Posts by Nicholas Wilton
Crafting Your Life Brief – Bonnie Wan – Ep 120
As a brand strategist, Bonnie Wan’s job is to make meaning from messiness. A great brand can distill their purpose into 1–3 words to create a clear focal point from which they can create, innovate, and make decisions. Most of us don’t realize that we can do that in our own lives. The Life Brief…
Read MoreI made a new discovery by looking at some old work…
Behind me today are two paintings, one made six years ago and one I’m working on now. In seeing them side-by-side, I discovered something so helpful that you may notice in your past and present work, too. Check this out! The earlier work presents a distant view. The small elements in the painting make us…
Read MoreYour One Word – Nicholas Wilton – Ep 119
Have you ever chosen a single word to orient your entire year? I’ve made a practice of it, and on this episode, I’m going to show you just how beneficial this is! Join me as I dive into the importance of choosing a word, how to do so, and how it relates to the five…
Read MoreFIVE ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR LIFE AND ART
I’ve been thinking about what we need in daily life — our essential needs as artists. Some days, I feel happy, and other days, not so much. I’ve been charting the things that make an optimal day. Here is how I break them down… The 5th essential need is art. Art is a central need…
Read MorePromoting Your Art Is Personal – Nicholas Wilton – Ep 118
Promoting your work can feel like a terrifying task for many artists. But with the right mindset, promotion can feel like another extension of your creativity. Join me as I dive into the proper way to frame promotion as an artist, the difficult necessity of galleries, the problem with over-polishing your work, and critical steps…
Read MoreThe business side of your art…
Happy Sunday! Artists commonly say, making art is good, but promoting it is not. The business of art can feel like a separate burden from art-making. How can you get your work seen in a way that energizes you like art-making?Here’s one way I discovered purely by accident. Check it out! Painting in front of…
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