All Things Art
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BOLD ARTIST PODCAST
EP.48
Ok, so that title is total clickbait. But IMO if you're goal as an artist is to go viral than you really, really need to hear this. I'm not trying to change your mind but...
BOLD ARTIST PODCAST
EP.35
You have decided you're going to put everything you got into your art.
Practice every day. That's what you have to do to get good!
So you do. And guess what....
BOLD ARTIST PODCAST
EP.46
Everyone's got an embarrassing story right?
Well this one isn't about the time I hung from the side of a boat by my bikini bottoms weighed down by water...
BOLD ARTIST PODCAST
EP.23
Should Artists Quit Social Media?
Social Media and Artist Websites
Is there a trend of artists leaving social media?
Maybe you're an artist who is...
BOLD ARTIST PODCAST
EP.34
Did you know there's a New Social Media for Artists?
Artist, it's time to stop scrolling and start creating.
Social media use to be awesome. We...
ART TIP
Ever feel like a fake?
I do. All. The. Time.
The piece you see here I created in 20 minutes during an art demo at a local art supply store. Have you done one of those? They...
ART MEANING
Who is the art for?
The artist?
Or the person that will hang it on their wall?
I suppose you can argue both.
Great art starts with you. The artist creates the work from...
ART MEANING
Risk can result in failure. Otherwise you'd need to use a word other than 'risk'. Creating art that restores hope in people, art that matters, art that people want to hang on...
What does painting and story have in common?
Painting defined: the process or art of using paint, in a picture, as a protective coasting, or as a decoration.
Story defined: an account of imagery...
Author Charla Maarschalk
Is art supposed to be good? On one hand I hear, 'Anyone can make art!' and on the other hand I hear, 'Only the uber talented can make art.'
IMO, neither are true.
...
ART
These siblings sat together waiting for their turn at a free medical clinic in an isolated village of Pokot, Kenya.
Siblings stick together in Kenya. No matter how young, they...
Author Charla Maarschalk
Color blocking is using one color predominantly in one place. The transition of color in the painting below leads the viewer from the warm memories found in the face to...
Learn foundational concepts of bold color
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Let's Paint!
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Art is often thought of as an item to match your pillows. Let's challenge that perspective! Let's create art that calls people to action. Art should have impact. Time to make art that matters, art that people want to hang on their walls.
Break out of realism and into bold color!
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