Welcome to the Artist Mindset Blog

Lessons for the heart-expanding Artist.

March 11, 2023

How do we create the life we want? An interview with Anya Lincoln

Artist Anya Lincoln’s work revolves around one question: What do we do to create the life we want?… And she’s recently written a book about this called I AM. We come into this world free, and then, in order to survive our personal world, we take on “rules” of what […]
February 28, 2023

Finding Your Authentic Art – An Interview with Artist Sharon Coleman

Sharon was stuck looking at a white canvas. She had taken numerous classes in 2022, but always with teachers who wanted to teach her their own method. She was hard on herself, and felt like she had to create a “masterpiece” every time.  In late 2022 something shifted and she […]
February 20, 2023

How to make a big painting – a glimpse into my process

  How do you get ideas from your head onto a canvas… do you paint intuitively, or logically? Sometimes  people wonder how to get a drawing or watercolor, or a smaller painting onto a canvas. I also have people ask me how to go big, it can be intimidating. But […]
January 1, 2023

Kellie Day Sandhill Cranes painting featured in Telluride Magazine

Telluride Magazine is beyond a local’s magazine, it’s for anyone who cares about the southwest eco-system, adventure, or the mountain lifestyle. In this issue you can see my painting of the Sandhill Cranes, depicting the beauty and flow of the yearly migration of these magnificent birds, here in the San […]
December 6, 2022

How Sherri went from Art Overwhelm to Confidently Selling 11 Paintings in 2 months

Sherri had a lot of techniques but she didn’t know how to paint authentically. She was relying on classes for ideas, but didn’t feel like it was her Art. She wanted to fast track her art, learn about mixed media, become free in her painting and discover her own authentic […]
November 29, 2022

4 Reasons You Get Frustrated When You Paint

Getting frustrated when you paint is a common thing. When you’re not liking your painting, it’s easy to start thinking you don’t have the ability to be a “great” painter. OR to get so frustrated you don’t even enjoy painting.  When you start feeling frustrated, it’s not a bad thing, […]
November 18, 2022

My Holiday Art Gifts painting class is officially OPEN!

Make Holiday Art Gifts I’m so excited to share my new class with you! Until midnight on Sunday, you can sign up for this brand new Class and paint a Whimsical Dragonfly Painting for an introductory FIFTY PERCENT OFF. Create exciting, Holiday  presents for your friends and family this year! […]
November 7, 2022

When Your Weakness Make You Feel Like a “Bad” Artist

Are you doubting yourself when you paint? When you’ve been trained to think something about you is a “weakness” for your whole life, it affects your belief in your painting as well. My friend Vanessa was always told she was “too much” because she’s a brilliant woman who speaks her […]
October 24, 2022

Artist Kellie Day is Transforming Lives through Creative Expression

Artist Kellie Day is Transforming Lives through Creative Expression By Bonnie Stevens, FBN See the full article here, or read it below… Women across the country and beyond are calling Day’s art mentoring workshops ‘life changing’. Good luck will come to those who are prepared to greet it,” foretells the […]
September 23, 2022

From Stuck in Fear to Creating a Series of Paintings and Winning an Award

Arlene was painting with watercolors and creating some nice pieces. As she tried to learn more, she kept getting tighter and became paralyzed  with fear. She couldn’t figure out where to go next with her paintings. She knew something was really wrong. She was so stuck in needing to control […]
June 28, 2022

Flower Pot Painting Class

This incredibly fun & out-of-the-box class presents you with a new way to light your creative fire, get in the flow & create playful, hang-worthy canvases for your wall. Value: $374 Join today for only $97! You’ll love this class if you: Are a beginner Are already experienced Want to feel […]