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November 25, 2019November 9, 2020

Gift Ideas for Artists

You likely have a creative family member or friend on your holiday shopping list. I’ve organized my recommendations by art medium. A price range will […]

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November 15, 2019January 4, 2021

My Pastel Art Supplies

One of the most frequent questions I receive are from artists looking for art supply recommendations. Remember that every artist will have different preferences based […]

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September 29, 2019September 29, 2019

Outdoor Art Fairs – A quick guide to beating the heat

September was a busy month due to 3 back-to-back weekends participating in fairs around the Bay Area in Northern California. With an unusually hotter than […]

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September 24, 2019September 24, 2019

A Summary of My First 10 Hours of Live Streaming

I would say that I’m definitely behind the curve when it comes to picking up new technology. I’ve been a regular follower of Suzanne Mosely […]

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February 26, 2019

5 Reasons Why It’s Great to be an Artist on a Budget

Have you ever envied the artists on Instagram and YouTube who have huge pencil and pastel collections? I have. Many, many times. I’ve sulked, complained, […]

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February 4, 2019February 4, 2019

Art Booth 101 (Part 2): The Paperwork

Filing the correct paperwork for a show can mean the difference between having a great event, or being turned away the morning of the show […]

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January 30, 2019February 4, 2019

Art Booth 101 (Part 1): Top 6 tips from a complete beginner

I’ll be starting a blog series that does a (hopefully) exhaustive breakdown of everything you need to know for an Art Fair/Craft Fair setup. I […]

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May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Draw a Rose with Me!

This post marks my first month on YouTube! I just posted a 15-minute speed drawing tutorial of a rose here: https://youtu.be/3-JOFsbMzZ4 If you would like to […]

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May 23, 2018

Tips I think every artist should know before starting social media (Part 1)

I think Social Media is an amazing technology that we have to interact with artist that we all admire. However, there are some important things […]

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May 7, 2018

Lessons from a total beginner learning how to video edit

I posted my first video on YouTube last week! Here are ten lessons that I thought I would share with you if you’re thinking about […]

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