Recap, Back to Art School: Lessons I’m Keeping & Finding My Artistic Purpose
So, class is over. Like so many good things, it wrapped up just as I was starting to fully settle in. As I went through those five immersive weeks, I took tons of notes and spend time reflecting on what I learned about both painting and the kind of artist I want to be. One…
Week 5, Back to Art School: Plein Air, Delighting Yourself, and What Comes Next
So hard to believe that 5 weeks has already gone by. When I signed up for this class in March, it sounded like such a luxurious stretch of time. Over a month! Of just painting! Yet here we are—I feel like I blinked and it’s already a memory. Our last week was one I’d been…
Week 4, Back to Art School: Gaining Traction
Wow, if there’s ever been a week for tangible, visible proof of progress, last week was it. I knew the portrait we’d started working toward the week before was going to be a challenge, so last Saturday, I decided to go into the studio to try to take a practice run at it on a…
Week 3, Back to Art School: Finding Freedom in the Process
Last week’s class was a whirlwind of clarity, frustration, and small victories—all of which helped me better understand who I am as an artist and what kind of creative life I want to build. One of the biggest struggles last week was the portrait assignment we’ve been given to do on the canvas we constructed.…
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