Welcome to the Honest Art podcast with Jodie King, a weekly chat with yours truly looking at the intersection of art, life, soul, and building a thriving career as an artist.
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Honest Art with Jodie King
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE Why Perfecting Your Art First Is Stalling Your Career If you’re waiting until your art is perfect before you let yourself think about the business side, you are not protecting your work. You’re stalling it. That single belief, that art business mindset has to come after the art […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE 6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Your Art Business If you have been waiting to feel ready before you invest in your art business, before a mastermind, a studio, a better set of supplies, here is the truth: readiness was never about your resume. It is […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Turning Grief Into Gold: One-on-One Coaching with Erika Person There is a Japanese art called kintsugi that mends broken pottery with gold, so the break becomes the most beautiful part of the piece instead of the part you hide. It is a strange thing to build an entire […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE What Five Years in Tuscany Taught Me About Betting on Yourself There is a version of this story that is about a Tuscany art retreat: the medieval studio, the cliffside village, the long breakfasts and the wine at two in the afternoon. That version is true. But it […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE How to Build Real Buzz Around Your Art (Without Chasing the Algorithm) You’ve been posting. You’ve been showing up. You’ve been doing all the things everyone tells you to do. And still, it feels like no one is paying attention. Here’s what Jodie knows after 23 years in […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE The Layering Mistake That’s Making Your Abstract Art Look Flat (And How to Fix It) You know that feeling when you’re standing in front of a painting that just isn’t working, so you reach for more paint? Most abstract painters have been there. And most of us have […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Why Your Creative Block Won’t Go Away (And Exactly How to Fix It) Every artist gets here eventually. You walk past your studio. You tell yourself you’ll get back to it tomorrow. Tomorrow becomes next week. Next week becomes next month. And before you know it, the thing […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE How to Show Up Consistently Without Losing Joy ft. Cindy Wysocki What if the reason you’re struggling to stay consistent as an artist isn’t laziness? What if it’s pressure? Pressure to make “good” art. Pressure to find your style. Pressure to grow faster. Pressure to prove you’re a […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Painting Composition Mistakes: Why Your Art Feels Off (And How to Fix It) You can know every rule of composition and STILL end up with paintings that feel as stale as old toast. Oof. In this episode, I’m diving into something artists don’t talk about enough. Sometimes the […]
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE One-on-One Coaching with Molly Wyatt: How to Get Your Art Seen (Online, Offline, and Without an Art Degree) There is nothing more powerful than hearing an artist ask the exact questions you’ve been too afraid to say out loud. That’s exactly what happened in this episode. I sat […]
