If you’ve tried to express who you are through your Art, and stop copying, and you haven’t seen any progress – don’t give up! You absolutely 100% have something unique to share with the world – you just haven’t unlocked it yet. Do you want to express who […]

 Join us for this inspiring interview with Artist Mary Anne Myers. Mary Anne made only 2 paintings in the last 20 years because her critical voices in her head were paralyzing her. She would sit down to paint and then when it wasn’t looking the way she wanted, she […]

 Lots of women take Art classes to learn better technique. They want to make stronger paintings, and they hope that technique will get them there. They also hope that these classes will get them motivated to keep going, because so many women dream of having success with their art. […]

Hi creative lady, Were you told not to pursue your Art because you couldn’t make a living at it? Let me be clear: There is making money … and there is making Art. *They are not the same thing.* >The purpose of Making Art is to fill your soul, and the […]

Do you feel like you have something special to share with the world, but you’re not sure what it is? If you’re timid or doubtful about what’s beautiful about YOU, you’re going to stay hidden with your art. Or …  if you’re trying to fit into someone else’s formula for […]

The biggest reason women have trouble getting started with their Art, is that they think they’re supposed to create a “masterpiece”. When women have that much pressure – they freeze up and give on the painting. OR they get started, and then get stuck and don’t finish. The negative voices […]

Today I’m going to talk with you about the miracles that occur when you seek and find support in your life, and how to do that… Do you ever feel exhausted from keeping all the balls in the air in your life – without much help? If you’re burned out, […]

 The biggest misunderstanding of creating Art, is that you are supposed to be “good” or have “talent”. Otherwise you are “not good enough.” When women believe they aren’t good enough Artists – even a little bit – they tend to hang up their hat for a very long time.What […]

So often women don’t begin their Art because they think it’s “frivolous”, or not as important as other things in life. Yet I talk with women every day who are withering inside because they’ve been neglecting their creative calling for so long. If you need a reason to get going, […]

 What is it you want for your Art in 2021? You have to envision it to make it happen. Now is a great time to get out your journal and wildly write out ideas for where you’d like your art to go this year. I don’t believe in New […]

Today a friend sent me one of my favorite quotes by Mary Oliver, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” I remembered that life is not an arrival. It is a step by step choice leading you to the life of your dreams…. […]

I asked my good friend Erika the other day, “Why do you think some Artists like Janis Joplin and Georgia O’Keefe make it so big, and others don’t?” “Because they just HAVE to do it,” she said. “They have this drive to do it all the time and they have […]

This winter we have an opportunity to become butterflies, and emerge from this home-bound cocoon as Artists with wings in 2021. It’s a tough time for many women right now, with nowhere to go, not as many friends to see, and not as much to do. It’s easy to sit, […]