Ugh. Are you people pleasing in your art? Do you do what YOU love or do what you think others will love and approve of? 

Karen and Gaynor explore coming back to themselves and the work they want to create. Maybe you feel the same way about your work too. It’s time to stop playing safe, find our way to ourselves. Let’s start working as we want to, showing up how we want to and really enjoying it! 

Now, as always, we invite you to tell us what your plan for your next year is, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast 

A big shout out to the listener who nominated @artchatterpodcast for the Women’s Business Awards - we’re giddy to be finalists! Thank you - we’re delighted. 

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash

Bath Humbug at 44AD artspace Bath  https://www.44ad.net

Manchester Art Fair https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk

@raemelodyart 

@artistmackenzie

https://www.instagram.com/artistmackenzie?igsh=MTF3dXBsYTZzdWt1Mw==

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Hands up who’s created a pattern to their year that’s become a dull routine of “but I always do this”? 

When do we need just stop our old routines of turning up at the same place and hoping this time it’s different? Have we created our own annual merry-go-round, showing up out of habit without purpose?  Is it time for a change where we jump off the ride and make positive changes rather than repeating the same journey again and again?

Let’s actually consider why we do the things we do, and do The Things because we really want to - and maybe they’ll take us in the direction we want to grow. 

Now, as always, we invite you to tell us what your plan for your next year is, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast 

A big shout out to the listener who nominated @artchatterpodcast for the Women’s Business Awards - we’re giddy to be finalists! Thank you - we’re delighted. 

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Walter Frehner on Unsplash

Bath Humbug at 44AD artspace Bath 

Manchester Art Fair https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk

@raemelodyart 

@artistmackenzie

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Well, holy heck… our cheeky little podcast, artchatter, hasbeen nominated for a Women’s Business Club Award https://womensbusiness.club/awards

WHAT? We are so very grateful to the listener(s) who nominated us. Unfortunately we can’t attend the awards ceremony in person on 3rd December, but we’ll be live online…holding our breath, obviously! This is a big deal for us. We’re not famous, we don’t have a gazillion followers, but we are more delighted than Jennifer Lawrence on Oscar night.

Although the winner isn’t decided by the number of votes, wewould love it if you enjoy #artchatterpodcast if you would take a moment to vote for us.

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Righty-ho, back to regular scheduling!

We’ve all experienced the “I’ll do it later… after lunch,after a cup of tea…tomorrow?” haven’t we? (It can’t just be us). Why though? Do we really understand why we do this to ourselves when actually just starting can be such a relief.

Do we need a pep talk, a body-double, a deadline (helloGaynor)? Is it a question of lack of self-belief, confidence or dare we say it…fear? Fear of being judged, fear of getting it wrong, fear of looking foolish? Or all of the above?

Maybe if we look at the reasons behind our procrastination we’ll find a way to motivate ourselves. If we understand what we need, perhaps we can find a solution and step right on up and do the thing. Finally!

Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how you feel aboutthis, what’s your favourite go to delay tactic…and do you know why you put things you actually want to do, off? there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages andhave made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News ⁠ https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ ⁠andGaynor’s emails ⁠https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact⁠

Links and mentions:

Photo by Colin White on Unsplash

Opal App https://www.opal.so/

Alice Sheridan Connected Artists https://alicesheridan.com/artists/

Leona Howard The Joyful Selling Coach https://joyfulselling.thrivecart.com/joyful-selling/

Manchester Art Fair https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Karen George⁠⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠⁠Karen George Art⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, BenLeverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar:https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

It’s that time again! Prepping for the selling season, getting everything planned, staying up late to ensure our organisation is tip top. Packing boxes, unpacking boxes, hanging work, wrapping work. Is your payment machine up to date and charged? ;) 

That’s all well and good, but let’s calm down for a second and remember why we’re doing this, and where we need to be. Let’s get a plan (of sorts) so a post event collapse isn’t on the cards. A gentle reminder to focus on what’s important and how we get there. 

What is it that’s important? Why are you doing this creative thing? Are you even in the right venue to meet your audience? …and relax. We’ve got you. 

Now, as always, we invite you to tell us what your plan for silly season is, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Roger Starnes Sr on Unsplash

Emelie Susie

Oil & Ink Gallery

Annie Meier 

Bloeman & Blue

Caroline Rudge

Kate Davies Red Shoes Illustration

Pound Arts 

Lyndsay Tarren Leister 

Sarah Targett

The Sanctuary Gallery 

Celia Smith 

Joanne Spencer 

The Corsham Gallery 

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Humans and artists alike face many disappointments. Things don’t go as we’d hoped. Rejection. Lack of sales. Paintings not behaving. However, it’s not the event that defines us, it’s how we deal with it. 

Yeah, sounds great, right? Sounds easy too. But hoooooow? Wellllll we could journal (@karengeorgeart pales at this idea) or talk it through (now she’s slightly green) or we could face it, relegate it to where it belongs and move on to the next thing (@gaynorljart frowns as we could always analyse a tad more…). Or maybe we could combine them all and see how that goes. 

Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how you feel about disappointment, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Geronimo Giqueaux on Unsplash

https://www.sebastianthommen.com

Twisted Eye Furniture

@louisefletcher art 

Jayne Emerson No Rules Textiles Society - Hand stitching Course 

Cirque du dance 

Stroud Brewery

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

It’s all been done before. There’s nothing new. We just can’t find anything original to present to the world. Everyone else has got a great offering. Everyone else has got it sussed. They’re doing all the things. Are we just copying? Are we offering the same old, same old? 

So why do it at all? 

Hang on though, let’s consider this, maybe doing it our way IS the original part. 

We’ve seen a million reels on Instagram, a gazillionty million paintings, landscapes, abstracts, workshops, courses, we berate ourselves and ask repeatedly “why would ours be any better?”. 

Well, here’s the thing-it doesn’t have to be, it just has to be from you, not a comparison, not a competition… just your version of the thing. Surely THAT’S what makes it original. 

People connect to the person, it doesn’t have to be perfect, it has to be real. 

Wow. There’s a revelation. 

Next question… how do we show who we are, in natural way? Eek… that’s another conversation. 

Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how you feel about this, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo Credit: Crispin Jones on Unsplash

Jo McCarthy

Anorak Cat - @amyandrich 

Georgina Noel

Louise Fletcher

Jayne Emerson Textiles

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Righty-ho, we’ve reviewed allllll the things we’ve been doing. What do we work on now? What are we carrying forward and what are we gently expelling from our lives? 

Let’s get specific, grab some details and prioritise how we move forward. Break steps down rather than plunging in to the deep end and make sure we’re aligned with big ideas we’re swimming towards. Do you have small and large rewards for each stage? 

Now let’s get some cheerleaders in place. Who’s in your team? How will you keep on track?  

Now, we invite you to tell us how you … as always, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

The Design Trust 

Atomic Habits - James Clear 

Diary of CEO 1% more

Opal App

Cheryl Taves 

Insight Creative 

Anna F MacDonald Decluttering 

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

We often overlook appreciating how far we have developed, but in order to consider what we want to take forward it’s a good idea to think about how much we have achieved, what we want to progress and what to let go. Which habits just aren’t cutting it any more.

What did you commit to, but didn’t do-is that because it was someone else’s idea and just doesn’t fit you? Who distracted you? Why did you let them?!

What’s been great? What worked?

This week we’re taking a pulse. Taking a moment to figure exactly what lights us up and let’s ditch what doesn’t!

As artists, Karen and Gaynor have some solutions, ideas and aspirations for balancing creativity in all its guises while taking a realistic look at what needs to change.

Now, we invite you to tell us what you’re up to… as always, there’s lots more to chat about.

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/  (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/)and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact (https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact)

Links and mentions:

The Design Trust

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Opal App

Cheryl Taves

Insight Creative

Anna F MacDonald Decluttering

@karengeorgeart

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ (https://www.gaynorljart.com/%E2%81%A0) and ⁠Karen George⁠ (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/%E2%81%A0) are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/%E2%81%A0) ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/)

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ (https://www.gaynorljart.com/%E2%81%A0) ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ (https://www.gaynorljart.com/)

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Summer is lovely; blissful long days and warm evenings, holidays, playing on the beach, in the park, visiting places and visitors making memories. But what about our art? How can we integrate the absolute need to create with fully living, engaging and making the most of the welcome distractions we face daily?

What can we do that provides a creative fix while still meeting the needs of the people around us (who we’re obviously very glad to see!).

As artists, Karen and Gaynor have some solutions, ideas and aspirations for balancing creativity in all its guises while having people they love around more.

Now, we invite you to tell us how you manage the balance… as always, there’s lots more to chat about.

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last nearly four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/  (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/)and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact (https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact)

Links and mentions:

Photo by Tim Broadbent (https://unsplash.com/@timbrofrance?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) on Unsplash

(https://unsplash.com/photos/colorful-beach-huts-in-a-row-iXwf7HmSaDE?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) (https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-black-and-white-electronic-device-HNPrWOH2Z8U?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash)The Bird of Prey Project  https://birdofpreyproject.org

(https://birdofpreyproject.org)

Cotswold Sculpture Park https://cotswoldsculpturepark.co.uk (https://cotswoldsculpturepark.co.uk)

Opal https://www.opal.so (https://www.opal.so)

Rachael Johnson Artist https://www.instagram.com/rachael.johnson20art?igsh=MTY2bTN1aW1pODhxMQ== (https://www.instagram.com/rachael.johnson20art?igsh=MTY2bTN1aW1pODhxMQ==)

Sam Waters artist https://www.instagram.com/samwatersartist?igsh=ajg1NjhlbXN1cnRw (https://www.instagram.com/samwatersartist?igsh=ajg1NjhlbXN1cnRw)

Karen Stamper https://karenstampercollage.com/workshops/ (https://karenstampercollage.com/workshops/)

Jayne Emerson Artist https://jayneemerson.co.uk (https://jayneemerson.co.uk)

Dr Sarah Joy Ford http://sarahjoyford.com/about (http://sarahjoyford.com/about)

Jo Hill art https://johillart.co.uk (https://johillart.co.uk)

Debbie Lee art https://johillart.co.uk/about (https://johillart.co.uk/about)

Debby Bird art https://www.debbybird.com (https://www.debbybird.com)

@karengeorgeart

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ (https://www.gaynorljart.com/%E2%81%A0)

and

⁠Karen George⁠ (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/%E2%81%A0)

are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/%E2%81%A0)

⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ (https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/)

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ (https://www.gaynorljart.com/%E2%81%A0)

⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ (https://www.gaynorljart.com/)

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Artists. 

Let’s free up our brains and shake off the constraints of painting or producing work for a reason. Developing our work, our skills and our practices comes in so many forms. @gaynorljart is finding freedom in actually using a sketchbook after years of envy and frustration-and @karengeorgeart is sharing her love of outdoor sketching with others, which is fun and freeing too. 

Same, Same But Different. We make the rules. We get to do what works for us. 

Over to you! We invite you to tell us how you rip off the constraints of producing work to discover what else you like… as always, there’s lots more to chat about. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last nearly four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash

Rick Rubin - always paint for myself 

Karen George Sketch & Explore sessions

Cheryl Taves Sketchbook Course 

Louise Fletcher - collage post

Louise Fletcher Art Tribe

@janeynaturally 

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques

@karengeorgeart 

@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠

@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree