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Finding Creative Flow Amid Life & Algorithms

February Art Challenge Reflection. Seems like yesterday I posted a blog post about How I Gained 128k Followers in a Month. I like how Instagram keeps us grounded!!! Anyway... 29 artworks in 29 day...

Discovering Your Art Style

While you create, you still feel like you like different things. You feel pulled in many directions. And then you go online and you follow artists online, everyone deep into their own style. So, ho...

Art: The Beauty in Ease and Effort

It’s undeniable that art, in all its forms, holds a profound ability to captivate and inspire. It is not only a means of expression, but also a reflection of emotions and experiences. A window into...

Creating art (and posting it to instagram) isn’t a competition

Some moments I look at instagram and what is does to our brains and I want to throw my phone outside the window. But then it’s impossible to forget the positive impact it has on creativity and the ...

Creative Mindset: A Guide to Cultivating and Nurturing Creativity

I know you are busy and life pulls you in all the directions. Maybe you’re there reading about AI, wondering if, in the end, we’ll survive the machines. And let me say this: remove what’s not impor...

Embracing Imperfection: How to Let Go and Find Your Artistic Style

I was raised with the concept that if you're not giving 100% all the time, if it’s not perfect, then it's not good enough.And while perfection is a motivating force sometimes to achieve more and do...

Art Before Dishes (or How Prioritising Creativity Makes You a Better Human)

So many people admire art and artists, but one of the saddest things I sometimes hear people say is “I’m not creative” or “I can’t draw”. My heart goes in a million pieces because we are all creato...

How do you feel worthy as an artist when you’re not creating enough?

Let’s face it, as an artist, the pressure to create sometimes is very far away from the reality, sometimes this pressure can be immense. Expectations are to always produce art that is groundbreakin...

How to overcome your creative block

Creative blocks are very common for us artists but what are they? Why do we get them? And, most importantly, how do we get out of a creative block? These blocks can take many different forms, from ...

How being afraid to put your work out there is part of being an artist

I still remember the resistance of creating an Instagram account, back in 2016. And the fear of uploading the first few pictures. As an artist, one of the most intimidating and vulnerable moments i...

Avoid These Top 7 Mistakes when starting with abstract art

What is abstract art? Why is it so beautiful and powerful and sometimes complex and very simple at the same time? The reality is that abstract art can be challenging, but at the same time it's a re...

You don't need to have everything perfect before you start

I think I have written this blog post for myself more than anything, because as an artist, it can be very easy to get caught up in the idea that everything needs to be perfect before you start crea...

It's all about contrast

Do you want to know a little secret? One of the major reasons why I started using lines on my artworks was to create contrast. (And movement. But this blog post is about contrast!) Why? Contrast i...

7 Tips to create art in the morning

Creating art in the morning can be a challenging but rewarding experience. Not only does it allow you to start your day on a creative and fulfilling note, but it can also set the tone for the rest...

How to go From Concept to Framed Artwork

Let’s say you signed up to one of my challenges, you get a prompt into your inbox and it’s a weird one. Or maybe a friend or a loved one asks you for a beautiful canvas for their new home, and whil...

How to practice line making in abstract art

We've all seen them being created online and we love watching those addictive videos. But how does everyone create those beautiful flawless lines? The simple answer is: practice. And P...

How to find your art style when you like different things

Are you new to art and have no idea where to start? Maybe you like different styles and now when it's time to actually create something you are confused? Or are you the sort of person that enjoys c...

How to bring Innovation into your Creative Process

A while back I asked a question on Instagram. "What would you like to learn?"The first question coming through my Stories was: "How do you bring innovation into your creative process?" When I re...

7 Learnings from Creating an Artwork a Day

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you already have mastered, you will never grow." This quote is the reason why, every year for the last 4 years I've been challenging myself, before wo...

5 Reasons Why you Should Join a Creative Challenge Now

At the beginning of 2018 I felt like I needed to push myself more with my creativity. Probably like you, as someone who works full time and could only dedicate time to my art on weekends, I wanted...

Working on My Biggest Commission (So Far)

This year I've been lucky enough to work on few commissions but definitely the most challenging one was a big piece for a friend's new home. To begin with, working on commission is completely diff...

7 things I learnt from my first Art Challenge

January was a bit of a disaster in terms of productivity, so I made of my February the busiest month ever and I love it!I thought, it's only 28 days long...But then I ended up doing two Art Challe...

Defining Moments

I was six years old, we had arrived in Olympia, Greece on vacation. They had lost all our luggages at the airport. All but a small one. I remember many things about that holiday... A golden pa...