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Gathering Painting Inspiration While Traveling

One destination that we have grown to really enjoy during the winter and spring months is heading west, over the mountains to Utah.

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My Secrets to Getting it all Done

Are you ready for this? Here is the answer to how I get everything done…

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Realistic Watercolor Paintings: Grandpa’s Painting Tin

Painting realistically requires patience more than anything. When you compare the painting to the actual object, you most likely will notice the differences relatively quickly, but my goal is that you do a little bit of a double take.

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4 Art Podcasts to Inspire Your Creative Practice

Discovering art podcasts was a big thing for me. Through podcasts I discovered not only artists but that art could actually be a career and a profitable business without having to go to art school or showing work in a gallery.

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Timed Watercolor Painting Challenge

The idea was to do a set of timed paintings. I would paint the same subject matter, but I would vary the length of time available to paint.

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Painting from an Outline: Mushroom

When I got my first Let’s Make Art box in 2019, one of the things that first held me back from starting was the idea that painting was going to be hard if I didn’t know how to draw. This belief held me back from starting for almost two whole months!