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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 ke...

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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 ...

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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 ref...

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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...

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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 mach...

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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...

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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 ...

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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. Expectatio...

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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?...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ev...