Creative Spirit Leah Kolidas
Today on Artist Strong we welcome Leah Kolidas, artist and creator of the wonderful website Creative Every Day. Thank you Leah for taking the time to join us on Artist Strong! Carrie: Leah, you run two websites I believe, one is an art gallery called the Blue Tree Art...Discover and Explore Urban Settings through Drawing: Urban Sketching
I don’t know how I found the website, Urban Sketching, but I did and I’m so inspired, I haven’t looked back! I’m averaging one drawing a week right now and hope to do two a month if not more. The timing of my discovery could not be better, having just moved to...
Book Review: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
In a previous Artist Strong post I discussed how I inadvertently cultivated fear as part of my creative practice. It reminded me of how it is oh so easy to return to a fearful or blocked state. It was a good reminder, because when you constantly write about breaking...
Returning to Your Creative Practice
You can sometimes set yourself up for failure. I did. I kept building up the return to my artist practice. “When I…” or “once this…” There was always a reason, and some would argue, justified, for being away from my art. I was getting married. I was moving. I was...
Sharpen Your Skills: Understanding Value
Confidently use value to improve your art
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