Creative Spirit Jesse Reno

by | How to be An Artist

Jesse Reno is a self taught, mixed media painter who has supported himself through his art for the last 12 years. In that time Jesse has created over 4000 paintings and his prices have risen 1000%. He has sold almost 90% of everything he has created. With no business...

Quick Tip: Perspective and Your Pencil

by | Build Your Skill

Today on Artist Strong I offer you a quick video tip on using your pencil as a tool for understanding angles and spatial relationships. It’s not just a drawing utensil, it can help you make accurate observations from images and from life. (P.S. We are a little...

Creative Spirit Jennifer Lee

by | How to be An Artist

Jennifer Lee is the founder of Artizen Coaching and the author of Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way and the bestseller The Right-Brain Business Plan, which has helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs around the world launch their creative businesses. After...

How an Artist Navigates Feedback

by | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice

I can still remember being a student, sitting in critiques where no one was willing to speak up. People seemed to feel there was a right and wrong thing to share their ideas about the art. Now I wonder: were we all more concerned with how we sounded rather than about...

Creative Spirit Bruce Stonehouse

by | How to be An Artist

During his 35 years of service with Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation, Bruce’s interest in art developed, while working with professionals in creating communication materials to aid in the introduction of laws. While working in Toronto he took drawing instruction...