Accelerant
Reopening August 2025
Artist Mentoring Programme
- An immersive six-month 1:1 artist mentoring programme with Gail Sibley
- Professional coaching and a tailored-to-you artist success plan
- Personalized feedback with access to a library of resources inside the IGNITE! Membership
ACCELERANT is a six-month personal mentoring programme working 1:1 with Gail Sibley on YOUR art path and creating a plan to ensure it is fulfilling, energizing, and filled with passion and success.
Barbara - "My work is more thoughtful... I have more control over my color, and my drawing skills are improving."
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What is Accelerant?
It's journals, workbooks, tutorials, community, and a personalized artist plan
It is 6 months of goal setting, feedback, mentoring and accountability painting with Gail
It is strategies from a professional artist that strengthen artistic vision and mindset
I really encourage those who can to seriously consider trying this Accelerant experience
You'll benefit from a focused community of positive likeminded artists
All students get access to IGNITE! - an online library of tutorials, demos, and other resources
Having a mentor/coach asking hard questions and offering suggestions and encouragement has been very helpful.
There is no commitment in a call. I tell you about the programme, how it works, and if it's something that could benefit you, we go from there. đ
Who am I?
Hi, I'm Gail. Professional Artist and the founder of the Gail Sibley Art School. I decided to offer a 1:1 ACCELERANT programme because so many fellow artists I run into at events like IAPS, Pastel Live, or on my in-person workshops ask me: "What advice do you have for me and my art path?" Well, there are a lot of things I wish I knew a LOT sooner than I did. That's why I created ACCELERANT - to help fellow artists who want 1:1 coaching to create success on their personal art path!
*Important Notice*
Enrolment is limited, and sometimes requires a waitlist. Book in a call to find out exactly what it's about, and how it can help you. ACCELERANT will re-open in February 2025.
What artists are saying:
Gail sees things in the subject matter I am working on that I didnât grasp and as the six months went on, I saw them more often for myself.
I highly recommend Gail as a mentor. Not many art instructors could coach both pastel techniques and art career development. Gailâs exceptional knowledge in resources and her strong commitments to help students is what makes her stand out from other teachers. Gail has always been extremely accessible, resourceful, and above all, fun to work with.
I joined the Accelerate program in January and I will sign up again. It helped me put my focus on my art. Having a mentor/coach asking hard questions and offering suggestions and encouragement has been very helpful. This is âno excusesâ territory for me. The other artists in the group are supportive and insightful.
Gail is encouraging, funny, candid, honest and direct. She is generous with her time and is a great teacher and a talented artist. Iâm so glad I ended up here.
Do you want to paint with confidence?
I've spent over 30 years teaching artists to paint confidently. To hone the basics and keep learning. Each art path is different, and each can be successful and rewarding. If you're an artist looking to accelerate your art making, lets have a chat, maybe I can help.
Accelerant Artist Review:
Liz J. ~ Fall 2023 Session Artist
Wow! Accelerant is not your usual online art course. If art is âin youâ then do this for yourself. It matters not whether you are just beginning or have been painting for a long time.
Wherever youâre at is where Gail will meet you. She will take you and your art to places you never thought possible.
I canât believe how far Iâve come and I canât wait for the second session. It may seem pricey but consider that youâre getting the highest quality 1:1 coaching and feedback on your work for 6 months! You canât get this kind of support anywhere else.
Gail is incredibly skilled and knowledgeable and her passion for teaching is infectious. You are âgood enoughâ to invest in yourself. Go for it!
It's your art. It's your plan. Let's make it happen together. If you're curious, check the schedule and book a call with me.
Vickie M. ~ Summer 2024 Session Artist
In my experience Gail is one of those rare artists who can not only produce her own wonderful art, but is very capable in helping others find their individual artistic path. There is no pressure to move in a specific direction, or to in some way validate her way of working. Instead she helps you, as an artist, find you own way of expressing yourself without fear. Growing as an artist has been pretty difficult for me. At times, the path to where I want to be and producing what I want to make, can be rocky or even hidden in fog but Gail is adept at giving guidance and encouragement to keep you moving forward as you work through your inner hesitation. I found her particularly skilled at helping me learn how to apply the principles of art to my non-objective abstract work so that I could verbalize what it was about a piece that felt incomplete and figure what to do to make it “feel” complete. I find that I have more confidence in my work and am farther along in being able to evaluate the work I make realistically.
When I look at where I was when I started and where I am now I am a bit shocked at the progress I made in a relatively short period of time.Â
Her program is well thought out. She has multiple resources on her website and doesn’t hesitate to search out more resources for you if necessary. Learning to navigate the website and use all the Google stuff is well presented so that you can use the site even if you aren’t a tech wiz. This is a robust program that is well worth the financial investment in yourself. Â
It really is a six month golden growth opportunity.