, I believed that painting just wasn’t FOR ME.

 Paint Your Wild Spirit course CHANGED all of that and taught me so much about painting techniques and process, I'm feel empowered to paint whenever I want while also being kind and compassionate towards myself when I paint.

I LOVE my paintings, and it turns out that other people do too because since the course I’ve been in group art shows and even had a solo art show and SOLD pieces!

And, best of all, I LOVE painting! 

I say Do IT! I highly recommend this course!

Pam McCartney

Paint Your Wild Spirit

Creative Sovereignty

Pam McCartney

Through her playful facilitation, Tammy had me expressing things through paint, crayons, and other art supplies that I had been too afraid (or intimidated by) to ever use. And she had me expressing it in a way that matched what was going on inside.

“Just make a mark,” Tammy said, as she boldly drew a messy line on her paper.

I had been the kind of girl who coloured between the lines. I wasn’t comfortable with things that were uncomfortable. Things I didn’t know how to do. Things that were messy. Yet something had been shifting and I knew there were things inside, things that didn’t fit between the lines, that wanted out.

“Just make a mark,” she said. And something in that statement melted for a moment the internal messages that had been keeping me captive.

Highly recommended!
 

Tamara Strijack

Academic dean Neufeld Institute

Author of Rest, Play, Grow.

Colleague of Gabor Mate

I'm now creating things all over the place now ... the inspiration from this course is so much broader than just painting.

Before joining Paint Your Wild Spirit I wondered, am I worth the money?  Can I remain committed to the process?

 Now, I completely lose track of time and suddenly I've been painting for hours and didn't even realize it.  I get in that special liminal space where there is happiness and contentment.  The tapping and walking and dancing activities in the course really help me get over the initial hump of worthiness and then poof I'm creating.  

Absolutely I would recommend this course!

...for folks who are ready for a change in their approach.

Kes Arends PhD

As a beginner artist I was scared and nervous to join....

"Would I be good enough" "Am I out of my league?" 

Tammy is a generous and vulnerable artist, teacher, human. Though an incredibly talented and accomplished artist she doesn't teach from on high. She meets you where you are, a place she's been and invites and guides you on a journey...encourages and empowers you for your own artist journey.

I've now turned my home office into an art studio and painting is a regular part of my daily life, not to be missed!!

There are a plethora of courses, so many artists in the online space...

I think what Tammy offers here is rare and incredibly valuable...pure gift!

 Amy Curtis, Chicago

I've started to look at the world around me through the eyes of an artist again!

I specifically chose this class because of Tammy’s wild spirit energy. Her way of being in life and art is so not me!

After years of academia I wanted to be pushed outside my comfort zone and

to loosen up in my approach to art (and life).

 I found that Tammy’s energy and spirit drew me into my art in a new way, and stayed with me and inspired more freedom of expression in other areas of my life as well. 

I feel more inspiration, freedom, playfulness, nonjudgment! The pieces I created in this class, both the finished and the unfinished, beckon to me. I hold in my heart the energy and creativity I felt during the class.

This is a class for anyone and everyone, from novice to experienced artists, who need a burst of energy and inspiration, who are a bit stuck in a rut and need to rejuvenate their relationship to art and self, or who just want to play and have some fun in a welcoming and safe space.

Sandra Collins PhD, Psych

I was surprised at the joy I felt when a painting emerged that I loved.

The feeling that it was meant to be and it was nothing that I could have imagined or planned. 

I learned that I need to take time for myself to create and that it doesn't matter what I create, that it's for me.

Tammy's honesty, creative approach and talent along with her fearlessness to try new things and her kind nature is why I choose to work with her.

There is a freedom that I feel when I take time for myself.

An honouring of my spirit.

Leanne Martin

"I'm now able to move past the inner critic and immerse into a creative space with deep self compassion and a joy for the process."

Paint Your Wild Spirit course was an adventure in freeing up my creativity! Wow! Tammy's support and guidance was outstanding. It surprised me that an online course could be so transformative.

I learned a plethora of new painting and mark-making techniques, which were really freeing and exciting to play with. 

AND more of the gold of this course was the encouragement and support from Tammy, as she shared her stories of failure and success, to boldly empower us to let loosen up and let go.

 This is not a course in "how to make a pretty painting", but it about how to make a painting in your own voice, which you'll learn how to access in this course. (your painting might be pretty!)

It's an in-depth, vulnerability-embracing, deep-dive into the heart of why we are drawn to make our mark in the world and how to look into the reasons we often stop ourselves. 

The course is packed with real exercises that helped me get back in touch with my true creative voice and how to express this in paint. As a musician, these prompts have been very helpful in allowing me deeper access to my songwriting practice too!

I definitely recommend this course!

Tina Jones

Tina Jones Music

Tammy is a warm, wise and empowering guide.

Her art, her lessons and her presence are ALL INSPIRING!

Erin Moonsister

This course has changed me as an artist and I am truly grateful!

If you would like to make your own art . . . 

If you have trouble finding the start line . . . 

If you are afraid of making a "bad" mark . . . 

If you feel disconnected from the canvas . . .

If you fear the outcome . . .

Or maybe you are just tired of following the same path again and again . . . 

Show yourself some love . . . 

Paint Your Wild Spirit . . . 

Give yourself permission . .

Ada Bording

"I dusted off my old paint brushes and paints and have set up a space for me to create in our house.

"Your positive energy and creativity is catching and inspiring!"

Shirley Townley Smith

I signed up for your course, because I admire your beautiful art, glass work and paintings and you as a person.

When a person is grieving they don’t have inspiration. You and the group helped by listening.

 I am very happy that I took your course. You’re a very good teacher, listener and caring person.

I would recommend your course for sure!

Corinne Haentjens 

Tammy's enthusiasm and playfulness inspired me to expand – from art journal to canvas!

She generously shared an abundance of precious insights and techniques. At the same time she encouraged us to paint and collage freely in our own way. The live Zoom Calls were so much fun. Thanks for a wonderful course!

Mirjam Muhs
Berlin
 

Paint Your Wild Spirit course really freed me up to be more playful in my art making!

I’ve been a professional painter and artist for 20 years and  I finally learned how to really PLAY when I’m painting!

When I joined Paint Your Wild Spirit I'd been feeling stuck and frustrated with my painting, I wanted to LOOSEN up!

Tammy taught me how to tap into my own creativity by experimenting and playing in my art with childlike abandon. I now begin all of my paintings in a bold and fun way and creating is so much more enjoyable to me.

Taking more risks and trying new things is easier for me and my artwork is becoming something I love making as well as loving the end result.

I highly recommend Tammy’s courses!

Wren Walraven

Wrenz Dream Art

Tammy's teaching style was very approachable, humble and fun.

Tammy is a gentle guide for people of varying levels, backgrounds and styles. Many kinds of art courses can be daunting (I'm not a professional artist), very expensive, and too serious!

I was guided to be more experimental with what I had on hand (materials) and I pushed for exploration rather than outcome. This made it less pressurized and more fluid.

I greatly appreciated that Tammy knows what she's doing and she  made it OK to ask questions, and always welcomed them.

I was surprised to find that the simplest of things make me very happy with my art, the happy surprises!

Alaine Ruse

As a result of this course I feel fantastic, it feels like I have a new superpower!! 

This feeling of creative freedom has carried over into other areas of my life, like my music and dance. 

"When I signed up for Paint Your Wild Spirit I was isolated and dealing with a lot of anxiety post-covid and I needed some art and therapy and connection.

I wanted to heal my nervous system, to find pathways into regulation.  This meant everything to me!

I had hesitations, thinking that I'm not an artist or painter, I don't know how to do this. 

Tammy made it easy for me to overcome my hesitations because I didn’t think about them. 

I got immediate results, with pretty colour or messy colour or something on my chosen canvases. 

Right away I could do it!

Melissa Nobels