I don’t know about you but sometimes painting and creating can be a fight but that’s okay. I think the older I get (34) the more and more I just start to give in to the process. I’ve known this for a while but it comes in waves. You must truly respect the process of creating and realize that every painting will go through the ugly stage but can you hang in there and keep working on it even though your instinct is to douse it with a tub of gesso like… now!? …
Read MoreAbout a year ago I decided to call my agents and tell them I would be "booking out" meaning I wouldn't be available for auditions for the inevitable future. This was a HUGE decision since I had moved to Los Angeles in 2008 with $1,000 in my bank account and a dream of making it big (preferably in my own hit comedy series)!
Read MoreIt's time for another art muse!! I've been tracking Megan Carn for a few years now and she's not only got a very unique, colorful style but she's one of my fellow artists that are being featured on a new curated art website called: Huntley Belle Designs! Megan has a very distinct look to her fun, confectionary paintings of animals and other fun things like sushi!
Read MoreFirst off let's talk about inspiration. Sometimes I can get very insular and can forget that there's a lot of people that are searching for the same inspiration and conversation that I am. So I started thinking I bet there's a podcast out there that might have some answers for what I'm looking for. I found some recommendations online and I tried listening to a few and I didn't connect with them immediately... a lot seemed a bit to polished and sales-y. Then I found one called The Creativity Habit with Daphne Cohn and this one I really liked!
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