This week I’m continuing the archived posts from The Beauty of Pastel over on Patreon. I love sharing these with you! I’m always interested in learning as much as I can about composition, through study and books (this post has some good sources for you), practice, and more study and practice. Today, I’m focusing in […]

Words have power and every month I choose a new quote as a meditation on what it means to be in my art studio. I love the quiet. I love the silence when I’m reading a beautiful book, hiking in the woods or canyons; I love the quiet of the soft wind; I love the quiet of painting […]

I can’t count how many times I’ve turned to a book when I’m feeling low, when my art spirit is eager but tired.  Discouragement is common amongst artists. So many I speak to are just striving and striving, but not necessarily thriving. The creeping threat of burnout, wondering where the joy went, how to approach […]