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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Art Critiques: It’s More Than Just Being Told You Suck There isn’t a single creative person on the planet who is 100% comfortable with getting feedback on their work. Hearing what other people think about the heart and soul you’ve poured into your art is anxiety-provoking, to say […]

Episode 29: Art Critiques: It’s More Than Just Being Told You Suck

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Was Getting My First Art Studio a Good Idea? You know I’m not big on the whole idea of “needing” to have the fanciest things to be an artist. Things like a degree, connections, or a studio. It is possible to just get your ass up and paint; […]

Episode 28: Was Getting My First Art Studio a Good Idea?

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE What’s Stopping You? Creative Myths That Are Total B.S. Welcome to season two of the Honest Art Podcast! I’m so ready to be back in the studio (my living room) recording and talking about all things art, creativity, and life. And I’ve got A LOT of good things […]

Episode 27: B.S. Creative Myths We Tell Ourselves

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE I don’t care who you are or what your work history is. Whether you’ve been a working artist or you have a steady career doing something else. We all want to find that sweet spot between work and play. But here’s the thing — artists, in particular, tend to […]

Episode 26: Screw Work/Life Balance — Do THIS Instead

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE As artists, it’s very easy for us to get attached to our work. I mean, how can we not? We pour countless hours, money from supplies, our creative energy, and most importantly, our hearts and souls, into what we make.  But when I sat down with this week’s […]

Episode 25: The Imperative of Freedom and Flexibility with Keren Toledano

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE I’ve been a business owner for many, many, many years — and not just with my art. I’ve owned a wine bar, a clothing company, did interior design…I’ve run the gamut. But while the services they provided were all different, you know what they all had in common? […]

Episode 24: Why Artists Aren’t Making Money In Their Art Biz

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Did you know that the tools you use to make the art are almost, if not more, important than knowing things like composition and color theory? Not all are created equal, and when you aren’t using the best art tools, it can really impact the way the final […]

Episode 23: Tools To Create Abstract Art

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE For most artists, we don’t always start out in the art world. We either fell in love with it as a hobby, or it came completely out of left field and took us by surprise.  If you’ve listened to the show before, you know that for most of […]

Episode 22: Making the Leap to Full Time Artist with Meribeth Privett

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE I know I always say I’m excited for every guest episode of the Honest Art Podcast, but seriously, I am SO SO SO excited for this guest. She doesn’t paint abstract art. She doesn’t paint at all actually. She’s a writer — an artist in her own right.  Plus […]

Episode 21: Midlife Battle Cry with Dawn Barton

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE People are absolutely floored when I tell them that I spend more time on the business side of my art biz than on the art. When I say I have an art business, or that I’m a professional artist, they usually just picture me in a studio, slinging […]

Episode 20: The Less-Than-Sexy Side Of An Art Business