The most important thing you bring to your art is YOU. If your heart for painting has gotten squashed by perfectionism, criticism or fear of failure, let me help you to find freedom to make art you truly love that reflects the beauty you long to share.
Navigating competing goals
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Dear Reader, Over the last month I've been watching the lessons in Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Values. It's been over a year since I last taught this course and after this long it's a new experience watching through the lessons and learning all over again from the themes and goals of the course. One thing that stands out to me in the way I teach on value is that there is a tension between the idea of value as a technique for creating contrast and form in art and value as a communication of artistic identity. Often I say, "I want my paintings to reflect my heart - my personal style, my values, the things that I notice and care about," but when I paint, I quickly default to a focus on technique that actually says, "I am focused on the appearance of the thing rather than the meaning I found there." Do you struggle in the same way? Are you yearning to express a voice and style that you don't feel like you're seeing? Do you constantly get pulled back toward a more controlled and rigid approach to painting? Creating Freedom Cues While I'm not sure this tension ever really goes away, what I have learned is that there are strategies that will cue your body and mind to be more receptive to what the heart wants to say. There are thought patterns that can be rewired to shift your priorities to a more heart-led approach. There are games that will remind you to let your love, sense of fun and freedom loose into your painting practice, and there is a way to use technique to support (not overcome) your expressive and personal artistic voice. This is the goal of Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Value, and I am excited to offer this level of instruction, mentorship and community to artists again this fall. The 3 week course offers instruction on technique, but even more, strategies to help you prioritize and balance, a classroom to share your work and receive feedback (the thoughtful comments in the classroom feel like they double the value of what's being taught in the course!), live sessions to expand upon the course content, and it's all taught with an emphasis on shaping the material to fit your own unique artistic style and voice. Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Values is open for enrollment! If you're actively painting and yearning to create paintings with more confidence, strength or impact, Watercolour Mastery: Dynamic Values was designed for you.
learning together, Angela If you missed yesterday's info session, you can watch the recording here: LINK |
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The most important thing you bring to your art is YOU. If your heart for painting has gotten squashed by perfectionism, criticism or fear of failure, let me help you to find freedom to make art you truly love that reflects the beauty you long to share.
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