“We do not always create works of art, but rather, experiments.
It is not our intention to fill museums. We are gathering experience.”
Josef Albers
I’m sharing my art and people love it… so why is no one buying?
"I love creating, I use different mediums, I am always inspired, I create for myself what makes me happy and nourishes me, I have my niche, I promote my art and do my marketing, people say my creations are beautiful and calming. And yet ...... no one is buying,...
Advice for my younger artist self
I've been thinking recently about what advice I'd give my younger artist self. Especially because I see other artists at an earlier stage in their artist life struggling with a lot of the same things I struggled with. So I thought I'd give my younger artist self - and...
How to know if you’re an artist
I’m going to make two guesses about you. Ready? 1 | I’m guessing that you are like most humans, in that you want to be happy. You make choices based on what you think the results of those choices are going to bring you, which in broad terms we can equate with what...
Featured on the Artish Plunge Podcast!
A little while back, Kristy Battani, artist and host of the Artish Plunge podcast, asked me if she could share my blog post, Swimming Lessons for Artists, as part of her series, Artish Words. Of course I said yes! And so now you can enjoy an audio version of the blog...
which art supplies are worth investing in?
If you're sort of new to this art game, it can be hard to know what supplies are worth investing in. You don't yet know what works and what doesn't, and what you like and don't like, although you're probably drawn towards a few things. And even if you're not a...
The unseen work of the artist
An artist and member of the Happy Artist Studio asked me a while back for some "insight on the amount of 'unseen work' behind it all." 'It all' being the life and work of an artist. I love this question because you just have no idea what's behind a piece of art...
How to Create a Painting Collection or Series
Have you been wanting to create a painting collection? Are you ready to move from one-at-a-time painting to creating in collections or series? Or have you already started working in collections and are running up against some blocks? If you've never worked in this way...
The Happy Artist Life Experiment: Create Your Artist Life Month by Month
Being an artist - working out how to create your artist life, from voice and process to sharing and selling - is a long game. In our fast paced world, that isn't a very sexy thing to say. But on the other hand, it's the best possible news. This journey never ends! We...
Instagram and Mental Health: A Q&A Video Snippet from the Happy Artist Studio
One of the things you'll find inside the Happy Artist Studio is a growing library of Q&A videos. Although I've been around the interwebs a long time, making face to camera video is relatively new for me, and it took me a long time to build up the courage to start...
21 Days in My Art World Instagram Challenge 2022
It’s almost January! And you know what that means… the return of the popular free Instagram challenge for artists of all kinds, 21 Days in My Art World! Part of the richness of being an artist is the connection – to your own inner artist and to creative source yes,...