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5 Watercolor Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)

When I first picked up a brush, I thought watercolor would be easy. Just water, pigment, paper. How complicated could it be? (Spoiler: very.) What I didn’t realize back then was how many little watercolor lessons I would learn the hard way. The spills, the blooms, the warped paper, the brushes that shed more than […]

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The Artist’s Inner Critic: Why It Shows Up and How to Quiet It

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Permission to Play: How to Embrace the Beginner Artist Within

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What I’ve Learned from Making “Bad” Art on Purpose

An artist paints a detailed green succulent on watercolor paper, surrounded by a palette, brushes, and painting tools arranged neatly on a light wooden desk.

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Why Perfectionism Is Bad For Creativity (And How I Learned to Let Go While Writing My Book)

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What I Wish I Knew Before Writing a Children’s Book

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