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Paint What You Love, Painting with Regina Lord
INTRODUCING REGINA LORD OF @REGINA_CREATIVEKISMET
Regina currently lives in southern AZ with the love of her life and her two beautiful boys. She is strongly influenced by the warm weather, bright sun, and the Mexican colors, style, and architecture that are predominant in the city where she lives.
Creative Kismet Art came about because of Regina’s desire to share her art, ideas, and a little bit of sunshine with as many people as possible.
“Paint what you know and love. When you do, a…
Never Stop Learning, Painting With Trupti Karjinni
INTRODUCING TRUPTI KARJINNI OF @truptikarjinni
Trupti is a watercolor artist, designer, and teacher based in Belgaum, India. She is heavily inspired by nature’s serenity and wants her audience to experience the same calmness when they view her artwork, amidst the chaos of the mind and the world.
“One piece of advice I’d like to give all artists is to paint every day – even if for 5 minutes, just put paint on paper. This ritual is extremely powerful.”
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Wild at Heart, Painting with Taylor Lee
INTRODUCING TAYLOR LEE OF @TAYLORLEENICHOLSON
Taylor Lee is a color-obsessed artist with a passion for communicating through acrylic paintings. She is from a small, rural town in North Carolina. She is most recognized for her bold use of concentrated color that often incorporates free-spirited marks that create dichotomies between the wild and thoughtful, the bold and vulnerable. Taylor is also vocal about her experience with mental illness. She finds ways to bring the reality of a stigmatize…
The Power of Letting Go, Painting with Erika Wynn
INTRODUCING ERIKA WYNN OF @heartilluminate
Erika Wynn is an artist, screen printer and yoga instructor living in Michigan. She is inspired by energy, birth, and all things BRIGHT & BOLD! And her daughter Violet is one of her biggest inspirations.
This spring (2018) Erika will launch her new line of screen-printed clothes with her signature style and bold colors.
Learn more here: www.heartilluminate.com
“There was a huge stretch of time that I struggled with finding inspiration, struggled…
We are All Creative Beings, Painting With Kara Aina
INTRODUCING KARA AINA OF @kara_aina_art
Kara Aina went to art school earning a BFA in Intaglio and Lithography. Afterwards, she focused on her family and career as an art teacher and did not prioritize her own art. She often told herself that it wasn’t her “season” to devote time to her art and that it felt “selfish” to deprive her family of the time and resources it would take for her to pursue it. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Through a series of events, Kara realized t…
Dedicate Time for Your Art, Painting With Michelle Heslop
INTRODUCING MICHELLE HESLOP OF @MICHELLEHESLOP
It should come as no surprise that Michelle Heslop uses a lot of water when she paints because her home’s location is just a short walk from the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. Her recent watercolor and pen work explores the mutable abstract landscapes of the seaside. Michelle says she is always learning and growing but if she had to distill everything she's learned about painting into one sentence it would be to paint when you f…
Make More Mistakes, Painting with Melanie April
INTRODUCING MELANIE APRIL OF @melanieaprilart
An illustrative watercolor artist from Sarasota, Florida, Melanie April is inspired by nature and color and creates a little moment of magic in each of her paintings. A natural-born teacher, Melanie is happiest when she is sharing her knowledge with other artists and even has her own online courses for teaching beginning watercolor.
If you spend a bit of time on her blog you will find a beautiful post written about Vincent Van Gogh and the rea…
No Room For Fear with Artist Gretchen Warsen
INTRODUCING GRETCHEN WARSEN OF @TODDYPONDDESIGNS
An experimental abstract artist from Massachusetts, Gretchen Warsen takes risks by playing on the revolutionary Yupo paper. Something she has learned over the past two years from listening to artist interviews, and also through her own practice is that the best way to stay inspired and motivated to make art is to just keep making it! It's easier said than done, but even with the pieces that she can tell are headed for the “not-so-good pile,”…
Mark Making Painting with Inge Flinte
INTRODUCING INGE FLINTE of @Thinkingwithouttalking
Expressive Marks and Colorful Details Are What Inge Flinte Is All About. An Artist and Photographer from New Zealand, Inge Interprets the World around Her in an Art Form She Calls 'Note-Taking' - Capturing Moments of Interaction in Painted Forms. We've Loved Connecting with Inge through the @Colorcrushcreative Account. If You're Wondering How to Find Your Own Art Community, Inge Says Instagram Is a Game Changer.
“Connecting with other crea…
Minimal Abstract Painting with Sara Sha
INTRODUCING SARAH SHA OF @SARA.M.SHA
Sara Sha is a minimal abstract painter, printmaker, and surface designer from Capitola, California. Vibrant colors and strong, sweeping paint marks are the dominant characteristics of her works. If you're still shy to use bold colors, then this is the artist to inspire you to take a big risk and learn to let go of fear. If you heed her approach to just have fun with it, it can really take the pressure off you when you face the blank canvas.