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How to Know You’re an Artist
Have you ever wondered what makes you an artist? How to know if you are one?? I"ve got a great free FB group ART+WORK+LIVING, and they shared some of their ideas on a post recently. Some are external signs that the rest of the world notices like having a bit of paint...
How Color Creates Light
In the picture, color creates the light. - Hans Hofmann Creating light is about knowing how to use color. So a student asked me about how to capture the light of a hazy day. Here’s what I told her Look at the colors you see. Paint the value and color masses you see...
How to Overcome the Fear of Failure
Ever been afraid to paint. Afraid to make a bad painting so you just don’t. Been frozen and the voice in your head stuck on a loop…
Oil Painting Safety: Tips for Making Your Studio More Healthy
You can give solvents the boot and still be able to clean your brushes. As we move into 2021, wouldn’t it be great to create an even safer work space? In this episode I answered all your questions about making your studio practice safer in the months ahead. As an...
Why Sharing Your Art Matters Even More in 2021
Join me as we chat about leadership and why your art matters even more in 2021.
This is the recording from the webinar that I did on January 8, 2021. Coming the day after the attack on the Capital, I widened the angle of my original topic, “3 Steps to Get Your Art in Front of More People in 2021” to talk about the impact your art makes, why it’s important to paint now, and why your audience needs your painting now.
Then we discuss three steps you can take to grow that audience and create an impact.
Creative Living: What’s Your Creative Purpose
Creative living is something innate. Every last one of us is born creative. Every. Last. One.
That creativity just takes different forms in different people. And multiple forms in most people.
In this episode, three different ways that creative living can express itself. Which one is YOUR creative purpose right now?
How to Find a Style
Finding a style as an artist can be a struggle. I want to share 3 tips, techniques and ideas on how to find a style of your own…
Can You Sell Art on Social Media?
Today’s question is on social media. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn: are any of these worth joining for selling art?
Which Coach, Mentor, or Program Is Right for You?
Having the right art mentor can really fast track your progress towards your goals. No matter what stage you’re at in your art. I’m looking for someone that’s gone before you and had success at that same goal. That same thing you’re working towards. It’s one of the fastest ways to actually get there.
How to Find Places to Paint Plein Air
I'm taking a viewer's questions around the nuts and bolts of plein air painting, in particular HOW to find places to paint. Here are some of her questions: "What continues to befuddle me is the HOW’s of finding places to paint en plein air! - What do you do? Do you go...