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July 8, 2024
Featured Artist Kellie Day solo exhibit at Telluride Arts

Featured Artist: Kellie Day Solo Exhibit at Telluride Arts

Featured artist Kellie Day art at Telluride Arts.  Read about her solo exhibit June, 2024 at the Telluride Arts Headquarters. View the original article here, or scroll down to read it here … Before committing to paint, Kellie ran a graphic design business for 20 years. Since then she has […]
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June 17, 2024
Inspirations to paint your summer with kellie day

Paint Your Summer … Inspirations to Spark Your Painting

Right now it’s almost Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year. It’s the time to connect with your highest joy and express the summer beauty you’re seeing all around you with paint! Here are some inspirations to spark your summer paintings … All around you everywhere there is […]
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June 2, 2024
Discover the Magic Behind My Latest Painting🌸

Discover the Magic Behind My Latest Painting🌸

I’m thrilled to share something special with you today! 🌟 I just completed a vibrant commission of parrot tulips for my dear friend Kim. Creating this piece for her required me to connect to spirit and soul to bring her vision to life. Click here to see the quick video […]
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April 25, 2024
from Elementary School Teacher to Artist- an interview with Carla Chantry

From School Teacher to Artist- an interview with Carla Chantry

Carla was retiring from teaching for 27 years. She needed to get back to her art again; it was something within her heart. She had always had a passion for art, and she wasn’t fulfilled without it. Together we worked to help her transition from teacher to artist and develop […]
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April 7, 2024
How to go from being in a Career to being a Creative

How to Go From Being in a Career to Being a Creative

Going from a career to being a creative can be a huge transition. Especially putting all the pieces together to go from A-Z and become a practicing, happy Artist. Let’s talk about how to do it… Do you want to make your work stronger and learn to make professional paintings, […]
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April 2, 2024
Tips to Energize Your Painting Finish

Finding Inspiration: Tips to Energize Your Painting Finish

I don’t often write about finishing paintings, but it’s something a lot of artists have questions on. “How do you know when your painting is finished?” There’s really no right or wrong way to answer this question. I believe paintings are never “finished”, they just stop in interesting places! I […]
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March 9, 2024
Unlocking the art that's in you

Unlocking the Art that’s in You – The Crucial Element

If you’re like most of the women I work with, you’ve been out of touch with your painting for a long time. And that’s painful. You feel like something’s missing, that you’re incomplete, that your life is less sparkly than it could be. Oftentimes we feel like we’re not giving […]
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March 7, 2024
are you afraid you have nothing to say with your art?

Are you afraid you have nothing to say with your Art?

Artists sometimes fear they don’t have anything truly awesome inside of them to paint and share with the world. Can that be true? If you’re doubting you have something worth expressing, there’s a world of infinite art and creativity inside of you. There are 4 things that tap into the […]
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February 11, 2024
How do you choose the right teacher to advance YOUR Art?

How do you choose the right teacher to advance YOUR Art?

You’ve probably noticed there are a LOT of online Art classes these days… it’s a bit overwhelming. I created this to help you choose the teacher or method that’s best for YOU, so you can move forward with your Art – instead of stalling out. More and more, Art instructors […]
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February 7, 2024
Art success stories from brave creative women

Art Success Stories from Brave, Creative Women

I’m about to show you some very brave creative women. These women were able to go from years of not painting much, (because they were raising family or had careers) to being professional-quality artists and showing and selling. In a very short time all of them began making paintings that […]
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January 26, 2024
Interview with artist Terri Goodness

From Graphic Design to a Travel-Inspired Art Collection – An Interview with Artist Terri Goodness

Twenty five years ago Terri went to Art school, but life’s responsibilities took priority and she devoted herself to raising her children and caring for her father-in-law and the family business. As life got busier, Terri began feeling less happy and missing the days when Art was her passion. Her […]
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January 23, 2024
Colorado Mixed Media Painting Retreat This June!

Colorado Mixed Media Painting Retreat This June 2024!

Thank you for waiting for soooo long, I am sooo excited to share with you that it’s OPEN! My 2024 Colorado Mixed Media Painting Retreat! Early bird pricing is available until March 7. Spots are LIMITED and are already filling, so don’t wait… Here are all the glorious details! I’ve designed this exclusive […]
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January 8, 2024
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6 Game-Changing Practices to Be an Amazing Artist this Year

You deserve to create your most amazing Art this year and really feel like a recognized and loved Artist.💖 And I love supporting creative women like you. Which is why I created this coaching video to give you the 6 GAME CHANGING practices I teach my students, to create BIG success […]
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December 31, 2023
Telluride Gallery Guide Cover with Kellie Day art

Telluride Colorado Gallery Guide Cover

Ridgway artist Kellie Day art on the NEW Telluride, Colorado Gallery Guide.  Day currently has art hanging in Citizen’s State Bank and Wilkinson Public Library, curated by the Telluride Arts Organization. A solo show is scheduled for June, 2024 at the Telluride Arts Headquarters. Opening to be announced. View the […]
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December 11, 2023
How Carla Manifested Huge Art Success

How Carla Manifested Huge Art Success – and You Can Too!

Carla and I worked together a 2 years ago and she created this amazing collection of paintings and developed a very textured, colorful unique style. She is super into painting animals and sea life from the Pacific Northwest where she lives. People love her work. She’s sold a bunch of […]
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November 21, 2023
Navajo paint horse by Kellie Day

A Sneak Peak At My NEW Navajo Paint Horse Series & NEW Exhibit In Telluride Colorado

Happy Turkey week! I’ve been madly in love with road trips since my early 20’s. There’s nothing better than hopping in the car and going whichever way the wind blows you. One thing I’ve been moved by lately on my drives through the southwest, are the paint horses grazing in […]
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