PAINTING SESSIONS EPISODE SEVEN: SNEAK PEEK
This episode of The Painting Sessions offers a fun departure from the past six episodes. The whole experience was one big playful experiment. I hope you enjoy this video sneak peek!
WHY I HITCHED A RIDE INTO A DISASTER ZONE: MY FIRST PUBLIC SPEECH IS ONLINE!
Last year, I was asked to give my first public speech. Since LOVE was the theme, I decided to share (for the first time publicly) my story of hitching a ride to New Orleans and doing six-months of disaster relief work on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina — all while living in a makeshift tent. Listen to the whole story here.
A SERIOUS BURST OF INSPIRATION + SOUL SOOTHING
There comes a time when you need to share the goods. That’s what today’s blog is all about — my own little curated list of goodies that are invigorating, inspiring, and generally soothing my soul lately. Enjoy!
EPISODE FIVE OF THE PAINTING SESSION: SNEAK PEEK!
In this session, I dive into my Brave Intuitive Painting Process. As always, there were many unexpected twists and turns along the way, and I’m happy to share it all with you in this month’s Painting Session.
EPISODE FOUR OF THE PAINTING SESSIONS: SNEAK PEEK!
I’m happy to share a little sneak peek of Episode Four of The Painting Sessions. This painting was inspired by all the little paintings I’ve been doing at home lately. I started the first layer by using an exercise I call, Musical Lines, and it definitely provided a pretty exciting breakthrough for me!
MY CREATIVE LULL + CURRENT BREAKTHROUGH!
I gotta be honest with you, I haven’t felt super inspired to paint for the past few years. Yikes, I said it. However, I have been examining what kinds of shifts might get me back in the flow. I can’t wait to share my breakthroughs with you!
EPISODE THREE OF THE PAINTING SESSIONS: SNEAK PEEK!
I’m happy to let you all know that Episode Three of The Painting Sessions is ready to roll, and it’s a goooood one! Enjoy this sneak peek.
SNEAK PEEK OF THE PAINTING SESSIONS
Today is the first day of The Painting Sessions, and I’m super excited to finally share this new offering with you! To give you a little glimpse of the very first episode, we put together this short video for you.
INTRODUCING THE PAINTING SESSIONS!
There’s something pretty magical about watching an intuitive painting come to life from start to finish. To offer you a front row seat to this mesmerizing experience, I’ve created a unique online offering called The Painting Sessions.
GETTING HONEST WITH ORLY AVINERI
Join Orly and I in the studio as we consider the topics of honesty, vulnerability, and bridging the gap between how we live and how we create.
EXCITING MESSAGE ABOUT STUDIO DIARIES
After much consideration and reflection on your feedback, I’ve decided to make a few really exciting shifts in my monthly offering. Starting on November 1st, Studio Diaries will be called The Painting Sessions, and the focus of each month will be on…you guessed it…painting!
THE MEANING BEHIND OUR PAINTINGS
For years, when folks asked me the meaning behind my paintings (which they LOVE to do), I struggled to respond – feeling like I needed an intellectual answer to explain the meaning behind my work. I’ll dive into this hot topic in today’s video!
CREATIVE BUSINESS WITH HEART
September’s Diary is all about Creative Business with Heart. In this Diary, we’ll dive into my favorite practical and intuitive tools to support a soulful, sustainable and successful creative business.
Every Diary also includes a special Diving Deeper Podcast where I share my thoughts on questions from the Studio Diaries community. The podcast this month is SO full of great questions about creative business, I’m happy to share the entire recording with you right here. Enjoy!
HOW TO NAVIGATE UNSOLICITED FEEDBACK
In this week’s Hey Flora, I answer a question from Grace, who writes in about the delicate dynamic of receiving unsolicited feedback.
Has this ever happened to you?
Someone sees your painting and spontaneously begins to offer tips, critiques, and ideas. Sometimes this advice is absolutely welcome, and sometimes — not so much.
HOW TO FINISH A PAINTING
I often hear people say that FINISHING their intuitive paintings is the hardest part of the process. And I totally get it. I would LOVE to help you all with this, so in this week’s Hey Flora episode, I’m offering up a few helpful tips about finishing intuitive paintings.
HOW TO SELL PAINTINGS AND KEEP THE IMAGES FOREVER!
The one regret I have in my career as an artist is that I didn’t professionally document my earlier paintings. In this week’s Hey Flora episode, I’m answering these questions, “When you’re documenting your work, how do you pay the photographer? Per photo, per session, per month? How does it all work?”
QUICK TIPS FOR SETTING UP YOUR PAINTING SPACE
If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t paint, because I don’t have the space to paint,” it’s time to get creative with your creative space!
Consider where you might be able to carve out a little space for yourself?
Do you have an extra room, garage, patio, basement or attic? Perhaps you have a friend who could easily lend you a little extra space or happily go in on renting a shared space?
Even if you’re painting on a kitchen table, in the corner of your bedroom, or in your backyard, cultivating physical space in order to create is one of the most powerful things you can do to support your creative habit.
In this week’s Hey Flora episode, I’m sharing a few basic tips to help you get your painting space up and running. One of these tips took me YEARS to figure out, so I’m thrilled to pass it along and save you some time!
HOW CREATIVITY HEALS: A CONVERSATION WITH SHILOH SOPHIA
I recently had the honor of meeting teacher, artist, poet and founder of Intentional Creativity, Shiloh Sophia. I’m guessing many of you already know Shiloh, but if not, I’m honored to make the introduction.
About a month ago, Shiloh was in Portland teaching a workshop in my studio, so of course I had to steal her away to record a couple of couch chats in my living room. As suspected, we hit it off like dear old friends.
LETTING GO WHAT YOU LIKE TO MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT YOU LOVE + OTHER TIPS ON LAYERING
I love how this week’s Hey Flora question is disguised as a painting question, but can actually be applied to life in so many ways.
Our question comes from a Studio Diaries participant, and she writes:
“I have a hard time simplifying. The first layers are pretty chaotic, and then I feel like I just paint over them. How do I simplify without just painting over everything.”
This is a great question for anyone who paints in layers or anyone who struggles with simplification in life off the canvas! In this video I offer a few super simple tips about the magic of translucent paint, letting go of what you like, focusing on what you love, and working with what’s working.
FINDING INSPIRATION
Besides, “What kind of dog is Pearl?” there are two questions I hear on a regular basis:
“Where do you find inspiration, and how do you stay inspired?”
I could happily riff on these gems for days, but I’ll keep it clear and to the point in this week’s Hey Flora Episode.
And by the way, Peal is a Maremma Sheepdog! 🙂