by Carrie | Style Study Session
How to Study an Artist’s Style (and What It Can Teach You About Space, Structure, and Artistic Voice) How do you study an art style? How do you learn from artists whose work shifts between abstraction and representation? How do you analyze art styles in a way that...
by Carrie | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
The Deeper Thread Connecting My Artwork Over Time I’ve been sitting with a strange kind of nervousness lately. Not because I’m making completely different work. But because I’m starting to realize I don’t want to talk about it the way I used to. For a long time, I...
by Carrie | Build Your Skill
The Line Between Imitation and Inspiration I want to talk about something that comes up all the time when you’re learning, when you’re working from reference, and especially when you start asking yourself that question: “Is this actually mine?” Because that question...
by Carrie | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
Something I’ve actually realized by pulling out my work and starting to apply for things here in Calgary is how much work I’ve actually made over the past five years. Because of the birth of my daughter and change in priority, as well as a change in my schedule, I...
by Carrie | How to be An Artist
How to Return to Art After Missing Classes or Falling Behind You’re so excited and nervous: you finally said yes to an art class you’ve been thinking about. And in the beginning, you show up, do the first lessons, even get some feedback. But then something happens and...
