All Things Art
The Bold School Blog: A community of bold artists learning and creating together.
STEPS TO SELLING YOUR ART
"A big business starts small." - Richard Branson
Step 1 - Dare to Dream
"Most dreams arrive partially formed, and then they grow." These wise words are from...
Author: Leigh Penner
Make your art known!
How? One word: website!
Have you put your work out into the world to be seen yet?
Where do you show your work off? Instagram comes to...
A simple art project to learn the skull.
Recently, I was asked to decorate a music studio for Halloween. As I sat at the desk creating Kleenex ghosts by wrapping elastic bands...
Author: Charla Maarschalk
The skeleton is often viewed as a symbol of death.
A few years ago I started painting skeletons in my work. When I took the art pieces to shows I was asked why...
Author: Leigh Penner
I've been sitting here thinking and trying to remember the first time I painted anything, but the truth is, I grew up in an artistic family. I don't remember a time when I...
Author: Charla Maarschalk
There's a million Reasons to be afraid and a million reasons to not! Lose the fear!
Can Dry Bones Find New Life?
There's a story about a man who was taken to a...
Author: Leigh Penner
YOUR HERO NEEDS A CHALLENGE TO CONQUER
As a writer, I've always said that I need to be in a place where I am about eighty percent happy or content with life in order to...
Some of you might recognize Marijanel's name from Bold School's new Bold Artist Podcast. If you've been listening, you know that Marijanel is not only a personal friend of Charla's, she is...
Luzdy Rivera was among the first bold artists to sign up for our inaugural course, Bold Color Bootcamp! And she's become a favorite around here. Her beautifully bold personality is the...
Author: Leigh Penner
Artists and their sketchbooks. They go together. Artists use sketchbooks to create images which are basically rough drafts for a finished piece. Artists also use them to...
This is Corey Moortgat, a Bold School student turned mentor turned instructor. But this isn't all there is to Corey.
You're about to fall in love with her incredibly expressive work. Corey...
Author: Leigh Penner
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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.
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