Nurturing Your Creativity. Finding Inspiration Outside The Studio Inspiration is everywhere…in the sun’s reflection on a puddle, the shapes of oranges on a tree, the pattern of dirt on a car’s window.Nature is the ultimate master of patterns, profligately and freely creating.I think it’s so important to take time to nurture yourself and your […]
Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams As An Artist & Creative
The Artist’s Journey: Bringing Visibility To Your Artist Dreams In The Artist’s Journey we’ve been recently exploring the topic of saying yes to your dreams. I went live on Facebook with a talk called : Bringing Visibility To Your Dreams. CLICK ON THE ARROW > ABOVE TO WATCH THE VIDEOI’ve got something super exciting to share with […]
Why YOUR STORY Matters
Why Your Story Matters What dreams call you in your art and life? This summer I had a dream to speak on stage at an author event, Author Advantage LIVE, in Austin, Texas. I was simultaneously exhilarated and terrified by the idea of sharing my message on stage in front of 400 authors. A part of […]
The Artist’s Journey Book Review by Adele Sypesteyn
View this post on Instagram 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝙹𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢 ⠀ This is a brand new book by @nancyhillisstudio that dives into the mind of the artist, especially when aspects of our art and creativity become challenging. I highly recommend it. ⠀ #theartistsjourney #nancyhillisstudio A post shared by ADELE ~ Artist + Teacher (@adelesypesteyn) on Apr 9, […]
The Artist’s Journey Book Review: Patricia Schwimmer
Patricia Schwimmer’s Review The Artist’s Journey book review by Patricia Schwimmer Have you seen @nancyhillisstudio book The Artist’s Journey? I’ve almost completed my first read through and it is so empowering…because it helps you move through all those moments of fear, hesitation and uncertainty. Here’s a quote from the book that offers some good […]
The Artist’s Journey: An Art Book That Will Nourish Your Soul
The Artist’s Journey book was featured in the top ten art books as a must read for February 2019! In a world where digital technology is taking over the world and people sometimes say that “print is dead, this is a phenomenal feat and one that I am extremely proud to have conquered! The Artist’s […]
Artist’s Manifesto
Today I’m sharing with you my artist’s manifesto. We all know that creating brings up perils- the perils of fear, self doubt, inner criticism, second guessing, procrastination and even resignation. These fears can stop us in our tracks. Our job is to move beyond the fears and create anyway. A few years ago, I […]
The Artist’s Journey Book Review by Cheryl Wilson
Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity Cheryl Wilson @cherylwilsonart reviews The Artist’s Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity in her Instagram feed and IGTV. See the video below. View this post on Instagram The Artist’s Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity by Nancy Hillis January 27, 2019 Nancy Hillis, MD lives in Santa Cruz, California. […]
The Artist’s Journey: Unfettered Self Expression in Art
The Artist’s Journey: A conversation between the spontaneous and the considered When creating an abstract painting, there’s an interaction between unfettered self expression and awareness of principles that scaffold and create visual engagement. It’s an ongoing dialogue and dance. If your art is purely about spontaneity the risk is a chaotic painting with little […]
The Artist’s Journey: Making The Journey Yours
Inside The Artist’s Journey Book: Personalizing Your Journey/Making The Journey Yours The artist’s journey is an inner journey. It’s about facing yourself and the inner perils of creating- and going ahead anyway. The Artist’s Journey book exhorts you to move closer and closer to your deepest self expression in your art and life. Artist Kathy Kimball […]