Inspiration Fridays! Is It Ripe Yet?

8paint Inspiration Friday Is It Ripe Yet

Creativity’s not precious. It’s feral. It’s compost…

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Inspiration Fridays! What’s fueling your curiosity?

8paint Inspiration Friday Whats fueling your curiosity

I’m curious. Not in a nosy way, I just love the possibility that shows up when we’re open…

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Inspiration Friday - What happens when you swap doomscrolling for painting?

Inspiration Fridays! What happens when you swap doomscrolling for painting?

When we work with our hands, painting, drawing, sculpting... making cookies, we engage with the world differently.
Inspiration Friday - Why Make Something New?

Inspiration Fridays! Why make something new?

The greatest pieces of art emerge from our solitude.
8paint Inspiration Friday - Can the refuge of the studio fuel your courage?

Inspiration Fridays! Can the refuge of your studio fuel your courage?

Art doesn’t require you to get it right the first time. But this kind of work takes courage.
Inspiration Friday - How do you go from the messy middle to masterpiece?

Inspiration Fridays! How do you go from the messy middle to masterpiece?

Our notes and brushwork may not always land where we expect them to...
Inspiration Friday - Does your art work even when you don't?

Inspiration Fridays! Does Your Art Work Even When You Don’t?

Painting isn’t about waiting for the perfect conditions.
Inspiration Friday - How to show up for your art in 2025

Inspiration Fridays! How to Show Up For Your Art in 2025

Every artist knows that empty space can sometimes feel intimidating.
8paint Inspiration Friday What does creative space look like?

Inspiration Fridays! What does creative space look like?

But when I step out of the way and give my creativity the time it deserves, the paintings themselves begin to breathe.
Inspiration Friday What if you have already arrived?

Inspiration Fridays! What if you have already arrived?

And this is the hard part. The part I felt that I needed to shore myself up against. The ugly middle. And with it, the doubt that I could ever arrive
Inspiration Friday What's the best mistake you've ever made?

Inspiration Fridays! What’s the best mistake you’ve ever made?

There’s a naïve confidence that’s fleeting. It can only exist when we have yet to discover how hard something actually is to do.
8paint Inspiration Fridays - What are you aiming for?

Inspiration Fridays! What Are You Aiming For??

The picture is only a part of the process.
8paint Inspiration Friday Where will gratitude lean you next

Inspiration Fridays! Where will gratitude lead you next?

Gratitude is like the tonal underpainting on a canvas. Easy to miss, but critical to everything that follows.
8paint Inspiration Friday - What are your favorite opposites?

Inspiration Fridays! What are your favorite opposites?

In our bid to avoid, uncertainty, discomfort, or even a few gray days, we can inadvertently give up so much more.