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Does using your non-dominant hand unleash creativity?

By Wendy Wagner This is a question I asked myself after a recent studio fall left me with a broken radius and a chipped ulna in my...

The Art of Summer-loving

By Emma Sims The dog days are barking loud down here in Florida! It rains almost every afternoon around 4 p.m., which makes the roads...

THE ART OF THE PORTRAIT CONFERENCE 2022 … a personal account.

By Janelle Hatherly After a two-year hiatus, the PSoA conference was back in person in Atlanta, not Orlando as planned before COVID-19...

Connecting and Creating in Isolation

by Alexandra Tyng Within a few weeks in March, 2020, my life, your lives, and our world changed dramatically. Many people lost their...

Overcome Creative Burnout and Art Block, Part Two

Building a Resilient Creative Practice by Chelsea Lang In our last blog post, we discussed the various factors that can get in the way of...

Overcome Creative Burnout and Art Block, Part One

by Chelsea Lang What is Burnout, and Why Does it Happen? After nearly two years of painting in a pandemic, the gradual buildup of...

Finding Your Voice: An Interview with Suchitra Bhosle

By Nancy Rowe During a visit to the Atlantic coast last summer, I noticed how some people get into the ocean, holding their breath and...