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Tag: Art

Why Having A Process is Important

January 28, 2022March 14, 20222 Comments

For many artists, the process of making their art is fluid, intuitive, and even spontaneous. It can be as simple as picking some colours and letting the magic happen or if you're like the rest of us...there's a lot more planning needed to achieve your vision. Having a more structured approach to creating your art … Continue reading Why Having A Process is Important

My Favorite Things: Artist Gift Guide 2021

November 14, 2021November 13, 2021Leave a comment

It's almost that time of year again and I have a NEW list of awesome products that made the cut for My Favorite Things: Artist Gift Guide for 2021! I’ve provided links to Amazon for both the USA and CANADA sites in the downloadable guide but I would strongly encourage you to buy products from … Continue reading My Favorite Things: Artist Gift Guide 2021

Ways to Improve Your Creativity

July 11, 2021July 10, 20212 Comments

Creativity is something that most people assume comes naturally to artists. Many would be surprised to learn however that being an artist and therefore being inherently creative are not always synonymous. While it’s true that having a particular proclivity for the arts does tend to make someone see things different than most, many artists struggle … Continue reading Ways to Improve Your Creativity

Listening to Your Creative Calling

March 7, 2021April 10, 2021Leave a comment

There's something about being a creative person that comes from deep within your soul. I believe that every person has it in some way or another. That voice just speaks a little more loudly and clearer for some and those are the people that tend to identify as artists. My experience as a creative person … Continue reading Listening to Your Creative Calling

Revisiting Your Art

December 30, 2020January 30, 20212 Comments

Back in October of this year (2020), I came across my childhood colored pencils. If you grew up in Canada before 2012, chances are you are familiar with the brand Laurentien pencil crayons owned by the company Sanford. Yes, that's right, we call them pencil crayons here in Canada. It took me a while to … Continue reading Revisiting Your Art

How to Deal with Clients Who Ghost

December 22, 2020December 30, 20204 Comments

For an artist taking commissions the prospect of a new project is always exciting. If this is a big part of your business it also, in a very practical sense, means more income to sustain your practice. It's not always smooth sailing, however, and there's an aspect to taking a commission that isn't often talked … Continue reading How to Deal with Clients Who Ghost

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It’s been a very busy May working on a bunch of projects in the works. Unfortunately, that also meant not having a lot of time to create art. A little sketchbook mixed media piece I did the other day. ☺️ The weather is finally turning around and the grass is getting greener. What do you like most about spring? Some days you wake up inspired to draw. Today I decided to create this piece of my dog @camaro_theshiba from a photo I took a few months ago. The light was perfect and the snow sprinkles on his face just made the whole scene feel magical. ❄️ Something about drawing and painting oranges makes me think of summer. 😊 I don’t know about you but I’m ready for warmer weather. 🍊☀️ Just a little skull in a sketchbook. 🙂💀 I wanted to explore using different colours on a coloured background to study value and shape. This sketchbook is roughly 8x8 and is the perfect size for me to do a decent sized exploration without feeling too overwhelmed by the size. Did you know that you are 42% more likely to reach a goal if you write it down? Today is International Women’s Day, and while much has been done over the years to fight for the equality of women, there are still places in the world where this is still not the case. I feel very fortunate as a woman living in Canada to have the rights and the freedoms that I do and I wish this gift for every woman on this planet. I teased a small portion of this image a little while ago and now I’m happy to share the full thing. Today’s #marchmeetthemaker prompt is three things. The three drawings in this post were all created with coloured pencil and a different medium.

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