How to Increase Productivity: Play

How to Increase Productivity: Play

How to Increase productivity?.. Play! Here is part two of my three part installment on how to increase production in your art studio. Are you not feeling as creative these days?. Try increasing productivity with play. Play in a different medium, play with an unlikely...
How to Increase Productivity: Journal

How to Increase Productivity: Journal

When you start to feel life is too crazy to create, here is how to increase your productivity when dealing with so many daily distractions: My three essential tips are daily journaling, establish accountability and go play to remove the fog. “Snow Fog” by Sandra Mucha...
How to Winterize Your Camera.

How to Winterize Your Camera.

Capturing outdoor winter inspiration can be tricky. I have learned to pack a hand warmer and a large self-sealing bag before heading out into brutal temps.Years ago in Minnesota my camera stopped working. I was shooting in 10 degree temps for just a few minutes when...
Time to Celebrate!

Time to Celebrate!

After taking time to review all the great things that happened with your art this year it is time to celebrate! Did you land in an new place or subject matter after trying a different technique? Did you play? Explore? Learn something unexpected? In 2018 my art...
Winter Blue Palette

Winter Blue Palette

Snow blindness, blustery flurries and blizzards may bring to mind the color white, but snow really is not just one color. It is a collection of blues. Here is my winter blue palette in action: Golden Acrylic’s: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Paynes Gray,...