Who's up for a Painting Challenge Sept 26th-Sept 30th!? And it's completely FREE! Join the 5 Day Still Life Painting Challenge for a chance to study with me for FREE! Gain early access to win points and prizes! There will be special pre-challenge exercises that will be worth extra points as well! Click this link to join: http://bit.ly/2wrevGQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLBGu2bMMl8 Freaked out. Stalled. Anxious. Paralyzed. Shame. These all describe my state of mind sitting in my low rent one-bedroom apartment in 2013 wondering how I’d pay the bills next month. My artwork wasn’t selling well and what’s worse was I was so paralyzed...Read More

Hello, my art friends! How are you enjoying this summer? I’d love to hear what you’ve been up to. One of my favorite things about summer here in Denver, Colorado is the fact that there’s no snow! (Why I moved to Colorado when I don’t like the cold- I don’t know!) But right now everything is sunny, warm, and the flowers are blooming. I’m trying to soak up every bit of summer that I can because as soon as it starts cooling down I know winter isn’t long to come. So I’m getting outside more before this happens because I...Read More

When I decided to become an artist I realized very quickly that it required more than learning technical skills. So when I became an art teacher it’s no surprise that I wanted to help artists go beyond technical skills. I know for sure that it’s the artists that go deeper and find their voice that have more success, longevity, and fulfillment. I’ve seen too many artists have perfect technical skills, but stop creating because they never found their voice. I know firsthand how confusing it can be to find your artistic voice. When I went to art school I had...Read More

Check it out now for instant inspiration. Hello, my art friends, I have something BRAND NEW for you! I am proud to announce my new Art Life Conversations Podcast! First off, I totally missed writing my blog post last week. It was pretty bizarre. I woke up Thursday morning and realized my blog post hadn’t been written. It was like I got sucked into a time warp. It’s July. It’s hot! Everyone’s traveling. Seems like everything and everyone is a bit wonky this month. I had family in town for a visit and it threw me so far off my...Read More

How much do you allow yourself to have? I’m not just asking about money or things. Though that’s part of it too. I’m also asking: What’s your capacity to have joy, peace of mind, creativity, recognition, support, beauty, love, intimacy, fun, or admiration? It’s amazing how much we can cut ourselves off from having the good things in life! Most of us have thoughts, habits, and beliefs that limit our quality of life. We’re not even aware of them. This has been a huge learning curve for me too and I’m still learning. Listen to me, this is HUGE. Ask...Read More