The Art Mentoring Program

Are you feeling stuck and stagnant as an artist? The Art Mentoring Program is designed to help you achieve your technical goals as well as artistic professional development goals through video lessons, Zoom meetings and personalized video critiques.

This online learning system is for artists of all levels of artists.

There are two mentoring options available.

This powerful program includes:

  •  Personalized feedback via a video critique each month on one piece that you’re working on
  • 40 minute monthly group Zoom call where you can ask any questions and gain accountability
  • Full access to all online painting and drawing tutorials
  • Professional development videos that build from goal setting and marketing your art online to applying to galleries and selling your art!
  • +Bonus access to Private Facebook Group for community, support and accountability

 

All the benefits of the Essential Art Mentoring Program plus:

  • Monthly 30-minute one-on-one consultation via phone or video
  • Personally tailored support to address your specific goals and needs
  • We will begin with an initial 30-minute assessment call where we will discuss your goals for the mentorship
  • You will receive personalized critiques on the technical aspects of your paintings as well as guidance on your professional goals

* Please note* space in this program is limited

About Kristy, Your Mentor

Kristy Gordon has been teaching painting workshops, and art classes since 2008 and started the Art Mentoring Program in 2016. She is an adjunct professor at the New York Academy of Art and has taught at numerous schools and academies including the National Academy in NYC, and The Academy of Realist Art in Ottawa and Boston. Gordon has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and China. Her work has earned numerous awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and an Exceptional Merit Award from the Portrait Society of America. She has been widely featured in magazines, art publications, radio and television shows, including International Artist, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art and Bravo!’s Star Portraits. Kristy’s paintings hang in more than 600 collections worldwide including the Government of Ontario Art Collection and The Clearing House in NYC. kristygordon.com.

Testimonials

“Your advice and encouragement have been so helpful – thank you for creating this mentorship program. It is single-handedly the best thing I have ever done for myself as an artist.”

“Throughout my mentorship I set career and technical goals and was able to achieved them. Our monthly phone meetings helped keep me accountable for the work that I set out to do. With Kristy’s guidance and support, I created a body of cohesive paintings that I’m proud of; was accepted into a gallery of my choice and into two major shows; my paintings won awards, and some of them even sold!”

“Within the first month of beginning the online mentoring program my technical and professional skills grow exponentially.  It is a tremendous benefit having the support and learning how to navigate the art world from a talented successful artist.

“Kristy’s Mentorship Program far exceeded my expectations. Her critiques of my paintings helped me improve my skills and learn what to watch out for to bring my paintings to the next level. I now regularly show in exhibitions, and I’ve even won awards for my work! With Kristy’s encouragement I applied for the chance (and was accepted) to be in a show in my home town. Kristy even suggested I contact the Mayor to request he allow me to paint his portrait as part of the exhibit. He agreed and this lead to the show being covered on a local TV show. I would highly recommend Kristy’s Mentorship Program to any artist looking to move forward and take the next steps in their artistic practice. I know for me, the time I have spent with Kristy helped me grow as an artist more than I could have imagined!”

“Kristy has a great eye especially with differentiating warm and cool colors. Her critiques were so helpful.  The art world can be very daunting and she has a way of demystifying it and helping you work on that aspect of your career. “

“Kristy Gordon transformed my passion for art into a career. With her guidance, I learned how to maneuver the NYC art scene so quickly, that in less than eight months I witnessed my dreams come to life. I am now painting with a better approach, being invited to exhibit in more shows than I can say yes to, and curating/organizing art exhibitions in NYC! Thank you Kristy!”

Before I started Kristy’s mentoring program I was eager to bring my art to the next level but I needed help. I felt I was lacking a sense of direction, self confidence and the technical tools in order to find my style and personal voice. I found in Kristy a caring, competent, patient and respectful mentor, teacher and full fledged artist whose advice helped me navigate social media, supported me in hard times of self doubt and proved very helpful on a personal and technical level. “

“Kristy Gordon’s mentoring program has provided much needed focus and community to my efforts in creating a painting career. Kristy gives solid technical and professional advice on her website, from painting cast shadows to photographing your artwork. I love our monthly conversations and the group calls. Kristy has a positive, yet realistic attitude that helps to propel my goals forward.”

“I’ve always wanted to become a portrait artist and enter art shows.  I’ve found it difficult to learn to paint in the limited time I have with a family and a full time job.  That was until I started taking Kristy Gordon’s portrait painting class a year ago.  Kristy has a unique way of simplifying the painting process.  What had seemed to me a long difficult process is now clear and manageable. As part of the program Kristy led me through the process and in less than a year I’ve shown my art in 2 shows and am planning on entering a third!  I can’t even believe it’s really happening!  I now finally feel confident to say I’m an artist.  Kristy is the most encouraging and positive thinking instructor I’ve known. She has helped me gain the confidence I need to become an artist.”