Be the artist in residence of your world. A weekly dose of wonder from artist and bestselling author Amy Stewart. Supporters get sketchbook and notebook tutorials and a deeper dive.
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142. Plein Air Painting at the Community Garden
A step-by-step guide
I went out one morning recently to paint my community garden. It’s a very tricky subject to paint, because of course the jumble of garden plots and stakes and deer fencing just looks like…well, a jumble. If you squint...
An Artist Residency is a Door
The book comes with this cool door hanger which is all about creating a residency
I was surprised and delighted to hear from , an artist here in Portland, OR who was writing a book about artist residencies and wanted to interview me about...
141. New pocket-sized art supplies!
Let's test out some new materials
Because I cannot resist new art supplies, I picked up a couple of pocket-sized sketchbooks with new (to me) paper and put them to the test. I also grabbed this cool little Liquitex Freestyle short-handled...
How I Became the Artist-in-Residence of the Trees on My Street
I’ve written before about the self-appointed artist residency. Many of you have taken up the idea, and it’s been fun to watch what you’re doing with it.
I’ve just recently finished another unofficial artist residency: a project I began a...
140. A Painted Cover for Pocket Sketchbooks
A cool idea for ultra-portable art supplies
We’ve talked before about pocket-sized sketchbooks. I carry one around with me all the time, in the same bag that holds my phone and wallet. Usually I only have one pen with me, but I can always...
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