Eva Avenue is an abstract expressionist painter in the East Village, NYC. She has mainly made a living as an editor and writer at newspapers and online publications. She has been publishing an art zine since 2009 called The Nightly Noodle Monthly, produces her own art shows, and is currently working on her debut film project The Art Show Movie. She is co-writing the soundtrack with friends and working a full-time job at The Art Students League of New York. Her dream is to have a storefront studio and bar in Manhattan where she can paint big paintings and have art parties with artist talks as a cultural beacon for voices in the city.

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3:06 Growing up with artist parents in Europe

4:30 Moving to Florida, getting an arts education, and starting out as an artist

6:51 The power of visualization, enabling access, and making things happen

9:32 Inheriting her late father’s unfinished paintings and documenting their journey through film

11:09 Riding out the pandemic

13:37 Lessons learnt from living the artist life

14:17 Creating visions, illustrating dreams, and transforming them into reality

18:37 Dealing with self-criticism

19:28 The dynamic, evolving painting process and its unexpected surprises

20:50 Frank O’Cain, abstract expressionism, and why they matter

22:28 Future plans, visions, and dreams

25:29 Daily routines, support networks, and handling saboteurs in life

27:06 Detours and delays in realizing a vision are necessary for growth

28:53 How seeking clarity can help avoid pitfalls and identify unseen opportunities

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Patti Dobrowolski 00:03

Hello, superstars! Welcome to the Up Your Creative Genius Podcast, where you will gain insight and tips to stomp on the accelerator and blast off to transform your business and your life. I'm your host, Patti Dobrowolski. And if this is your first time tuning in, then strap in - because this is serious rocket fuel. Each week I interview fellow creative geniuses to help you learn how easy it is to Up Your Creative Genius in any part of your life.

Patti Dobrowolski 00:39

Hey, everybody, it's Patti Dobrowolski. Okay, this is gonna be fun because we were already cracking each other up. Eva Avenue is my guest today. She's an abstract expressionist painter living in the East Village of New York City, our favorite city in the world. Well, next to Paris, I just want to say. Now listen, she made her living as an editor and writer at newspapers and online magazines. And since 2009, she's got her own nightly noodle monthly art zine magazine that she posted. It's incredible. So right now she's working for the Art Students League in New York City, and she's working on her first film - The Art Show Movie. She's getting up walking around right now. I don't know what she's doing. But she produces her own shows in any city - she can get one because she's incredible. And her big dream is to have a storefront - I love this big dream because I always walk by storefronts thinking, "Yes, that's the place I'll be", but she always wants to have a storefront, you know, that's got a bar in it, and a place where people can meet, filled with big paintings, and art shows, and interesting conversations - to be a beacon for people and voices in this city. Please welcome: Eva Avenue. Whoo! Hey, welcome to the show - so nice to have you here.

Eva Avenue 02:04

So nice to be here. I had gotten up ‘cause someone was calling me during your fantastic intro. And so, yeah, there you go.

Patti Dobrowolski 02:11

I love that, that's okay - because that's how we are. We're all casual in here. And so, I don't k