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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:
Welcome to Mindful Art Studio. I am Amy and I’m here to show you how to paint from your heart and soul and play with art again.
More Art Play Makes Better Art Work
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I spend a lot of time urging you to repeat yourself, to focus on exploration, and to luxuriate in the joy of the process. Today I'd like to illustrate what that looks like for me in the hope of inspiring you to push further in your own...
The Power of Starting Simple
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: What is the simplest thing I could do artistically right now? I've found this is such a powerful question for my art practice. I don't ask: What masterpiece could I make? We need to build our skills over time. You're not going to reach...
Creating Slow Drawing Patterns
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: One of the questions I get a lot is how I come up with my slow drawing patterns. In December, I come up with the batch of patterns that we will explore in the first six months of the year, and in May, I generate the second batch. Since I...
The Best Gifts for Artists 2022
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: While I tend towards minimalism, I enjoy a new art supply from time to time as much as the next person. But for me this is the key: I buy just a few, high quality supplies so that they work well and keep me having fun. Here are a few of...
The Mindful Art Studio Book List 2022
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Each year I compile a list of books that have been important to me and my creative life during the year. I hope you find a few that speak to you here, and that you comment at the bottom to add to the list. Art + Drawing Books: Life is...
The Complex Beauty of Simplicity
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: It happens so often with the "simplest" slow drawing patterns - folks initially dismiss them, but once they do the workshop, they say how surprised they were because they loved the simplicity and found a lot of room to innovate and make...
Join The Inchie Challenge 2022!
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: This is one of my favorite times of year - The Inchie Challenge! Watch this video to learn why + how we do The Inchie Challenge. https://vimeo.com/740506242/c942bda88b Join the Inchie Challenge Here: ' (You could win a free copy of my...
Draw Yourself Calm Is Available In The UK!
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I'm more than pleased to tell you that my book, Draw Yourself Calm, is now available in the UK! Even more fun is that folks in the UK can purchase with a special coupon code I'll offer at the end of the post. I thought it would be great...
Making Art Work In The Time You Have
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Last week I had the great pleasure of returning to Maine to camp for the week with my family. It's always a time of incredible views, hikes, bikes, and far too many sticky buns and ice cream cones. It's also a time that I always bring my...
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