Self Taught Artist

This is the podcast episode I wish I had during a really tough time in my art journey. I'm peeling back the curtain on today's episode and sharing the low moments I've had dealing with a bad review on Etsy and trying to appease unhappy customers. Thankfully, it is rare that I have to deal with an unhappy customer. Unfortunately, they happen from time to time, even if you're doing your best to make everyone happy. I thought I was doing all the right things, and I still got a bad review when I was new to selling my art. It almost tanked my Etsy store and I felt like quitting art all together. Thankfully, I bounced back from it and learned a lot in the process. Today's episode is for anyone who has ever dealt with a bad review or may deal with one in the future. If you're putting yourself out there, these things happen from time to time. It's how you respond to them that matter! 

Whether you're selling your art on Etsy or anywhere else online, I think this is a good episode to listen to. We talk about a few things you can do to prevent bad reviews in the first place and you can learn what to do if you ever are dealing with a bad review yourself. 

Let's make it a summer to remember. Today's episode is about how to have an Art STAYcation. Even if you're not traveling somewhere this summer for vacation, you can make awesome art memories at home. Today I'm talking about how to plan a memorable staycation, what kinds of projects are perfect for an artist staycation, and the benefits of doing an art staycation in the first place! For me, summer is all about creating fun memories and an art staycation is a way to bust out of your normal routine and dive more deeply into your art. Depending on how much time you have, you can scale up or scale down your art staycation -- it could last just an afternoon, a whole day, or a whole weekend!!

Self taught artists, I hope you use this summer to express yourself creatively no matter where you are in the world!

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It's summer time and I know a lot of people go traveling this time of year. On today's podcast, we're talking about how to bring your art supplies with you on vacation! I'm going to share my favorite way to paint on vacation and share my art with others (hint: postcards!!), my favorite vacation painting medium, and the supplies I'd pack if I had a trip coming up. 

Don't leave your creativity at home...Vacation is the perfect time to make some art! Vacation provides a new perspective and a new set of surroundings. How better to capture the feeling of being on vacation and capture the memories than through art!?

Self taught artists, I hope you use this summer to express yourself creatively no matter where you are in the world!

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenkristineart/

If you want to reach out, my email is [email protected]

I'll be back next week with another new episode of the Self Taught Artist podcast. This season you can expect more art tips and painting tricks, breakdowns of useful painting techniques, and, of course, lots of information on selling your art and starting an art business out of your creative hobby.

The artist's signature is such a small part of a painting, but it carries huge weight! Today we're talking about why you should sign your art, how to sign your art, and why I think signing your art is an important part of the process of really owning the title of "artist." You (yes, you!) are an artist!! So you should be signing your art. I had some hangups that led me on a journey from not signing my art, to signing it with an illegible scribble, to now proudly signing my artwork whether I sell it or not! On today's episode, I talk about my journey as well as discuss some different ways to sign your art.

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If you want to reach out, my email is [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenkristineart/

I'll be back next week with another new episode. This season you can expect more art tips and painting tricks, breakdowns of useful painting techniques, and, of course, lots of information on selling your art and starting an art business out of your creative hobby.

This week's episode is a quick and easy hack to improve your color mixing. When I say it's an easy artist hack, I mean it! It's a shame that I didn't do it for YEARS! I had no idea I was holding myself back and mixing muddy colors for this reason. Any painter needs to listen to this episode to make sure you're not making the same mistake I was. I think this podcast applies to acrylic painters, watercolor painters, gouache painters, and oil painters alike. If you're a painter, you should listen!

Please take a minute to rate the podcast 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Plus, don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

If you want to reach out, my email is [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenkristineart/

I'll be back next week with another new episode. This season you can expect more art tips and tricks, breakdowns of useful painting techniques, and, of course, lots of information on selling your art and starting an art business out of your creative hobby.

I saved the best tip for last. I think this method is a *game changer* for Self Taught Artists because it helps to train your eye with what is important! If you want to loosen up your painting, or just become better at painting from a reference photo, this episode is for you. I'll walk you through my favorite method for loosening up my painting step by step.

 It takes just a little bit of technology magic to make it happen. 

Download the PRISMA app here:

Apple App Store:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/prisma-photo-editor-filters/id1122649984

Android App Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neuralprisma&hl=en_US&gl=US

You can contact me at @laurenkristineart on Instagram or email [email protected]

This episode was a listener suggestion! You can contact me at @laurenkristineart on Instagram or email [email protected]

How to loosen up your painting! I’ve heard from many of you artists that you would love to learn to paint in a looser style but you don’t know how! It's a very common artistic goal to loosen up your painting. Loose paintings are expressive, masterful, and confident – and who doesn’t want to be all three of those things!?!

The hard thing is that while loose painting looks effortless, I’m sure you all know by now that it’s actually really hard. The tendency to overwork your art is strong! It’s easy to do too much, add more details, and keep going – and it's hard to know when to stop.

Today, I'm sharing 11 tips for loosening up as an artist and how to paint loose and expressive brushstrokes. 

Also, once you finish this episode, go check out Part 2! I've recorded a bonus episode this week with one of my best tips for loose painting and how to loosen up your artwork. I'm going to walk you through it step by step!

Today's episode has some "tough love" for people who want to sell their artwork. Selling artwork is hard and it takes a lot of time to build up an audience and collector base. In the early stages of selling your art, or if you aspire to sell your artwork I have a big tip for you: conduct market research. What do I mean by this? Listen to the podcast to find out! Today's episode is for people who are new to selling their artwork, people who want to sell more artwork, and people who are frustrated they're not selling more artwork. In short, it's all about art business sales!

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If you want to reach out, my email is [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenkristineart/

I'll be back next week with another new episode. This season you can expect more art tips and tricks, breakdowns of useful painting techniques, and, of course, lots of information on selling your art and starting an art business out of your creative hobby.

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Can’t draw? No problem! Today on the podcast I'm sharing 3 methods to bypass drawing altogether and just get painting. A perceived lack of drawing skills stops a lot of people from getting into painting. They think they can't paint if they can't draw well. Guess what!? That's 100% not true. You don’t have to draw to be a good artist. If you are good at drawing, you may also be interested in today's episode because these methods can speed up your artistic process by using some of the tools I talk about.

The star of today's show is my Light Box / Light Pad! Here's the Amazon link to the one I purchased and love using in my art studio: Amazon Light Box This nifty device gives me a shortcut to skip drawing and get painting faster. Plus, I feel more confident exploring new subjectmatter in my artwork and painting when I start with a sketch from a reference photo and my Light Box. 

Please take a minute to rate the podcast 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Plus, don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

If you want to reach out, my email is [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenkristineart/

I'll be back next week with another new episode. This season you can expect more art tips and tricks, breakdowns of useful painting techniques, and, of course, lots of information on selling your art and starting an art business out of your creative hobby.

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Do you hoard your art supplies? Do you buy the "good stuff" and then find yourself waiting for the "perfect" time to use it? I do!! I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that I'm not the only person who does this. I've been working on it and have 5 ideas to share with you.

I think it's usually my inner perfectionist that emerges and stops me from using my favorite art supplies. I will perpetually wait for the right time, wait the best idea to emerge, or delay until my skill level increases a bit more... you name it, I've used all the excuses in the book. I've been working on this and trying to use some strategies in my art practice to get myself using my favorite art supplies again. Today on this episode, I'm first going to do a deep dive into understanding why I hoard my art supplies and find myself instinctually holding back from using them. Next, I'll share 5 different ways I've addressed this myself and how I made a change. I took off the pressure of perfection and started using the art supplies that bring me joy. 

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