
Welcome! This is a conversation with artist Monica Lee Rich exploring an artist's creative process. This adds you to my main subscriber list, which means beautiful things in your inbox.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly | |
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“Afterglow” a new watercolor from the studio. See it here.
In several of my Substack articles over the years, I often refer to “An Artist’s Way In,” using this phrase I mean how an artist consistently works their way into their creative wo...
Sunshine makes us better people. I can feel it in my bones. We here in New England have exited the dark season of winter and have passed through the season of gloom which we accidentally call Spring.
“Remnants of Spring” 30 x 23” Original...
Hi! It’s Monica, the painter, the romantic, the lover of all things scented, tactile, colorful, anything that takes over your senses and reminds you why you are actually here.
Pictured with “Stepping out of the Bath” 40 x 30
I have been w...
Is the mood board part of the art? The question came from Holly Becker, a designer, writer, and expat living in Germany. She loves a good moodboard, herself and her question gave me pause.
Popping in two good things for you today, a charming article written by my husband on Claude Monet, and the other is reminding you about the watercolor and print savings that is happening at monicaleestudios.com, my new e-commerce website....
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Hi, I am Monica Lee Rich, an artist, modern romantic, & accidental thinker. The Smart Creative is an old-world artists' salon on a new-world platform. It is a conversation on the mysteries, the romance, and the realities of leading a creative life.
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