Artist Strong Blog
Enjoy interviews and articles about creative process and our inherent creative spirit.
Artist Resident Tia Sunshine Week 1
I am an artist, and at times my head starts spinning with projects. For this first of four posts, I’ll look back a little bit at an overview of my artistic confidence in 5 stages. Commitment & Accountability to Myself, Financial Commitment as an Excuse, Online Learning Community
In-Person Art Community, and then a return to a new Commitment & Accountability to Myself.
Artist Resident Anne Shopp Week 4
Anne Shopp is an emerging artist living in Broomfield Colorado. She loves acrylic portrait painting and drawing, and creating handmade art journals. This is the second installment in her 4-part series as Artist Strong’s Resident Artist. You can find Anne on her...
The Truth About Intuitive Art
When you hear the phrase, “intuitive art,” what kind of art do you see? Hi my name is Carrie and I want you to proudly call yourself Artist. Here on Artist Strong we help artists like you build your skill and develop your unique artist voice. Today let’s talk about a...
Artist Resident Anne Shopp Week 3
Anne Shopp is an emerging artist living in Broomfield Colorado. She loves acrylic portrait painting and drawing, and creating handmade art journals. This is the third installment in her 4-part series as Artist Strong’s Resident Artist. You can find Anne on her...
3 ways to build a body of art
Do you sometimes feel your art is all over the place? Have you considered working in series or creating a body of art? Hi, my name is Carrie. I want you to proudly call yourself Artist. Here on Artist Strong I help artists build their skill and develop their unique...
Artist Resident Anne Shopp Week 2
Anne Shopp is an emerging artist living in Broomfield Colorado. She loves acrylic portrait painting and drawing, and creating handmade art journals. This is the second installment in her 4-part series as Artist Strong’s Resident Artist. You can find Anne on her...
Artist Resident Anne Shopp Week 1
Anne Shopp is an emerging artist living in Broomfield Colorado. She loves acrylic portrait painting and drawing, and creating handmade art journals. This is the first installment in her 4-part series as Artist Strong's Resident Artist. You can find Anne on her...
The REAL reason improving your art skills matter
Sometimes because I talk so much about being realistic in your art, people have a misconception that my goal or my belief is that everyone should be realistic with their art. That is not at all where I'm coming from. The point of a program like Fantastic Faces in 5...
Artist Resident Charmaine Boggs Week 4
Charmaine Boggs is an artist and arts educator living near Dayton, Ohio. This is her fourth installment in a 4-part series as one of Artist Strong’s Artists in Residence. You can follow her artistic adventures, and occasional side trips, on Instagram @cboggsart. She...