WORKSHOPINTRO

I am excited to invite you to come explore your creativity with me at my new home in Costa Rica. As a senior facilitator with the Painting Experience I have been helping support painting workshops in cities and retreat centers throughout the United States and Canada for the last 18 years. I recently moved full time to the South West coast of Costa Rica and found a home to accommodate small groups to stay and paint together while also getting a chance to explore all the incredible nature and activities that Costa Rica has to offer.

Over the course of seven days I will host a group of up to ten painters to take a deep dive into the creative unknown with 26 hours of facilitated painting. This work will be supported by optional meditation, yoga, hikes and excursions. Meals will be simple, wholesome and reflective of Costa Rican culture. This will be an immersive experience in both painting and the surrounding environment.

Mattbelay

I first was introduced to Stewart Cubley and the Painting Experience is 2004 while helping run the Hui Ho'olana Retreat Center on Molokai in Hawaii. Over the last twenty years working with the Painting Experience I have facilitated all over the United States and Canada. Before meeting Stewart I had spent the previous 10 years since graduating in Landscape Architecture from Virginia Tech traveling the world doing personal study of spirituality, meditation, yoga and movement. After apprenticing with Stewart for years and supporting workshops, I spent the following ten years in my native Virginia remodeling houses when not facilitating. In the fall of 2022 I made the leap to a whole new lifestyle by moving full time to Dominical, Costa Rica. I now co-teach with Stewart in the United States hosting three to four in person workshops a year and I am otherwise focused on holding space for small groups to come appreciate the rich, amazing space I am developing here in Costa Rica.