Create a Cohesive Series of Your Real Work.

Infused With Your Unique Artistic Voice.

Ready To Create Your Real Work in 2024?

In the CAC,
making your Real Work is simple.

When you join the CAC, you start with the simple goal of creating a series of 10 pieces.

Everyone has the same goal, and we all support each other to make that happen.

We walk you through every single step inside the CAC program.

The process that we teach is simple, clear, straightforward, and it works.

We ONLY focus on what is vital for you to create your work while helping you manage the mental blocks that can keep you stuck.

You create a new body of your real work. Period.

Join the CAC:
Create Anyway Collective

Start with Sufficiency & Self-Worth.

Create Consistently.

Build Momentum & Steady Growth.

Discover & Develop Your Artistic Voice.

Create a New Body of Your Real Work.

Here’s why it works.

artist mentor coach teacher David Limrite Create Anyway Collective Jordan Blaquera

We’ve found the SIMPLEST path so you can finally get your ideas out of your head and onto the canvas (or whatever substrate you work on).

  • Get immersed in the creative process.

  • Stay focused.

  • Keep going.

  • Progress quickly.

  • Go deeper as an artist.

  • Stay motivated.

  • And have more fun.

“I loved the entire process and the continual art stimulus and buildup of art momentum. Thank you so much for all of your work, energy, and sincere interest in seeing each person express their creativity in their own way. We saw such variety of goals, techniques, process. It’s been a truly enlightening journey.”

— KJ, Oregon, CAC Artist

Creating with your Authentic Voice doesn’t have to be mysterious.

Step 1

Start with Sufficiency
& Self-Worth

The Key to Creative Innovation

Step 2

Create
Consistently

The Key to Advancing
Your Skills & Abilities

Step 3

Build Momentum &
Grow Creatively

The Key to Your
Next Level as an Artist

Step 4

Develop Your
Artistic Voice

The Key to Making
Your Real Work

©2023 Elizabeth Hale EVENING Image

Evening
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Using our proven Center of Interest Circles®, you will determine exactly what you’re going to create. No more wasting time following creative whims and urges, only to find yourself easily distracted from your real work.

Avoid distractions.

Toss the time wasters.

Eliminate indecision.

Artists who commit to the Center of Interest Circles® rave about our system saying it allows them to go into their studio and begin working immediately. No guessing, no deciding, no sorting through ideas.

You can get right to work.

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This is How You Will Create Your New Series in the CAC

 

Creative Anyway Kickstart

(6 Sessions)

No more confusion and indecision. Get clear on exactly what you’re going to be creating during the CAC.

Then you’ll set your goals, and we’ll walk you through the why and the how of setting effective goals.

Next you’ll lay the foundation for both your Narrative Voice and Visual Voice so your true Artistic Voice will be infused in all of your pieces.

The Create Anyway Kickstart encompasses all of Module 1 which includes:

  • C.O.I. Why®
    Develop your powerful Why that keeps you creating and moving forward when you don’t “feel” like it and when the going gets tough.

  • Center of Interest Circles®
    Follow our step-by-step process so you’ll know exactly what you' are going to create for the entire duration of the CAC.

  • Creativity Protocol
    Learn to create in the middle of life and leverage the power of planning and preparation

  • Create Anyway
    No more waiting for the right time or perfect chunk of uninterrupted, quiet time in order to create. Learn to create anyway.

  • Art-Making Blueprint
    Having a roadmap of the goals you specifically want to achieve on each piece is key. Follow your Art-Making Blueprint to become a more productive artist.

  • The Finishing Formula
    Bring your pieces to completion to build confidence, momentum, and increase learning and growth. Finishing your work nourishes commitment, accomplishment and satisfaction.

And that’s just the beginning…

 

There are 8 Additional Modules to Serve You

MODULE 2
Assess to Accelerate

  • How to effectively assess your work as you create it.

  • Determine whether and what adjustments need to be made so you’re never stuck on a piece.

MODULE 3
Thought Innovation

  • Enhance your beliefs about your talent, ability, creations, work habits, potential & future.

  • Develop your Sufficiency & Self-Worth

MODULE 4
Creating Confidence

  • Release self-doubt, self-consciousness, and self-judgment.

  • Increase your resilience.

  • Create high-level Creativity Fuel.

MODULE 5
Brushes Down

  • Stopping, stepping back, and assessing is essential.

  • What is working?

  • What is not working?

  • What are the next steps?

MODULE 6
Courage to be a Risk-Taker

  • Increase your willingness to experiment and explore.

  • Stop feeling precious or timid about your work.

  • Take more risks with your work.

MODULE 7
Surviving Setbacks

  • Disappointments & dashed expectations happen during the creative process.

  • Setbacks are normal. It’s what you do next that matters most.

MODULE 8
Navigating Criticism & Rejection

  • Handle negative feedback with greater ease.

  • Navigate your way back into the studio more easily.

  • Manage comparing yourself to other artists.

MODULE 9
Sharing Your Work

  • Successfully handle the host of thoughts and feelings that arise when you put your work into the world.

  • Decide when and how to share your work with more ease.

Expert, Laser-Focused Critiques.

Professional. Powerful. Kind.

Priceless.

CRITIQUES

(8 Sessions)

  • Each artist receives a total of four (4) Critiques during the CAC.

  • Each Critique Session will consist of multiple artists receiving a critique filled with guidance and feedback on one of their pieces.

  • Being exposed to the diversity and creativity of your fellow CAC artists is an exciting and instructive part of the CAC experience.

"How does he do it? David has the ability to critique any media at any expertise level. In the CAC, he has helped artists with painting, ceramics, wood sculpture, mixed media and drawing."

— JAN D., Arroyo Grande, CA, CAC Artist

 

EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS

(8 Sessions)
+
(The Create Anyway Kickstart)
[which is comprised of 6 Sessions]

You’ll receive coaching on any obstacles that arise during the creation of your series including creating, productivity, procrastination, perfectionism, self-doubt, judgment, and rejection.

Whether you’re getting coached personally or learning from the coaching of others, group coaching is crucial to increasing the belief in your sufficiency and self-worth that is the cornerstone of innovative creativity.

 

“Since joining your program, I’ve faced up to my fears around 2 paintings where I was stuck, and have begun to sort out ways to complete them, address concerns I already had, and just get on with it.”

— QUINNE FOKES, During Week 2

 

CREATIVE PROCESS SESSIONS

(2 Sessions)

  • Q&A with questions relating to subjects such as aesthetics, composition, technique, and/or the process of creating, just to name a few.

  • Past topics have included how to build up grounds, the selection and use of a limited palette, color mixing and theory, warm vs. cool grays, and capturing a likeness vs. a psychological portrait.

 

ACCELERATE SESSIONS

(2 Sessions)

  • Assess your progress midway through the CAC.

  • Become clear on what is working with your artistic process so you can lean in and do more of that.

  • Determine if there are any adjustments you need to make?

  • Clarify what’s not working and get mentoring on deciding how to move forward.

What Lies Beneath Nest
©2023 Francine Fanali, CAC Artist

Now let’s wrap it all up and honor & share your creativity and growth!

GROUP ONLINE EXHIBITION

As if the Critiques, Empowerment Sessions, Accelerate Sessions and Creative Process Sessions aren’t enough…

Your work is going to be featured in a Group Online Exhibit at the close of the program.

To have two of your pieces featured in the exhibit, you will need to:

  • Submit the required number of pieces by each of the five (5) assigned deadlines (for a total of 10 separate pieces). Additional details will be provided.

  • The Online Opening Reception will be TBD, with the Online Exhibit continuing through TBD.

CAC CALENDAR

 

Create Anyway Kickstart:

  • TBD

  • Meets Mon/Weds/Fri @ 10:30-11:45am PT

Program continues:

  • TBD

  • Meets Weds & Fri, 10:30-11:45am** PT

*Exceptions to the above schedule are:

  • TBD

**Note: Critique Sessions may be longer or shorter depending on number of artists critiqued. Maximum Critique Session length is 90 minutes.

Support. Encouragement. Community.

I enjoyed meeting all of the other artists in our group. It was so amazing to see all of the incredible talent out there. It was also so helpful for me to hear all of their fears, struggles and moments of doubt. I know that may sound weird but it made me feel like I wasn’t alone with all of those feelings. And then for us to share and help each other move forward in our creativity.

— BILLIE C, Pinyon Crest, CA

 FAQs

  • Yes. Every Session and Critique are recorded.

  • No worries. All session are recorded. You can view what you missed later.

    If you know that you aren’t able to attend a session, you can email your question(s) in advance so we can answer them live (time permitting), and you can get your answer(s) via the replay.

    With regard to the Critique Sessions, we make every effort to accommodate your schedule. However, there are occasions when a conflict with the artist’s schedule occurs, and they aren’t able to attend live.

    Not a problem.

    Email the questions you have about your piece in advance. David will critique your piece “live” at the Critique Session, including giving his answers to your questions. You’ll see the critique and his response(s) via the replay.

  • One year.

  • Yes, of course. The size of your substrates is up to you. Artists have worked on 6 inch x 6 inch pieces and also 5 foot-wide pieces.

    We’ve also have an artist carve a 10-foot totem pole.

    Small or large, it’s up to you.

CREATE ANYWAY COLLECTIVE

 

15 Weeks of Artist Mentorship including:

  • 9 Modules

  • Create Anyway Kickstart
    (6 Sessions)

  • 8 Empowerment Session

  • 5 Artwork Deadlines

  • 4 Critiques of your Own Work

  • View All the Critiques that your Fellow CAC Artists Receive

  • 2 Accelerate Sessions

  • 2 Creative Process Sessions

  • Online Reception & Exhibit (Rules & guidelines apply)

  • 1 Follow Up Session

  • Camaraderie & Community with your Fellow CAC Artists

Limited to 26 artists.

 

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Helen Lavelle
From Her Series:
Portraying Vulnerability and Pain

  • The Cry ©Helen Lavelle from Portraying Vulnerability and Pain Series

  • Crushed by Helen Lavelle

    Crushed ©Helen Lavelle from Portraying Vulnerability and Pain Series

  • Screaming Face ©Helen Lavelle from Portraying Vulnerability and Pain Series

Jessica Harris
From Her Series:
Exploring the Luminosity of Buddha Nature

  • Uplift ©2023 Jessica Harris from Exploring the Luminosity of Buddha Nature Series

  • Unfolding ©2023 Jessica Harris

    Unfolding ©2023 Jessica Harris from Exploring the Luminosity of Buddha Nature Series

  • Into the Void ©2023 Jessica Harris

    Into the Void ©2023 Jessica Harris from Exploring the Luminosity of Buddha Nature Series

Gina Yu
From Her Series:
Introvert/Extrovert

  • Untitled II ©2023 Gina Yu

    Untitled II ©2023 Gina Yu from Introvert/Extrovert Series

  • Quiet ©2023 Gina Yu

    Quiet ©2023 Gina Yu from Introvert/Extrovert Series

  • Rising ©2023 Gina Yu

    Rising ©2023 Gina Yu from Introvert/Extrovert Series

For me to move into creating a body of work is exciting.

[The CAC Process] provided a roadmap as to how I can take a concept and manifest it. Before if I’m drawing a model, it’s an external process. With this whole Chinese American [concept], it’s now become an internal process. It’s what I am feeling about that particular subject that is personal to me, which makes it 10 times more meaningful.

— Gina Yu

Lisa Bramhill
From Her Series:
My Love of Wild Animals

  • Dusk of Summer ©2023 Lisa Bramhill from My Love of Wild Animals Series

    Dusk of Summer ©2023 Lisa Bramhill from My Love of Wild Animals Series

  • The Look in Her Eyes Speak ©2023 Lisa Bramhill from My Love of Wild Animals Series

    The Look in Her Eyes Speak ©2023 Lisa Bramhill from My Love of Wild Animals Series

  • Tonic of the Wilderness ©2023 Lisa Bramhill from My Love of Wild Animals Series

    Tonic of the Wilderness ©2023 Lisa Bramhill from My Love of Wild Animals Series

By far my favorite. Wicked awesome. 

Words are not my strongest. On that note the best words that come to my mind are Thank you. Out of all the online courses I have taken this course is by far my favorite, the best, and the one I have learned so much from. And grown!!!

I am so glad I took the chance. I needed the guidance. The small community of artists made it special and comfortable. A Boston saying “wicked awesome”! 

— Lisa Bramhill

Julie Tarsha
From Her Series:
Human Transitions

  • To Winward ©2023 Julie Tarsha from her Human Transitions Series

    To Winward ©2023 Julie Tarsha from her Human Transitions Series

  • The World Rearranged ©2023 Julie Tarsha from her Human Transitions Series

    The World Rearranged ©2023 Julie Tarsha from her Human Transitions Series

  • Shadow Valley Pass ©2023 Julie Tarsha from her Human Transitions Series

    Shadow Valley Pass ©2023 Julie Tarsha from her Human Transitions Series

I can honestly say, this is going to change my world.

When you retire, you suddenly have all the time for your crazy little mind to run free and think. I LOVE the possibility of reigning that in! I absolutely love it. It's going to make my life so much better.

I have confused the ticker tape of thoughts with reality for quite awhile now and it has given me nothing but negative feelings of regret. I'm making a life decision to innovate my thoughts.

It certainly isn't easy, but the rewards! This isn't easy, but it's life changing.

— Julie Tarsha

Jennifer Hoffman
From Her Series:
Expressing the Life-Force of Plants

  • Clusia Leaves ©2023 Jennifer Hoffman from her Expressing the Life-Force of Plants Series

    Clusia Leaves ©2023 Jennifer Hoffman from her Expressing the Life-Force of Plants Series

  • Temporary Autumn ©2023 Jennifer Hoffman from her Expressing the Life-Force of Plants Series

    Temporary Autumn ©2023 Jennifer Hoffman from her Expressing the Life-Force of Plants Series

  • Sunbather ©2023 Jennifer Hoffman from her Expressing the Life-Force of Plants Series

    Sunbather ©2023 Jennifer Hoffman from her Expressing the Life-Force of Plants Series

Elena Lojevsky
From Her Series:
Depicting Particular Emotions

  • Melancholia ©2023 Elena Lojevsy from her Depicting Particular Emotions Series

    Melancholia ©2023 Elena Lojevsy from her Depicting Particular Emotions Series

  • Inception ©2023 Elena Lojevsy from her Depicting Particular Emotions Series

    Inception ©2023 Elena Lojevsy from her Depicting Particular Emotions Series

  • Never-Ending Night ©2023 Elena Lojevsy from her Depicting Particular Emotions Series

    Never-Ending Night ©2023 Elena Lojevsy from her Depicting Particular Emotions Series

OMG… [Yesterday’s session] was the most interesting, daring, honest conversation I’ve heard in years! 

 Thanks sooo much to you, David and all [the] participants!

[It] made me feel alive and powerful again!!

― Elena Lojevsky

Dawn McLaughlin
From Her Series:
Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood

  • Keepsake ©2023 Dawn McLaughlin from her Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood Series

    Keepsake ©2023 Dawn McLaughlin from her Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood Series

  • Worry ©2023 Dawn McLaughlin from her Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood Series

    Worry ©2023 Dawn McLaughlin from her Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood Series

  • Harbinger ©2023 Dawn McLaughlin from her Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood Series

    Harbinger ©2023 Dawn McLaughlin from her Prelude: The Dividing Line of My Childhood Series

It has spurred me to get to work.

[CAC Module 1] forced me to focus and think about my scattered thoughts and ideas in a more concrete and structured way. I have much less anxiety about the project and moving ahead with it. I now have a more cohesive vision of what I’d like to convey and how I’d like to convey it, and it has spurred me to get to work. Yesterday I tested out my chosen mediums on various papers. Today I developed a sketch of the piece that is most fully formed in my mind at this time.

― Dawn McLaughlin

Ana Bass
From Her Series:
Layers of a Person’s Soul

  • Mapping JB ©2023 Ana Bass from her Layers of a Person’s Soul Series

    Mapping JB ©2023 Ana Bass from her Layers of a Person’s Soul Series

  • To The Core ©2023 Ana Bass from her Layers of a Person’s Soul Series

    To The Core ©2023 Ana Bass from her Layers of a Person’s Soul Series

  • Rites of Passage ©2023 Ana Bass from her Layers of a Person’s Soul Series

    Rites of Passage ©2023 Ana Bass from her Layers of a Person’s Soul Series

Far exceeds my expectations.

I personally think you are both extraordinary at what you do and bring to the table. David, I consider you a mentor, an educator, and a friend. Jordan your connection, insight, and powerful take and ability to translate is astonishing along with your sense of humor….Far exceeds my expectations.

It is a great program and experience.

— Ana Bass

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A fast track to successful work and work habits.

[The CAC is] a uniquely powerful online venue for artists, which cannot but help transport each and every one of them onward in their quest for personal growth. It is actually a fast track to successful work and work habits, even though it takes several months. Each artist had the same revelations I had.

—Leslie

I feel my voice is in this work.

Quite honestly I felt that this CAC was AWESOME. The Center of Interest Circles® really made a difference for me in narrowing down my focus. I’m just so grateful for all of the work you and David put into this program!!!!  Because of your amazing support I feel my voice is in this work. Thank you so much!!!

— Tina

Definitely leveled-up my painting and creative process.

CAC has given me a much deeper sense of the value of my work and myself as a working artist. Your direction allowed me to find my way back to my ‘why’ from the get go. The Jump Off a Cliff Assignment in conjunction with the Center of Interest® process empowered me to take such a big leap of faith. One which has definitely leveled-up my painting and creative process. I continue to ‘jump’ daily.

— Sher

What an engaging,…inspiring experience this CAC is! I look forward to every session.

I never would have thought I would have learned so much…

…from focusing on one idea, one subject, one media for 12 weeks. I gained insight into my blocks to creating and ways to overcome them. The deadlines and submissions helped to keep me on track. I loved the way you two took each artist from where she was — each one's art and approach was valued. The whole course was incredibly well thought out to lead the artists on a personal journey and exploration of how they create their art.

— Mary Ann

You freed me to get into my heart and soul…

…and begin to identify and create the work I was meant to do for the rest of my life. I'm sure it has cut through years of bumbling around otherwise - so thank you from the bottom of my heart.

— CAC Artist

I enjoyed the critiques, and the deadlines meant that I produced more work...

The modules exploring the psychological side of creativity have been an eye opener. I appreciated that you both always related the topics and issues to experiences in your own life, not just some hypothetical situation.

— Connie

Very impressed by the level of artwork.

So many calls and messages came in from my friends and family who watched the CAC Reception. (There were a lot of them.)

Nearly everyone mentioned they were very impressed by the level of artwork, and several noted how beautifully the artists spoke about their CAC experiences.

The theme was repeated often: an appreciation and recognition of all of the hard work both of you put into the CAC. I told each and every one they were 100% correct.

— Tamara

C. Jordan Blaquera & David Limrite
Co-founders of the Create Anyway Collective

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