Food is a universal language connecting everyone. Anna Gonzales has found her niche in food illustration to reflect and represent her experience, heritage, and sense of purpose. Now she wants you to find yours.

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The blank piece of paper is a common enemy among creatives, but this week, our artist friend Andreea Nae knows precisely how to foil this foe. She has learned through experimentation and play to follow her joy by teaching and painting.

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Elena Brambilla has found a way to make art a projection of herself as an earth guardian. She is a globe circumnavigator, athlete, and earth advocate who believes creating art promotes sustainability.

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Ready for more Kailene Falls, food illustrator and Japanese tv personality? This week she talks about her unique style of approaching food illustration. She’ll inspire you to make art, eat food, then make food art!

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Our interview was so good this week that we split it into two parts. Kailene Falls is our multi-hyphenate, bilingual artist living a charmed life in Tokyo, Japan. She is a seasoned illustrator who has worked with some of the big names in the food industry. Kailene found her niche doing art and television in her adopted country.

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This week our conversation with artist Lia Schäfer revolves around people’s faces. Lia started at age 14 by asking her classmates to pose and since progressed to having her own distinct “urban sketchy” style of portraiture. Lia believes that with the right amount of guidance, perspective and simple techniques, anyone can learn this painting style with ease.

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As a writer, teacher, and watercolour artist, Chloe Tomomi knows anxiety and trauma are healed with art. She shares her heart and talent with those who would also heal by creating mystical, poetic landscapes. 

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20 years, 2 decades may sound like a really long time to pursue a passion but for our guest artist, Renee Walden; it was filled with many creative endeavors, teaching stint and continuous learning.  Her fascination for making things and the great outdoors; became her catalyst to travel,  do plein air and teach art. 

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Our guest artist Inna Nagaysteva gave up her car repair tools for watercolor brushes. Yes! She used to be an auto-mechanic. Her entire persona screams “artist”, from her floral tattoos, purple-gray hair and a watercolor technique that surely defies the norms of watercolor painting. Her love for waves and whales are evident in every piece of artwork she puts on display.

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Lane Teo, daughter of artists, found art class painful and swore she had no talent. Eventually, however, she found her way to watercolours and discovered the profound allure of colour. Not only was she able to tell stories, but her ADHD brain could also focus intensely on painting. 

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