by Nicholas Wilton | Aug 25, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi there, Have you ever tried setting up a schedule to make art for so many hours on so many days? I have tried this a bunch of times but in the end I just never stuck with it. Sometimes something came up or I just didn’t feel like painting for that amount of time on...
by Nicholas Wilton | Aug 18, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi there, Your art might not be the best place to look when trying to improve it. Your art is simply the final result of many, many small actions and steps. This process, I have discovered, is the best place to start looking in order to improve your art. How you feel...
by Nicholas Wilton | Aug 11, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi there Do you remember what awoke you to your creativity? It is different for everyone. It could be seeing someone else’s art, or it could be just seeing something in your life that stirs your desire to make your art. But make no mistake, these messages come. And at...
by Nicholas Wilton | Aug 4, 2019 | Art Practice
I have been drawing and painting my whole life and it never ceases to amaze me how much there is still to learn. Today in the studio I discovered some cool things about lines. Lines can give your art a feeling of spontaneity and scale without losing or markedly...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 28, 2019 | Art Practice
My big studio table becomes cluttered with just about everything. What ends up there by the end of the week is startling. There are coffee cups, notes, unopened mail, magazines, paint brushes, laptop cords, pens and palettes, and this week even a single running shoe....
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 21, 2019 | Art Practice
While travelling in Mallorca I got to peek into Joan Miró’s studio. Artist studios are such personal places and Miro’s was no exception. His lifelong dream was to create a beautiful studio in his adopted home of Palma, Mallorca to make his art. Everything is left the...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 14, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi everyone, It’s incredibly gratifying to finish a painting. Seeing everything completed and in the right place – it’s like coming home at the end of a long journey. There’s just one thing left to do: the signature. Now, not every artist signs...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 7, 2019 | Art Practice
Do you ever lose your way in your art? And often, no matter how long you look, your art won’t reveal the answers? So instead, of looking at your art, try looking at your life instead. You see, often your art is made in response to your life. In other words, the reason...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jun 23, 2019 | Art Practice
There are going to be patches when you won’t be making your art. Sometimes life just needs your attention elsewhere. Like when you have to move. This is what I am doing right now. But even though I am not making art, my art practice is still showing up in the process...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jun 9, 2019 | Art Practice
Do you have a few duds hanging around the studio? Those paintings that never sold or for some reason you grew attached to it? I know I do. Maybe you know the ones I am talking about. They probably are pretty good, otherwise, you wouldn’t of kept them this long. So how...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jun 2, 2019 | Art Practice
The process of making authentic art actually begins before you even start. What you choose to look at, think about and even remember is ultimately what makes your art yours. In other words, what you put in affects what you create. Especially when making Art. This is...
by Nicholas Wilton | May 26, 2019 | Art Practice
Is it hard to choose the right colors when creating your art? I used to really struggle with this. I would spend a ton of time changing colors and in the end the colors I ended up with were not really any better. And then I started choosing colors in a different way....
by Nicholas Wilton | May 12, 2019 | Art Practice
Our art is really just a sequence of choices. A series of “Yes I like this”, or “No, I don’t like that” decisions. In the end it is all about discernment. To get good at this we need to practice. Not just in our art but also in our life. Discernment is the primary...
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 28, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi, for the past 2 days I have been talking about Design because the Art2life Free Workshop has started! Go here to grab your spot! We just started with lesson 1 Design and have 3 to do over the next week. Today I am talking about the importance of seeing the 30,000ft...
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 21, 2019 | Art Practice
Fear holds us back in our art. But not all fear is the same. Knowing which kind of fear you have is important to discern. Most fears come from not knowing the answers. Uncertainty in life and art conjures up a little fear almost every time. And this is a good thing....
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 14, 2019 | Art Practice
If you sometimes have a hard time starting or don’t enjoy the process of making your art so much, here is something to try. When you begin, instead of thinking about where you want to end up, try to focus on what you are doing in the present. Forget about anything...
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 7, 2019 | Art Practice
There is something cool about garage sales. There are so many disparate things and all are thrown on afew tables on someone’s front lawn. You never know what you might find amongst all this person’s stuff. People sell all kinds of things. There seems to be no rhyme or...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 31, 2019 | Art Practice
Sometimes, to make a big change in your art, all you need is a small, one in your thinking. I was reminded of this when recently being shown how to find mushrooms in the forest. Watch the video below and let me show you… Like the wide awareness of an owl perched...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 24, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi everyone, Once we begin making our art, everything changes. It can so much that sometimes our art ends up very different than intended. The reason this occurs is because once the art is underway, it is super easy to forget the essential feeling we had when we...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 17, 2019 | Art Practice
Hi everyone, The hardest part of making art is when you are not making it. And, it seems like it gets harder the closer you come to starting. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here is a simple re frame that might help you start more easily: Starting will never be...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 10, 2019 | Art Practice
As my Father grew older he talked about how his future plans and ideas were probably not going to happen. He felt his choices in life were lessening and his world was becoming smaller. But his art, he said, was different. When we are just starting in our art, our...
