Joy of Painting is OPEN for Registration!
Enrolling July 1-15
Joy of Painting 2026 - A Year of Flowers is open for July enrollment!
Join me for a year of mixed-media painting inspired by the beauty, structure, and expressive magic of flowers.
When you join during the July enrollment window, you’ll receive immediate access to all classes released from January through July, then a new flower painting class each month for as long as you remain an active member.
Each month, we explore a new Flower of the Month through drawing, painting from life, painting from memory and imagination, stylizing, and using flowers as expressive design elements in your own mixed-media artwork.
July enrollment is open July 1-15.
If flowers make your heart flutter, this is your invitation.
Hello!
I'm Cathy Nichols, an artist, teacher and author of the book Storytelling Art Studio and guide fortwo core courses: Create Your Own Oracle Deck and Painting Modern Expressive Flowers. and monthly painting club, Joy of Painting.
You can find my studio in Asheville, North Carolina at 87 Roberts Street in Asheville's River Arts District (in the RAD Studios section of RAD Rendez-Vous!)
My shop is run entirely by myself and my daughter. We are real people running a small business, and we care very much about you! Please feel free to reach out with questions or comments. You will be answered by me, personally.
Thank you for joining me here! xo, Cathy
