— so you can create art with confidence, freedom, and fun!
Learn the fundamentals of color in a way you’ve never been taught before...and become an artist who not only knows, but TRUSTS that they can create, mix, (and fix!) any colors they wish.
Maybe you’ve always loved nature and every walk in the woods or a day at the beach-inspired visions of paintings inside you.
Maybe you lost yourself in a print, painting, photograph, or sculpture and a range of emotions sprung loose.
Or maybe you fell in love with shapes and colors, or molding things with your hands, and felt the spark to create art that was unique and all your own.
Art inspires you, excites you, and makes you feel alive.
It’s that feeling of aliveness that drove you to create — to try your hand at making your own art.
And while it’s definitely been a beautiful ride full of exploration and learning, there have
been some aspects of the journey that’ve been harder than you thought.
Ahhhh, color. Of all the technical aspects you’ve been exploring, such as line,
tone, shape, and space, the biggest stumbling block has been color.
It’s so frustrating because you know...
It’s often what attracts you most when you’re looking at art or walking in nature.
And it’s certainly what pushes you to stand in front of a canvas and try to paint the vibrant images in your mind that are yearning to be expressed.
But when you actually begin to work with color and try to create the colors you need...
The gorgeous, lush colors you see in your mind look off after mixing your own.
The shades and tones you’re hoping for seem complicated and illusive to match.
And the worst is, when for all of your mixing, the best you keep getting is MUD!
...to hesitate around mixing colors and testing new things with your art.
...to dwell on the fear of messing up and losing your bravery to try.
...to dread that awful feeling of disappointment when you can so rarely create what you see.
You doubt your
creativity and passion.
You play safe
with your painting.
Creating art no longer
feels freeing or fun.
All of the reasons you were drawn to art feel dampened — the aliveness of creating feels dull.
To be inspired by colors in nature and feel excited that you can indeed paint them to life.
To understand color so thoroughly that you know exactly how to mix them to get the colors you want (and exactly how to FIX them if things go awry).
To feel confident in your creativity and trust in your abilities as an artist.
And to find the fun and freedom in creation again so you can paint with purpose and power.
It’s not your fault that mixing colors is tough (and it’s no sign of your artistic ability)!
The truth is you haven’t been taught enough about color to realize that you CAN be in control of it — and exactly how to do it.
You’ve never truly learned how colors partner with each other, relate to each other, and work with (and against) each other.
You’ve never learned that mixing colors and getting mud does NOT mean your painting is doomed.
And you’ve never learned about colors from a truly comprehensive color wheel, one that shows you easily and intuitively where each color comes from so you know how to move them to the places you want them to go.
When you really learn the fundamentals of color and have a firm grasp on how it works, you’ll be able to create, control, and paint color in an entirely new way — and watch your paintings come to life as you’ve always hoped they would.
So if you’re ready to learn about color in a way you’ve never learned before, I can’t wait to teach you how.
since I was two years old when my mom bought me an easel. I remember standing in front of that easel and feeling so big as I proclaimed to myself, “I am an artist. I am an artist.” (My second proclamation was that I would be famous, ha!)
I grew up in a family of artists — my mom was a fabric artist and my grandfather was a house painter. At five years old, my grandfather would take me with him to work, and he’d say, “Squint your eyes, Linda, and make your fingers into a little circle. Now look through it and see what the colors are made of.” I don’t know how, but I could just do it.
Art, and specifically color, has always been a magical presence in my life. I’ve always been able to mix colors intuitively. I’ve also experienced synesthesia, where I’ve been able to hear and feel color. I can literally feel it in my body as I’m painting. It helps me attune the colors of my paintings to match the sounds, feelings, and vibrations of nature so that the same vibrancy comes through in my work.
Despite the magic that art has always held for me, like many artists, I initially tried to take a different path. I didn’t trust my gifts (or see how I could make a living as an artist), so I went to school for criminal justice and then built a career around make-up artistry. When I did eventually make my way back to art, my first teacher told me my work was garbage, and it crushed me.
As I stood there feeling like I wanted to give up, an old woman in my class pulled me aside. Together we looked at my painting, which was of a woman in water with her eyes closed, a path stretching out before her. The painting showed her journey through life.
The woman said to me: “This painting is better than anything he will ever do.” I knew she wasn’t talking about my technique, but about my concept, and I realized that what I’d created was beyond what this man could imagine. This one moment of encouragement helped me to realize I needed to keep working to learn the skills that helped me manifest my vision on the canvas.
Since then, I've received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art form SUNY and a scholarship from the Pastel Society of America to attend the Art Students League in New York City.
I had great success as a portrait painter before turning to Plein Air painting after feeling drawn to the healing energy of nature. I’ve even become a signature member in the Pastel Society of America and the International Plein Air Painters and most recent an oil painting earned BEST LANDSCAPE in Nov. 21 in the Plein Air Salon run by Plein Air Magazine.
I’ve had gallery representation in NJ, WI, and NY and now show on Martha’s Vineyard and in Sarasota, FL (my current hometown). My work has earned many Best of Show Awards at national and international exhibitions.
But the best achievement of all has been the opportunity art has given me to shift and transform others through my work, and to encourage other artists to continue creating — just as that woman in my art class did for me. That’s why I’ve conducted workshops around the US, Australia, and Europe since 2002 and taught about Color and Energy since 2011, passionately nurturing and developing clear, effective, and inspiring ways to help as many people as possible grow as artists, too.
I truly believe that art is a vehicle to help us all shift and transform our lives and our world, and I’m confident that I can take my gifts and align them with yours to help you do just that.
You and I both know that beautiful art with luminous colors doesn’t come from fighting — it comes from FEELING.
It comes from understanding color in such a thorough way that you not only see it, but sense it.
That’s when you’ll finally feel comfortable with color and trust whole-heartedly that you can control it.
BY...
Exploring the color wheel (I guarantee you’ve never seen one quite like mine!)
Mastering color families so you have a broader range of colors to mix
Understanding how to represent colors in sunlight and shadow, both near and far
Learning the value of neutrals, and how they raise and lower the mood of your painting
Knowing how to choose color themes effectively and easily
Synthesizing all of this learning together to paint with trust and power
It’s only when you have this level of understanding that you can stop fighting color and start using it freely — and confidently — instead.
Ready to learn how?
COLOR SENSE is a six-week course that takes you on a deep, tactical journey into the foundation of color, teaching you everything I’ve intuitively known and learned about color through my 50 years as an artist, so that you can create, mix, and fix brilliant colors of your own.
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Not only will you become a better artist — you’ll paint with a freedom you’ve never known! I will help you understand how to mix any color you are trying to recreate on your canvas. You will ultimately create your very own Signature Palette based on your color personality, style, and vision.
This unique process removes all of the confusion and guess work so you can truly achieve your Signature Palette.this area
There are six core learning modules, plus tools and exercises that accompany each lesson.
Module One begins by introducing you to new habits that will help you regain confidence around mixing color. You’ll begin to explore my unique and truly comprehensive color wheel to learn the fundamentals of the colors, as well as how they partner with and relate to each other. You’ll also learn how to mix colors so that you can prevent making the infamous mud.
At the end of Module One, you’ll have a fresh sense of control and confidence around mixing color and will have laid the foundation to create beautiful color combinations of your own.
Module Two dives into the warm and cool colors, and the energy that aligns with each. You’ll learn how to feel the warmth of sunlight and the coolness of shadow through colors in a painting.
At the end of Module Two, you’ll understand how to form harmonious relationships between colors and create a wide range of colors from just a few tubes of paint!
Module Three is all about color value — and how to enhance colors in your paintings that add the warmth and depth that will bring your paintings to life. Using the value scale, you’ll learn how to think about colors in terms of lighter/darker and warmer/cooler, translate color to value, represent colors in sunlight and shadow, and mix colors that are vivid and alive. You’ll also understand how to mix black as well as see how you can shift hue without changing value.
At the end of Module Three, you’ll be able to make more convincing paintings that contain sunlight and shadow, as well as light and dark areas that are alive with color.
Module Four focuses on neutrals and why you want to add them into your painting’. You’ll explore how to work with neutrals to enhance your work more easily than ever before.
By the end of Module Four, you’ll understand how to create a more sophisticated color palette when working with a painting and what one secret helps you do this most effectively.
Module Five allows you the time and space to practice. Using a scene or design of your choice, you’ll create some small studies and in the process learn or reinforce how to use color-family circles to select a color scheme easily and how to create and tweak the message and mood of the painting. Each study will help you develop stronger habits and engage both your left and right brain together to create more cohesive works of art.
At the end of Module Five, you’ll understand how to create more impactful art by building a color scheme based on emotion, fewer colors and values.
In our final module, you’ll synthesize your learning together to create a painting that includes all you have learned thus far. Using a color study from Module Five, you’ll complete a larger work that will reinforce the fundamentals you’ve learned so far — and create, mix, and fix color with confidence and control.
At the end of Module Six, you’ll not only have a work of art that pops with color and vibrancy, you’ll learn about creating luminosity and also have established your own color voice and personality that you can use confidently in all of your creations to come!
This is a self study course and like most books or videos, do not come with instructor feedback. This is recommended for advanced painters who are looking for gaps in their learning.
For beginners to most seasoned artists, choose the package with feedback. This is how you will learn the most.
$497
Total Value $897
(Total value $597) - $497
Total Value $897
Three Ways to Outsmart Your Inner Critic
Never let your sneaky inner critic affect your artwork again! With this bonus, you’ll learn how to work with your inner critic so it stays quiet and allows you to create the art that you feel called to make.
Wouldn’t it be amazing to make money from your practice pieces? Well, you can! With this bonus, you’ll learn how to turn your exploration and learning into money in the bank.
Once the course is open, the course is no longer available for enrollement.
Having your work represented by a gallery is the dream of so many artists, yet it can be a daunting and nerve-wracking pursuit. With this bonus, you’ll learn the exact steps I recommend taking to secure gallery representation for yourself and your work.
You have 7 full days to request a refund.
I am sure you will love this course as much as the artists did who have taken this course. When you do the exercises and receive feedback on your work, I am confident you will have success.
Yes! This course was created for artists of all levels. It can be just as valuable if you’ve been painting for years! There are exercises for beginners and seasoned artists so you pick the level that suits you.
New artists can find my specially-designed templates to learn about color, instead of using artwork of your own. Seasoned artists can adapt the principles to their own art immediately. Either way, COLOR SENSE was created to be a transformative experience for anyone who loves and appreciates color!
The supply list is covered in detail in the Welcome Email once you have registered. You will need a warm and cool colors for each primary color plus white, brushes and the desire to improve your art.
Everyone works at their own pace, especially during such a creative process. On average, I would allow 2-3 hours a week to allow yourself to focus on your color development.
Yes! Both the Color Sense Option #2 Support Package and the Color Sense Option #3 Coaching Package include support and feedback from Linda on your work. In the VIP #3 package, you will have a 1 hour one on one with Linda via Zoom.
Yes, most students go on to the Landscape Alchemy course to further their skillset. Start winning awards, getting into juried shows and more!
After you have completed the course, you are free to take it again at anytime with the VIP option.
The Monthly Landscape Alchemy Painting Course. (Not just for landscape painters).
Go to www.LindaRichichi.com - Look under workshops for more information or contact Linda at info@RichichiArt.com to have your questions answered.
Creating art was never meant to be scary. In fact, it should be one of the most freeing and fun things you do! You should look forward to painting, to creating, and to expressing yourself through art.
When you have the knowledge you need to control color, and use it confidently in your paintings, all of the freedom and fun of art comes rushing back. You’ll tap into your intuition, imagination, and creativity like never before and watch with awe at what comes to life on your canvas.
All you need to do is trust...and start.
This is a self study course and like most books or videos, do not come with instructor feedback. This is recommended for advanced painters who are looking for gaps in their learning.
For beginners to most seasoned artists, choose the package with feedback. This is how you will learn the most.
$497
Total Value $897
This is a self study course and like most books or videos, do not come with instructor feedback. This is recommended for advanced painters who are looking for gaps in their learning.
For beginners to most seasoned artists, choose the package with feedback. This is how you will learn the most.
(Total value $597) - $497
Total Value $897