Mentoring & Individual Sessions
Details
- Weekly Meetings, in-studio or zoom, or in combination.
- Guidance to strengthen your painting, both Formally – outwardly on the canvas, as well as Internally – within you, the maker.
- Assessment of your Painting Journey.
- Clarifying and Strengthening your Individual Purpose and Intention.
- Ongoing Reflections on what is occurring in the painting – what is working strongly and what is working less fully.
- Readings relevant to your Painting Engagement.
- Facilitation of a Focusing Process between you and your painting, based on Inner Relational Focusing.
- Engaging with Spiritual and Emotional Dimensions of Creativity (e.g. Inner Critic, Tolerating Uncertainty, Expansive Non-dual Awareness).
- Coaching Options for Well Being, and a Creative, Expansive Life.
TESTIMONIALS:
“Studying with Jordan Wolfson has been a profound investment in my artistic identity. He possesses a rare gift for intuitively seeing exactly what a painter needs, asking the right questions to gently guide you toward your own solutions rather than imposing his will. As a Yale MFA graduate who studied under legends like Andrew Forge and Donald Weygandt, he brings a world-class mastery and lineage to every critique—offering an education of incredible depth and value. His guidance is uniquely gentle yet rigorous, helping me develop the specific skills to realize my vision and reach my potential, while reminding me that I am the source of my art.”
Anita Livaditis
“My year long mentorship with Jordan Wolfson has profoundly shaped both my practice and my confidence as a painter. I’ve gained a much deeper understanding of what truly interests me, built a website, and continue to clarify the direction of my work. Jordan has been a kind of North Star for me. Our conversations stay with me. I leave with questions rather than answers. My tendency is to reflect on what we’ve discussed, read some relevant material he has recommended and return to the studio to make. His guidance has helped me trust my own instincts and deepen my commitment to the work.”
Soraya Hutchinson
In addition to providing supportive responses to the studio work in the form of formal critique and suggestions, Jordan is also available to work with aspects of our inner life in relation to our painting practice:
- Questions of Meaning in the Work
- Intimacy and Alignment with Our Work
- Compositional Wholeness as an Inner Dimension
- Keeping Faith and Tolerating Uncertainty
- Experimentation and Risk Taking
- Perseverance