Confident Abstracts

I love this course! Esther is so zen and organized and explains and demonstrates how to create abstract paintings in easy to understand steps. I love the exercises in color theory and was able to create some paintings that I was surprised by. I’ve been away from painting for a bit due to life stuff but have recently come back to it and am continuing the journey with Esther! You will love this course. It is not overwhelming has been super fun and has been very valuable at helping me to get past my fear of failure when painting! Here is a watercolor I created yesterday after diving back into the course and watching the videos on composition and color story.

Thank you Esther for creating this course! It has been such a valuable learning curve for me. I have attempted abstract painting many times to no avail, getting lost in a muddy process and leaving me feeling less confident. This course gave me the tools to understand composition at a new level, the importance of intentionality and new mediums I have so enjoyed. The colour theory has helped me to create more sophisticated palettes, deepening my understanding of the use of neutrals, value, and how colour is used to create an impactful focal point. I am posting my first attempt; a painting inspired by a holiday to Corfu, Greece last spring. With so much gratitude for you Esther, for sharing your knowledge, experience and gift of art.

I enrolled in Esther’s Confident Abstracts a year ago and took three months to complete it. I didn’t skip or miss a beat, and neither does she. Her lessons are easy to understand, clear, concise and gave me just what I needed. Composition, as a subject, can be dry, however, Esther’s process for teaching was interesting and engaging. Watching Esther paint, listening to her thought process as she decided what to do, seeing how adding a little here and there leads to a pathway through the ugly stage and into completion - it was breathtaking and I felt myself cheering for her as she stepped closer to the end. I have rewatched some of her lessons a few times since then, and I know I will keep referring to them, especially when I find myself doubting my own steps through the ugly middle stage. The name of the course, Confident Abstracts, is absolutely spot on, and she has helped me understand and create confident abstracts which speak to viewers. My abstracts are now my biggest sellers and I am proud to say that I learned through Esther.

Here’s a sampling of abstracts created during the course and since. You are welcome to use any of them.

Esther’s course is absolutely packed full of practical useful content. I love how she prepares the smaller compositions that you can practice on and then create a bigger piece when you’re ready. I love how she creates a piece from start to finish and there are no time lapses so you get to see the actual process and hear her thought process as well. It’s just a great course! Highly recommended!

I throughly enjoyed your course it was informative
and you laid out the principles of how to approach abstract art extremely well. I especially enjoyed your approach composition principles. I usually paint portraits so this was refreshing- I look forward to your book you are working on. I admire you and your family for choosing to stay in the Ukraine and wish you you all the very best.

If you are considering taking Esther’s course, do not hesitate for one second. It is worth every penny. I have been an online course junkie and have been taking classes for the past six years. I can honestly say that Esther‘s was the most thorough course I’ve ever taken in abstract painting. She provides both academic explanations as well as the real life implementations. She actually gives you compositional maps to start your process. Every step is broken down in a way that you can understand and follow easily, but create paintings that become authentically you. I’ve seen way too many courses where everyone ends up with the exact same paintings as the teacher’s style. This is not the case with Esther. The videos are shot beautifully. The resources provided are excellent. I am a professional painter and have a BA in illustration. I wish I had this class in school 35 years ago or at the beginning of my career. Thank you Esther for sharing your wisdom and talent with us. SIGN UP NOW!

I can certainly recommend Esther's course. She provides very clear explanations accompanied by practical exercises. I learned a lot about composition and the use of color. She demonstrates her process step-by-step, and I gained a great deal of insight from it. It is well worth the money! Thanks, Esther!

The course is great. So much step by step information and the detailed beautiful process. It's helped me gain a lot of freedom in my visual art practice.

Esther Franchuk does an exceptional job outlining everything you need to know about composition in abstract works. She covers all concepts, step by step with printable samples and further shows you how to apply these concepts while actually painting. It's so helpful to hear her thought process while she's painting!

I wouldn't call myself an abstract artist, but I absolutely love this course. I've learned about composition and color theory, and what makes a abstact paintinf work. This course is for anyone who wants to grow in their skills. Thank you, Esther!

Esther's "Confident Abstracts" is the best online art course I have ever done. It covers every aspect of planning, painting and finishing art works. It's the best investment I've made and my work has improved 1000 fold. It's as though I have finally "got it". I now feel far more confident and am developing my own style. Esther brings her lovely warm personality to the class and you also get to meet her husband and their Dachshund (Eden is still in utero 😊). She is so talented and inspiring. I highly recommend this art course to anyone, whether a newbie or experienced artist.

I've seen many abstract paintings and most of all has no meaning ,but Esther has something you could find very rarely, composition , beautiful color palette and a painting with a real story and meaning. The course is the same, very provocative for me as a realist painter ( in watercolor), and a pleasure to make the lessons( I do them in a gouashe medium). I found myself lost in my painting for hours even are just only studies. It is structured on composition and you will find quite plenty ideas.

Confident Abstracts teaches on so many different levels using paint, collage, mark making, stencils, and much more. Everything you need in one course instead of surfing around for different teachers to find techniques to make your artwork cohesive and interesting.
I highly recommend this course to anyone. Artist or art collector. It is a comprehensive art program that explains clearly many different nuances that make a painting successful. I am thinking this is probably way better than art school with specific instruction rather than lots of random theory. This is all useful information, user friendly and Esther is a gifted teacher as well as a brilliant artist. We are so fortunate that she is willing to share her knowledge with all of us. I am learning so much from this course and will watch it many times to digest all of the wonderful information it contains.

This course is the absolute best art course I have taken. It is comprehensive, easy to follow, excellent teaching, etc. I cannot say enough good things about it. I am a self taught artist who has taken a module here and there and that means that there were huge gaps in my knowledge and ability to produce art. I am delighted to have had the opportunity and pleasure to have taken this course. Thank you Ester Franchuk for sharing your knowledge with the world.

I am delighted to recommend this course for anyone who wants to learn to paint abstracts with confidence. Esther's course is comprehensive and takes you step by step through her processes in developing a plan and then executing that plan to create stunning abstracts. The best I have ever seen. She is a delight to watch and she is engaging as an instructor. You cannot go wrong with this course. I highlt recommend it!!

I did all the practice exercises and learned a lot about compositon. Esther is a good teacher and I enjoyed her showing examples of all the possibilities while still staying within the bounds of sound art principles.

I've taken a lot of art classes in my life and even went to art school for college, but I never learned as much as I have in Esther's course. She breaks everything down with abstract art in such understanding ways. I have autism and I have always struggled with learning but here I learned so much and it was so comfortable as well.