by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist
What Does It Mean to Be an Artist? “Am I really an artist?” If you’ve ever wondered whether you can call yourself an artist, you’re not alone. It’s a question I hear all the time, and honestly, one I’ve asked myself more than once. Maybe you’ve taken a few classes but... 
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
A consistent theme I’ve seen, wherever I’ve lived, from Dubai to Ottawa to Houston, is that artists are the worst at policing one another. We constantly bully and belittle peers for doing it “the wrong way.” From assuming abstract art is easy, to dismissing digital... 
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
How to Study an Artist’s Style How do you study an art style? How do you learn a specific art style? How do you analyze art styles? How do you find your own unique style? In this Style Study Session, we’ll use the six qualities of style to better understand J.M.W.... 
by Carrie | Build Your Skill
When I paint regularly, I find myself walking through the world a little differently. I’ll catch myself muttering the paint colors I’d need to mix to match the deep green of a pine tree or the soft gray of a rainy sky. Sometimes, while waiting in line at the store, I... 
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
12 Lies Artists Are Told, And the Truth That Sets Us Free For many artists, the journey can feel like swimming upstream. Whether it’s gatekeeping in the art world, internalized self-doubt, or outdated myths about what it means to be “legit,” the noise is loud. But... 
by Carrie | Build Your Skill
Are You Taking Too Many Online Art Courses? (And How to Actually Learn From Them) We’ve all been there: the thrill of clicking “buy now” on a new course, the promise of fresh skills, the dream of finally unlocking our creative potential. And yet… many of those courses...