A Space to Return to Yourself
I didn’t come to painting to be creative.
I came because I needed peace.
My life was loud, it felt constant, and I couldn’t hear myself anymore. Sitting still seemed impossible, yet picking up a brush gave me permission to breathe again. Not in one dramatic moment - but quietly. Slowly. Stroke by stroke.
Painting didn’t fix everything overnight.
It gentle-stepped me back to myself.
Now I hold this space for women ready to soften, rest, and reconnect with the pieces of themselves life may have scattered.
You don’t have to call yourself an “artist.”
You only need permission to come.
For years I painted quietly at home - not to create art, but to feel.
To process. To remember myself beyond roles, expectations, and responsibility.
Painting became meditation.
A grounding ritual.
A place to listen inward rather than outward.
I never set out to teach or host retreats.
I certainly didn’t plan a water-edge sanctuary.
But when I started sharing this space, women began to say: “I need that too.”
So here we are - a “creative refuge” born not from ambition, but from necessity and truth.
This place answered the question my own heart had been asking: Where can I simply breathe?
I believe…
• Peace isn’t a luxury - it’s a remembering
• Creativity belongs to everyone
• Stillness often takes more courage than action
• Nature heals softly, without instruction
• Expression matters even when unseen
• Rest and beauty are your birthright - not earned
• You don’t have to escape life to restore yourself - you only need to step outside the noise
I believe this isn’t about becoming someone else.
It’s about returning to who you already are.
Why I Created This Space
I created Restore Peace Painting Retreats because women deserve a soft landing.
A place where we don’t push, perform, or apologize for needing stillness.
This pond. These brushes. This air and open sky - they’re here to hold you the way they held me: quietly, kindly, without expectation.
This Space Is For Women Who Are:
• Are tired of being “strong” all the time
• Long for quiet, beauty, and the simplicity of breath
• Are ready to reconnect with intuition and truth
• Are curious about creativity without rules
• Want restoration—not escape, not performance
You don’t need experience.
You don’t need confidence.
You don’t need a blueprint.
Just bring your breath.
Bring your presence.
Bring your humanity.
If your spirit is whispering for space - space to feel, create, rest, and come home to yourself - you’re invited.