Creative Spirit Kara Bullock

Kara Bullock is an artist that resides in Southern California with her husband Jeff and their three children.  She has been teaching since 1998.  Kara’s career started as an elementary school teacher in 1998. But in 2008 she began teaching college courses, online, to...

Creative Spirit Emma Morgan

A post shared by E M M A M O R G A N ❁ (@emmma.morgan) on Jun 6, 2017 at 10:54pm PDT Emma Morgan is an artist based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, who specialises in pen and ink drawings of animals. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at...

How can a background improve your art?

One way to have your art feel more finished is to really assess how you’re using the backgrounds in your art. Hi, my name’s Carrie, and today on Artist Strong we’re going to talk about how making very thoughtful, mindful choices about the backgrounds...

Creative Spirit Janelle Gurchinoff

Janelle Gurchinoff is a Michigan-based artist and the owner of Spirit Cat. After getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Janelle worked as a graphic designer for 20 years. Having little creative freedom over the years, she ended up feeling totally lost and depleted....

How to Build Skill using Mixed Media

Does mixed media hide an artist’s lack of skill? It can be a go-to crutch for artists seeking to build skill who are afraid to draw from observation and even scarier, show that work to others. “I may not be good at drawing but I can…” And yet, the strongest mixed...