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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:

Welcome to MINDFUL ART STUDIO®. I am Amy and I’m here to show you how to paint from your heart and soul and play with art again.

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Trusting Your Ideas

Dear Wonderful Creative You, One of the most important questions you can ask yourself is why...

Fine Line Flower Tutorial

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Over the last six years, presenting roughly 40 different patterns...

Developing Your Artistic Voice

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: This quarter in The Gathering, we are focused on developing your...

Jump-Start Your Creativity in 2024

Jan 1, 2024 | Art Tutorials, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: https://vimeo.com/896698530/063add7e47?share=copy This year is going to be SO full of creative goodness in this community, and you are invited to join in. The Simplest Things Challenge is a free 5-day challenge where you create something...

Best Gifts for Artists 2023

Dec 4, 2023 | Art Supplies, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I love creating a yearly list of gifts for artists. I love getting gifts, don't you? But as time goes by, I feel more and more strongly that it's important to have a few high quality supplies that we use well, rather than tons of mediocre...

Mindful Art Studio Best Books 2023

Nov 13, 2023 | Books, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Each year I compile a list of books that have been important to me and my creative life during the year. I hope you find a few that speak to you, and that you comment at the bottom to add your favorites to the list. This is a favorite...

5 Beginner Watercolor Techniques

Oct 13, 2023 | Art Tutorials, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Over the last year I've been playing with 5 beginner watercolor techniques that are relatively simple, and yet they give me room for so much play and discovery. Watercolor is so much about freedom and play for me - and I love sharing with...

Mark Making With Natural Materials

Sep 24, 2023 | Art journaling tutorial, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Making marks with natural brushes is one of the most fun and inventive ways to create. I'm excited to share some of what I've made and how it has supercharged my art practice. https://youtu.be/-SGXIaY0eLE?si=8u__FpUxQayxQ0XR It's been...

What To Do After An Art Challenge

Aug 25, 2023 | Art Tutorials, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Art challenges provide a wonderful burst of inspiration, accountability, and community. But they all end eventually, and to really dig into your own art practice, you can't always be responding to a challenge. So what do you do when the...

How To Art Journal Every Day

Jul 31, 2023 | Art journaling tutorial, Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care, Favorite, Slow Drawing

This video will show you fun and easy ways to create tiny pieces of art and then combine them in beautiful little art journals. You don’t need any experience, this is for everyone!

The Three P’s Of Making More Art

Jun 25, 2023 | Creative Self-Care, Favorite, Slow Drawing

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Folks often ask me how I find time to make art. It is hard to make time to make art sometimes. It's my job to make art, and even I struggle sometimes when I'm really busy with the business side of things. But there are a few tricks that...