August 2, 2026
painting over one that didn't turn out

Painting over the one that didn’t turn out

There’s nothing like making a giant painting and just getting lost in the paint. This one’s about five feet tall, and I’m reworking a huge buffalo painting that didn’t turn out! LOL… I love the freedom of a large canvas, making tons of drips and spreading gorgeous colors around – feels […]
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July 19, 2026
What's happening in my studio this summer

What’s happening in my studio this summer

Hi! Here’s a quickie video from my studio this summer. Right now I’m making a lot of art, and not necessarily art I will show. I’m not exactly sure where it’s going, but I’m giving myself the freedom to just follow my muse. Colors I want to explore, shapes, themes, […]
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July 8, 2026
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Summer Painting Inspiration – This Is Your Permission to Make Art

Hello beautiful artist, I made something for you. It’s a short film, just three and a half minutes, and it’s for anyone who’s been thinking “summer is almost gone and I haven’t made any art.” I don’t do these very often. But I felt called to make this one, because […]
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February 12, 2026
ARTIST Interview with Sharon Duncan

From Full Time Job to Full Time Artist – Artist Interview with Sharon Duncan

I want to tell you about Sharon Duncan. A year ago, Sharon was working full-time at a university in Kentucky. She loved art — had always loved art — but she kept putting everyone else first, and her creativity stayed on the back burner. She’d take a class here and […]
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December 16, 2025
rose gold aspens by kellie day

New art + my recipe for a creative, centered holiday

Happy December! I’m writing to you from my studio, where I’m finally painting again after being off track for a while. It feels amazing to be back in my center and my creativity. (See my new Rose Gold Aspen painting below). Lately I’ve been feeling incredibly wiped out because I […]
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December 13, 2025
Artist Interview with Nora Miller

Artist Interview – From stuck to creating a series: How Nora found her art again

What if I told you that the thing standing between you and your art dream isn’t talent, time, or age—but joy? Nora Miller spent most of her life as a caregiver. She raised two kids as a single mom starting at 19. She worked her career in the medical field. […]
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November 9, 2025
What to Do When You Hate Your Own Painting

What to Do When You Hate Your Own Painting

Recently, when I was making an art project for my advanced students, I couldn’t seem to finish my painting. We were doing funky still lifes full of papers and wonderful colors, stencils and spray paint, but I just wasn’t able to get this painting to a place where I loved […]
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September 15, 2025
student paintings on gallery wall after working with kellie day

See the paintings these four women made

Today I’m sharing photos of my recent graduates’ work hanging on mock gallery walls, 4-5 paintings each. Something beautiful happens when you see their pieces together. … You can actually see each artist’s unique voice emerging. Sharon’s pieces carry an energetic yet peaceful vibrancy in her beloved birds and flowers. […]
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September 6, 2025
What Happened When I Stopped Being Productive and Started Being Creative

What Happened When I Stopped Being Productive and Started Being Creative

Hi there, For years, I lived by the productivity habits that made me successful in my previous graphic design business: Check off the to-do list. Be productive. Meet my deadlines. But when I tried to apply those same rules to my art, something weird happened – I got stuck. This […]
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August 31, 2025
Noras art after art mentoring program with kellie day

How Nora Broke Free from Boring Art Techniques & Painted a Series

From Stuck in Traditional Techniques to Creating Her Goddess Series: Nora’s Artistic Awakening   I want to tell you about Nora. When Nora first reached out to me, she was struggling. She was in an online art school that was teaching her tedious techniques, and it was taking all the […]
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August 8, 2025

Behind the Scenes: How I Handle Paintings I Don’t Love

Hello beautiful artist, Let’s face it. As a painter who’s actually painting (and if you’re not painting regularly, click here), you’re going to make some paintings you don’t love. Especially once you learn to paint like a pro and take bigger risks with your art – exploring and experimenting. (As […]
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August 2, 2025
Why Some Paintings Grab You (And Others Leave You Cold)

Why Some Paintings Grab You (And Others Leave You Cold)

Hello beautiful artist, Happy Sunday! This week we had a big discussion on how to put emotion in your paintings with my Art Mentoring cohort. You know what I mean – you’ve seen technically perfect paintings that don’t do much for you, and then you’ve seen paintings that might not […]
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July 29, 2025
my student amy's art

From self-doubt to gorgeous paintings (the shift that changed everything)

Hello beautiful artist, I’m honored to share my student Amy’s art with you today. She has worked hard over the last 10 weeks to create many paintings with me, in her own voice. This week she sent me a powerful email, and I wanted to share some of her words […]
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