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The Difference Between Personal Art and Universal Art

Most of us assume art gets better through technique alone, sharper drawing, mastering the medium, refining the craft. But a conversation with artist Judy Tuwaletstiwa revealed something deeper. The work…

Use the principle of Design to make stronger art

The Art2Life Free Online Workshop starts tomorrow, Monday, February 13th and I’m so excited! Click here to join us if you haven’t already. I’ll be diving into our first principle — Design. The basic idea is that a painting is more interesting when there’s variety in the work. Take a…

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What makes fearlessness possible?

I’m going for it on this painting I started last week and thinking about the upcoming free workshop. If you haven’t signed up, we’d love for you to join us! Staying free and fearless in your art is what the workshop is all about! What makes fearlessness possible is knowing…

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Stuck in the messy middle of your painting?

When you’re working on a picture, you can get to a point when you find some exciting areas, but it’s not quite working as a whole. Next moves can take you forward, but others move you back. I call this part of the journey the “messy middle.” It’s that point…

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