The Gentle Landscape Painting Retreat
October 2-5, 2025


I am thrilled to guide a plein air painting retreat October 2-5, 2025 at a beautiful retreat location, Hunter Moon Homestead near Troy, Idaho.

Registration is OPEN!

When you attend The Gentle Landscape, you will immerse yourself in the wonder and beauty of the natural world. Together we will explore how to translate the beauty you observe into a one of a kind piece of art.

Using timeless principles of observation, line, form, and value, we will experience the joys of painting from life, both in the studio and en plein air. This retreat is for anyone who would like to start, practice or improve their plein air skills including those who are new or those with experience. Everyone is welcome. Let’s step into the wilderness together.


The Radiant Sky Painting Workshop
May 2025


You’re invited to “The Radiant Sky” Painting Workshop to be held in May, 2025 at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney Nebraska, dates TBD and will be forthcoming.

The sky gives us endless possibilities as painters. In this workshop you will create a painting based on the view of the sky during the golden hour as the sun sinks toward the horizon. Many times there is such a beautiful gradation of color from horizon to the crest of the sky at this time of day. This is what we will practice along with a few floating clouds.

This workshop is for anyone who appreciates the beauty of the sky and wants to learn more about how create a glowing and radiant painting. Some painting experience will be helpful. Registration information coming soon!


To Help You Grow as An Artist


Do Your Best Work Online Course
Available Now

I was in my 50’s before I picked up a paint brush.

I knew I needed to fast track my learning because I got such a late start.

This course that I have created, Do Your Best Work, is a compilation of everything that has helped me THE MOST over the past ten years.

I put it all together in one place so you can fast track, too.

As an artist who never had much formal training I have taken a lot of online classes. Beth is one of my favorite instructors, her encouraging and easy going style allows you to paint without fear. I was always frustrated when trying to paint landscape before and Beth’s instruction has taken that frustration away!
— Leslie W.
Beth is an excellent teacher. She teaches in a clear, concise manor offering lesson that are easy to understand and apply. Beth covers all the basic points in what makes a good painting and teaches you how to implement them. The assignments naturally move you forward building skill upon skill. I go back to the lessons I learned with Beth over and over. This it’s an excellent course that I recommend to beginning painters as well as to anyone wanting to improve their skills
— DeDe W.
Truly loved the class! Your process breaks it down into manageable segments with great results
— Sherry C.
Beth uses wonderful techniques and tools to help us add depth into our painting process and see things through a new lens.
— Sheila R.

Artist Mentoring with Beth Cole


Here’s what Keri had to say about mentoring….

Beth is a wonderful person to work with! She is so warm and welcoming, and she understands the challenges we face as we are pursuing creative work. Beth really helped me narrow things down and find priorities to focus on one month at a time. Thanks to her coaching, I was able to launch my first art collection!

Did you ever wish you could talk to somebody about your art? Have you ever wanted to get an outside opinion of your work and where you are headed with it? Or how about some ideas about how to juggle all the aspects of an art practice successfully.

I see you, artist. I hear you. I have been there and I am here now.

It would be my privilege to come alongside you as a mentor.

My mentoring program is very flexible and you are in the driver’s seat as far as how often you would like to meet. You can manage appointments online according to what works best for you. The cost is $65 per session.

If you are interested let’s talk. You can schedule a complimentary 15 minute session to see if it’s a good fit. No obligation. Thanks for considering. I hope to meet you soon. ☀️


The Painted Prairie
Hosted on the Jeanne Oliver Network



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