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What’s Really Holding You Back from Making Art? (Hint: It’s Not Talent)

What’s Really Holding You Back from Making Art? (Hint: It’s Not Talent)

by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist

What’s Really Holding You Back from Making Art? (It’s Not Talent) Let’s be honest: making art can feel really hard sometimes. And if you’ve been avoiding your creative practice, it’s easy to jump to a painful conclusion: maybe I’m just not talented enough. But I’m...
You Don’t Have to Sell Your Art to Call Yourself an Artist

You Don’t Have to Sell Your Art to Call Yourself an Artist

by Carrie | Art Marketing, How to be An Artist

One of the most commonly search phrases when you look at Google or Pinterest is: How To Sell Art How, How To Sell Art work How To Sell Art on Etsy How to sell Art on Instagram? How to sell art online online How to sell art on Pinterest How to sell art at craft fairs…...
Why a Daily Art Practice Can Transform Your Creativity (Even in 15 Minutes a Day)

Why a Daily Art Practice Can Transform Your Creativity (Even in 15 Minutes a Day)

by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist

Introduction: Is a Daily Art Practice Really That Important? Does your daily practice have to include drawing? Can any creative activity count? Hi, I’m Carrie from Artist Strong. I help self-taught artists learn to draw or paint anything they want. Thousands of...
What Artists Can Learn from Matisse’s Bold and Playful Cutouts

What Artists Can Learn from Matisse’s Bold and Playful Cutouts

by Carrie | Build Your Skill, How to be An Artist

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 art style? In this Style Study Session, we will use the six qualities of style to not only better understand the artist we study but also to...
Artists as the Canaries in the Coal Mine: Why Creativity Matters

Artists as the Canaries in the Coal Mine: Why Creativity Matters

by Carrie | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist, Why do the Arts Matter?

Why Making Art is an Act of Rebellion In a culture obsessed with consumption, choosing to create is a radical act. We live in a world that prioritizes entertainment over artistry, where people will easily spend thousands on golf clubs without guilt but hesitate when...
Hustle Culture Is Killing Your Creativity: Here’s How to Stop

Hustle Culture Is Killing Your Creativity: Here’s How to Stop

by Carrie | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist

Are You Hustling or Truly Making Time for Your Art? Do you ever feel like there’s never enough time for your art? Like you’re constantly chasing the clock?” ⏳You want to create, but life keeps getting in the way. You tell yourself you’ll make time for your art later:...
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