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Lessons for the heart-expanding Artist.

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, […]

September 30, 2022

How to Become Free in Your Painting and in Your Life

Hello beautiful Artist, A lot of painters want to be more FREE with their painting. They want to get back in that FLOW where they’re just feeling JOY, and they’re not in your head. But for some reason when women try to do this, they get so frozen in their […]

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 […]

September 9, 2022

Open Your Heart to Your Art

Hello beautiful Artist, One of my new students recently asked, “What is a ‘Heartfelt’ Woman?”. The word is on my ads and she was curious about it. A Heartfelt woman is one who listens to her heart and wants to express it. She knows that her heart is a direct […]

August 15, 2022

Restart your art after a long time - or a tough time.

Restarting Your Art after a Long Time, or a Tough Time

Are you ready to get your art started again after a long absence or a challenging period? If you have a creative calling, Art is your soul food. It’s what makes us feel fulfilled, and full of purpose and joy. When you neglect your art for too long, it’s […]

May 20, 2022

Are These Outdated Myths about Artists Holding you Back?

Every now and then I get a negative comment on my ads that I just delete, but this was too good to pass up – because this is the exact type of OUTDATED MYTH that keeps women from believing in their Art … Let’s break it down: She is a […]

April 29, 2022

Did You Go to Art School but You’re Still not an Artist?

So many women have spent years of their lives, and tens of thousands of dollars to go to Art school, and they still don’t feel like a real Artist. Some of them are not painting at all. Some are starting and stopping, and not making forward progress – after years […]

April 18, 2022

How Art Parallels Your Real Life

When you are called to create Art, it is not separate from the rest of you. It’s how you show up in your entire life. That’s why when you finally say ‘YES’ to your Art, and stop putting it on the back burner, it’s life changing. Typically the issues that […]

March 30, 2022

VIDEO: Art Ideas for Rainy Days

Here are some painting clips to expand your thinking and lift you up on rainy days. Get new perspective, evolve your work, get in the flowww, and delight in your creative process! It’s rainy out today, and a perfect day to paint! When life gets dreary I always feel like […]

March 26, 2022

The Art–Spirit Connection, an Interview with Artist Robert Weatherford

Why does your Art matter? Why should you keep making Art if you’re not as good as everyone else? What is your gift, as an Artist, to the world? Should you make paintings based on what other people like? In this interview with Artist Robert Weatherford, I ask him the […]

March 24, 2022

Life Changing Video – Here’s How to Not Miss Your Art Life

Hello beautiful Artist, If you’re a creative soul watching your life go by without enough time for your Art, this may be the most important video you’ll ever see. When you are caught up in the busy-ness of life, the TODO’s sweep you away and don’t leave any time for […]

March 13, 2022

How to Fit Your Art into a Busy Corporate Life

How to Fit Art into a Busy Corporate Life

If you are a creative woman and your days are filled with a busy profession like tech or health care or mortgage industry, it can be hard to fit your Art in. If you’re a corporate woman and it’s hard to fit ART in after a busy day – here’s […]

February 22, 2022

Allow Yourself to Play When You Make Art

If you don’t allow yourself to play, you’ll never sustain your Art. It has to be fun. In this video learn my tips on how to make WAY more Art through getting in touch with your playful spirit… I was just talking with one of my students who was having […]

February 11, 2022

Get Inspired with these Success Stories of 3 Women Artists

Today I want to give you the inspiration to live your dream as an Artist. I often post women who are doing it, but here are three incredible success stories today, and how you can do it too.. #1 – Kathleen … Kathleen was a school teacher for 30 years […]

February 6, 2022

Are You Struggling with Your Art?

I’ve heard some women talking lately about how they are “struggling” with their Art – so I wanted to give you some tools on how to get OUT of struggle, and into your painting. Watch this video to find out why you’re struggling with your Art, and get the tools […]

January 23, 2022

Everything You Need for a Lifetime of Art

I have a proven success recipe for taking women from dabbling to professional quality painting and I’m going to give it to you today. I know sometimes it’s hard to put it all together. There is a sea of resources out there on the internet and it’s easy to […]

January 19, 2022

Allow Yourself to Suck at Art

I once walked out of an oil painting class because I felt so bad about my painting. I could blame it on the teacher, or the class, but really it was me. I was so hard on myself while I was painting that I couldn’t even paint. The conversation that […]

January 12, 2022

VIDEO: Easy Ways to Get Motivated to Paint!

Do you remember the last time you made a painting that you felt really really good about? Sometimes the hardest part is getting started. If 2021 fell by the wayside for you, this can be the year you finally LIVE AS AN ARTIST – making paintings that you love, and […]

December 20, 2021

Create Your One Precious Art Life in 2022

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…. […]

April 27, 2021

Express who you are and stop copying (The real reason you’re not expressing who you are.)

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 […]