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Do you love to create art, but struggle to like the art you create? Do you beat yourself up when your art doesn’t measure up to the vision you have of in your head? This is a horrible feeling! One that will affect your confidence, and ability to create future art. I know this feeling

The way artists sell their art in person at fairs, festivals, and shows has been rapidly changing over the last 10 years. Successful full-time artists, that have been selling at these events for decades, are finding themselves at a crossroads because of this change. Most artists see this change as a bad thing. But is

Have you ever had the need to quickly resize, crop, or edit your images to either send to a friend, upload to a website, or social media, and don’t want to invest money in buying a program or tool to do so? There are actually a lot of options out there to get what you

I just made a painting, and I don’t particular like it. Typically I would never share this information publicly. I’m in the business of selling my art, and no one wants to hear me groan about something I made and didn’t like. Especially if they like it! Imagine This Scenario:   I’m at a shows

I’m thrilled to announce I was recently interview by Miriam Schulman for the Inspiration Place podcast! I was sooo nervous for this interview I almost back out of it completely. I though for sure I would sound like a babbling idiot. I’m pleased to say this didn’t happen! lol. This podcast turned out to be

My new course, Watercolor Painting for Beginners, is now available online. This is where I teach how to paint realistic watercolors using traditional techniques. I love to watch artists develop their watercolor skills and evolve as an artist! This is something I’ve taught for years in a classroom setting, and now I’m bringing it online

What is Redbubble? Redbubble is one of the largest print on demand marketplace for artist. It’s a drop ship printing company with locations all over the world that takes artist’s artwork, prints it on their products, and ships directly to the customer. Artist love it: Because it’s a way to make money from their art that

I have made a new Christmas Animal watercolor painting for my Holiday Collection! This one features a sweet winter rabbit leaning in to kiss an Arctic fox who is unexpectedly standing under mistletoe. I found this watercolor particularly hard to paint because there was so much white in the design. Painting white has always been such

Ever wonder what it takes to set up a booth for an art & craft show? Watch my time-lapse narrated video to learn how to set up an outdoor art booth. Watch how I specifically designed my booth to attract customer in under 7 seconds, because that’s how long you have to inspire shoppers to

Working from home is not as easy as it sounds, especially if you have kids! Here’s what a typical day looks like when I try to paint with my kids around: We all had our share of laughs making this video, but all joking aside every conversation and event captured in this video usually occures

Have you very thought about making a calendar? Once you get going the process is easy, but all the choices that need to be made can be overwhelming! Here’s how I navigated all the endless options to designing and printing a calendar. I hope my experience can help jumpstart you to making your own! How

What is a giclee print? This is an excellent question. Nowadays, with advances in technology and digital printing it’s more important than ever to know the difference between a giclee print vs digital print, especially if you intend to purchase a fine art reproduction. What is a Giclee? Giclee is the first and only fine