Bestowing The Brush

You need a color theory course, right? Listen up! (NOTE: This course is currently in pre-sale. If you buy today, you will get the first 9 videos, and the remaining 12-15 will automatically become available in the fall once they are fully edited and uploaded). Take advantage of the current pre-sale and lowest prices that all of my courses will ever be at from now until August 14th, midnight CT: bestowingthebrush.com Color Connections: Color Theory for Beginners See all courses on Gumroad Sample the 9 free videos in this course on YouTube! Follow me on Instagram * The best place to get the real exclusive stuff is my twice a month newsletter, The Brush Club. Scroll down and plunk your email in that box. There, I give you content first, exclusive discounts on courses, encouragement, and art lesson ideas! Happy Drawing!

Today's topics: When your Mind’s Eye is Blind When You’re Totally Distracted When The Glory Is Too Much What To Expect This Year from BTB The Lamp Post submissions to Adele: Submit to: [email protected] Want to learn how to draw and paint at home? Check out my Video courses! Subscribe to my YouTube channel Sign up for my newsletter (Videos early, what I’m learning, drawing lesson ideas) Mentioned this episode: Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport Article 1: The art of Aphantasia: how ‘mind blind’ artists create without being able to visualise Article 2: When The Mind's Eye Is Blind Article 3: The First Artwork Made in Space --- Music: Dansu- All You Got, MusicBed

Need some serious encouragement today? Listen to this conversation I had with with Clara Lieu. She is the founder of Art Prof, which is a free online resource for learning visual arts! She was an adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she taught in the departments of Foundation Studies, Printmaking, Painting, and Illustration. She’s done many other things in the “art world,” but now she and her team create a huge online library of instructional materials for anyone who wants to learn how to draw, paint, illustrate, sculpt, and more! We touch on some really helpful points, like: Being intellectually diverse Giving yourself “little sandboxes” to play in Scoffers and snobs Being willing to learn, over and over again You don’t have to have it all figured out The importance of getting good feedback early in your process Failure is critical–bad drawings are REQUIRED “Imposter Syndrome” and other unhelpful mindsets Clara’s thoughts on these matters are so heartening. You’ll keep coming back to this episode when you are feeling down about your art practice or skills. Art Prof’s Curricula & Resources Artists mentioned: Stephen Hillenburg - Spongebob illustrator Robert Lang - Turned from science to origami --- Episode intro/outro music: Dansu- All You Got, MusicBed

Adele is a 13-year-old Charlotte Mason style student from Alton Bay, NH. She's created a new publication called The Lamp Post. I had the privilege of subscribing to the very first issue and was so surprised, entertained, and positively stirred by the articles and calls for entries! It’s such a rich and diverse collaboration paper, and I think you and your family will really enjoy this debut issue. But, mostly you'll enjoy all the other issues that you can help create! Send your entry here: [email protected] Bestowing The Brush 20% off SALE! Enter code: btbthanks2021 at checkout for 20% off any of my digital courses, even group courses! Think of your homeschool or your co-op who wants to learn drawing and painting. Offer ends midnight November 30th, 2021. * Does not apply to physical products, like picture planes. * Registration for A.D.E. At Home, A Delectable Education's second virtual conference! (I'll be providing a charcoal lesson demonstration.) Podcast mood music: Dansu - "All You Got" - Courtesy MusicBed