Taking a Step Back To Inspire My Art and YouTube Channel

This week, Richie and I chat about why it can be helpful to revisit previous art styles or processes in your art practice or business. We also discuss the challenges we've faced in defining a style and approach for our YouTube channel.

artLaura HornMay 10, 2024watercolourpainting, the melting pot, art classes, creative flow, creative momentum, creative block, youtube, youtube artist, youtube strategyComment

How To Find Your Creative Flow Again After a Break

Breaks are wonderful and necessary, but they can also make it hard to get back into your artistic groove. If you've been struggling to find your creative flow, you won't want to miss this one!

artLaura HornMay 10, 2024artist life, creative flow, creative momentum, painting practice, creative block, art practive, paintingComment

Nostalgic Musings: Rediscovering the Joy of Being an Artist

Do you ever get the feeling that being an artist was more enjoyable before? Is all this pressure to do more and be on multiple social media platforms accumulating, taking away the joy of making art?

artLaura HornApril 15, 2024artist life, creative flow, creative momentum, hustle culture, slowing down, painting practiceComment

Where Do You Feel the Most Friction in Your Creative Process?

When it comes to your creative process, what feels hard? Is it getting started on a new project? Or perhaps it's that final 10%, like varnishing and finishing a painting.

artLaura HornFebruary 26, 2024creative process, creative friction, art process, getting unstuck, creative blockComment

Old Art: Should You Keep, Transform, or Set Free?

Should you keep everything, or are there benefits to clearing the clutter and creating space for new ideas? And what about reinventing old pieces?

artLaura HornFebruary 19, 2024old art, transform art, painting makeover, art storage, art overwhelm, art piling up, keep or throw outComment

Making Time for Art and Protecting Your Creative Energy!

Today, we're tackling the challenge of finding time to paint when life gets hectic and competing demands, whether they be business admin, work commitments, or family responsibilities, leave you frustrated.

artLaura HornFebruary 12, 2024make time for art, creative time, prioritizing your art, painting priority, prioritising your art, creative energy, energy levels, scheduling creativityComment

Does the Perfect Art Studio Exist?

Join us as we reflect on the various creative spaces we've had, dive into the pros and cons of home vs. external studios, and share our thoughts on what makes for a positive studio environment.