Art Retreat
Come spend two weeks with us in a 14th century Alpine Village...
WHISPERS FROM WITHIN
~ A Painting Journey into Your Higher Self & Spirit Animals ~
With Florence Ménard Cuepaliztli & Janine Ana Hatha
Friday May 8th ~ Sunday May 24th 2026
Tuition for the course includes Full Accommodation
in cosy apartments with 3 full meals per day
Share your Vision with a group of Kindred Spirits
And enjoy Communal Living in a friendly Eco-village
WHISPERS FROM WITHIN - PAINT YOUR HIGHER SELF
~ Explorations in the Mischtechnik ~
With Florence Ménard Cuepaliztli
First we'll develop an underpainting in white and brown egg tempera before glazing in oils and finishing with direct painting.
While rendering with white egg tempera, you will create the volumes while paying close attention to the light source in your image. With the brown egg tempera, you will deepen the foundation for your shadows.
At the colour stage, you will create depth through the layered application of oil glazes. Then, you will learn how to mix flesh tones with direct painting, and enjoy the process of refining the painting as a whole.
Deeply enriched from her experience as Co-director of The Academy of Visionary Art, Florence will impart her years of knowledge from painting alongside all the talented teachers who came through its doors to transmit their techniques.
As a painter, moondancer and inner journeyer, Florence Cuepaliztli is passionate about offering Inner Journeys to help you find the deepest images inside yourself. Using her voice along with her shamanic drum and chimes, you will be guided into a closed-eye inner journey to meet your higher self, a more spiritual version of yourself who will become a guide in your journey through life.
WHISPERS OF THE WILD - PAINT YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL
~ in Layered Liquid Acrylics ~
with Janine Ana Hatha
Each day, Janine will begin with a morning ritual and small creative exercises to spark inspiration. Together, we'll create a series of small studies focused on movement and creative flow. Working quickly and intuitively, you’ll discover organic shapes, textures, and unexpected forms. This phase is about letting go — allowing spontaneous gestures to weave natural patterns across the surface.
From these studies, we’ll develop one in-depth painting featuring your spirit animal. We will build the painting together, step-by-step: from compositional thumbnails, drawings, and intuitive backgrounds to underpainting, glazing, and final highlights.
You’ll learn to render realistic animal forms — anatomy, eyes, textures — while placing them in imaginative, symbolic environments. We will blend observational detail with visionary elements so your animal guide feels both true and magical.
MORE THAN A SEMINAR...AN ART RETREAT...
EXTRA OFFERINGS TO EMBODY
YOUR HIGHER SELF & YOUR POWER ANIMAL
~ A transformative experience ~
Over the course of two weeks, Florence & Janine will offer:
~ Inner Journeys & Guided Meditations ~
~ Sound Healing sessions with drums, chimes & singing bowls ~
~ Medicine Dance, Yoga & Movement exercises ~
~ Singing, Chanting & Voice Opening exercises ~
~ A Cacao ceremony ~
PLUS:
Swimming in beautiful surroundings
Walks in Nature
The opportunity to meet kindred spirits and make artist-friends
All of our practices are designed to help you
connect with the source of your inner visions
and access the creative power within.
Online Workshops
When The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art closed its doors in March 2020
due to the Global Pandemic, we held a Series of Online Fundraiser Workshops to cover closing costs.
I participated in some of them, giving inner journeys.
These are still available for purchase.
FREEHAND SACRED GEOMETRY
& FULL MOON INNER JOURNEY
WIth Laurence Caruana &
Florence Ménard Cuepaliztli
€ 30
LANDSCAPES WITH DEPTH
With Stefan Lucas Allen &
Florence Ménard Cuepaliztli
€ 30
