It's Never Too Late
To Live A More Creative Life
Hi. I’m Lulu, and I believe everyone has a creative life worth living.
I’m a portrait artist, dance instructor, and creative entrepreneur based in Minnesota. I work with both beginners who have never picked up a pencil, and seasoned artists who are ready to take their portraits to the next level. What they all have in common is a desire to grow, to express themselves, and to show up more fully in their lives.
In my portrait workshops, I teach you to slow down and truly see. Not just the lines and shadows of a face, but the story behind it. That kind of seeing changes you. It builds patience, confidence, and a deep satisfaction that comes from making something real with your own hands.
Dance is the other side of that coin. Where drawing teaches you to see, dance teaches you to feel at home in your body. Together, they create something powerful: a person who is more comfortable in their own skin, more confident in their own voice, and more connected to their own creative life.
Whether you join me for a class in Minnesota, find me on social media, or meet me at one of my destination retreats somewhere beautiful in the world, I’m here to help you grow as an artist and feel more at home in your own skin.
Let’s create something together.
Join Me in France
A 10-day immersion in the Périgord region where art, movement, and French culture come together. All-inclusive, unforgettable, and not to be missed!
Learn with me in Let’s Face It 2027
Level up your portrait and figure artwork with Let’s Face It 2027, a year-long online class with 28 teachers. Every week brings a new lesson in a different style. You’ll love it!
Start Your Transformational Journey
Grab a Gratitude Journal
Happiness is a mindset.
If you don’t already have one, I invite you to grab one of my gratitude journals.
Research shows that a gratitude practice can improve one’s health, career, social life, personal life and emotional well-being. (Crazy!)
Adopting an “Attitude of Gratitude” changed my life. So much so that I created the “Gratitude Journal for Teens & Adults.”
It’s a 52-week guide that will help make gratitude part of your daily routine, so you can live your life with more intention, mindfulness, and start reaping the benefits of gratitude today. (And it’s only $7.99 on Amazon! Go get it!!)
Take A Soul Inspiring Class
Soul Journey Journal Series 1
I adore combining creativity with personal/spiritual development. It’s helped me integrate life lessons quicker, heal at a deep level, and make the difficult times easier to bear. I’ve experienced this, my clients have experienced this, and I want this for you too.
No art experience required (but if you’re an experienced creative, you’ll gain new insights too!)
Soul Journey Journal Series 2
*You don’t need to complete the first series before this one. Both Soul Journey Journal series offer their own personal, spiritual, and creative growth in fun and inspiring ways.
Join Lulu In Person
Retreat Yourself!
Step away from the daily grind and be renewed by our retreats designed for women just like you.
We offer a variety of workshops in different mediums such as painting, writing, dancing, meditation, and more. Our goal is for each woman who attends to leave feeling empowered and motivated after spending some much-needed time alone or connecting with other women who are looking for the same thing – inspiration!
You’ll leave feeling refreshed and excited, full of new ideas on how to live a creative & authentic life.
All this in one weekend? Yes, please!
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New Creative Happenings On Instagram!
Day 2 in Florence 🎨
Today was all about skin tones. I mixed a range of values, then cool and warm mixtures to shift the temperature, and used them to map the planes of the face.
The big lesson: value matters more than color. This little viewfinder helped me see what a patch of paint really looks like, without everything around it getting in the way.
I didn’t finish the study, and that’s okay. Tomorrow I paint from a live model for the first time!
Also, I bought thrifted clothes just for painting, because I can’t keep paint off me. Zero regrets.
Want to paint in Florence too? Oil painting classes with Laura Thompson at @theflorencestudio
Follow along for day 3! ✨
#florenceart #OilPainting #PortraitPainting #SkinTones #howtodraw
Hello Friends! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be one of the featured guest artists in Let’s Face It 2027 and today I am giving away a FREE membership! 😍
If you love drawing and painting portraits, or would like to get better at them, this is the course for you.
Each week in 2027, you’ll receive one new lesson from one of 30 incredible artists. Throughout the course of 50 weeks, you’ll be exposed to a ton of art techniques and mediums, and see artists create in many different styles.
Not only will you become better skilled, inspired, and confident, you’ll also become part of a great art community.
Let’s Face It is a safe space for artists to gather together to feel encouraged and supported, all in the name of art. Join in the fun! You won’t be sorry (pinky promise☺️)
Here’s how to enter the giveaway:
⭐️ Join my newsletter via the Free Portrait Guide if you’re not already on it (link in bio)
⭐️ Like this post & share to your stories (must be following me)
⭐️ Comment a goal you have as an artist
I’ll announce the lucky winner within 48 hours! If you’ve already purchased the course, you can still enter and get a refund should you win. 🎉
To learn more about Let’s Face It 2027, check my bio ❤️
Thank you @karabullockart for this wonderful opportunity. Good luck everyone❣️😍😍😍😍😍
Day 1 in Florence ✨
Today I got to be the student again. I spent the day at The Florence Studio learning how oils really work, blocking in my first colors on a copy of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
I teach portrait drawing, but I’ve never worked with a live model. This week, that changes. Four more days to go.
Want to paint in Florence too? The studio is in the historic center, with oil painting taught by Laura Thompson and sculpture by Frank Rekrut. Both are working artists. Sign up at theflorencestudio.com.
Follow along for the rest of the week! 🎨
#FlorenceArtClass #OilPainting #PortraitPainting #LearningInFlorence #GirlWithAPearlEarring
I had no idea what to expect when I signed up for an art retreat in southern France. I came home a different person.
➡️ Swipe for 5 reasons to attend a retreat at @perigordretreats :
1. A safe, easy way to explore a new area
2. Wined and dined (I’m still dreaming about dessert)
3. 1-on-1 feedback from your art instructor
4. Friends from around the world
5. Growth you can’t get from your couch
I went as a student, and it made me a better teacher. ☺️
Now I’m bringing that magic to you. 🇫🇷
✨ Join me for a 10-day mixed media portrait retreat in the Perigord region of France, September 9 to 18, 2027. All levels welcome. Limited to 15 artists.
Tap the link in my bio to save your spot, or DM me with questions. 🤩
#francetravel #portraitdrawings #mixedmediaartwork #solotraveller #artretreat
Never thought I could paint or draw, yet here I am now! Everything is learnable 🤩 Want to learn too? I’ll show you! You can grab the free guide in my bio, join me in France, or inside Let’s Face It 2027. Lots of great options 🥰
#howtodraw #portraitpainting #portraitdrawing #pastelart
BIG NEWS!! I`m so excited to announce that I`m one of the Let’s Face It - 2027 Teachers! 😍
LET’S FACE IT is a course created and hosted by Kara Bullock. It`s for anyone who loves, or wants to get better at, making portraits and figures.
Each week in 2027, you`ll receive a new lesson from one of the fabulous artists. These lessons are created to expose you to different ways of drawing/painting the face and figure. Artists will share strategies, tips, and techniques that they use in order to create their portrait and figurative artwork, hoping to inspire you in your own work.
Not only will you leave this course feeling more confident in your skills, but also with a whole new community of art friends that will keep supporting you from here on out. ☺️
Some other details:
⭐️ This course offers lifetime access.
⭐️ All course content is downloadable, enabling you to create your own offline library of resources.
⭐️ An Artist Companion Guide is included, packed with valuable resources. It includes goal-setting worksheets, weekly PDFs with comprehensive supply lists, full-color images of reference photos and artwork, schedules, checklists, and much more.
From now until October 30th, the artists will be doing giveaways. Be sure to follow all of the artists to increase your chances of winning a free spot in the class!
If you don’t win a FREE membership, the first 1000 sign-ups will get the course for $129. If you sign up but end up winning, you`ll be refunded the $129.
Register via my bio 🥳
Don`t miss out on this incredible opportunity to enhance your artistic skills, connect with a supportive community, and learn from renowned artists. I hope to see you in class!
“I had no idea I could learn to draw.” 🎨
Anne came to one of my retreats, never having drawn a face before. By day three, she’d finished a portrait she was proud enough to frame.
Here’s what she said:
“Lulu‘s portrait drawing retreat was an amazing experience. I dance and knit, but had no idea I could learn to draw! With a patient teacher, the right tools, and focused time, out came a masterpiece! I am still in shock and so very grateful to explore this new talent.”
You don’t need years of practice. You need a process that works, and permission to show up at any level.
That’s what France will be. 🇫🇷 September 2027, link in bio. ❤️
#artretreat #portraitdrawing #studentspotlight #howtodraw
You might be surprised to hear this, but I’m quite an introvert. 🙈
Even though I teach art and dance, I recharge by being alone and in silence. This means that once a retreat ends, I’m wiped for days.
My husband once asked me why I lead retreats if it leaves me feeling exhausted.
The truth is, nothing is more fulfilling than watching someone else see their own potential for the first time.
Somewhere along the way, teaching became the point, and travel became the container that made it possible to go deeper. There’s a level of presence and connection you can only reach when you take yourself out of your home and into a new environment.
Becoming an empty nester this year made me dream bigger.
Where do I want to travel to next?
Who do I want to travel with?
What feels nourishing, exciting, and soul-fulfilling?
France is what came out of those questions. 😍
10 days, all inclusive, in one of the most beautiful regions in the south of France. And we get to make art together too! How does it get any better than that? 🤗
If you’ve ever asked yourself the same things, I hope you’ll consider joining me.
#artretreats #portraitartist #retreatyourself
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