Art is supposed to be good for our mental health. So why do we find ourselves, despite wanting to make art, doing anything but? Staying on the sofa night after night, bingeing on Netflix or scrolling through social media? Why does something that I know I enjoy feel so hard to do?
How can I get back into making art with the kind of joy I need to feel?
How can I create an art practice that feels like fun again?
I believe if I'm avoiding my art space, it's not that I'm a lazy procrastinator. Rather, my lack of action is a sign that my creative practice is no longer healthy. I can't thrive with any unhealthy creative practice, and I can't make my best art in that environment either.
This course is designed to help you restore the joyful, playful fun that you originally felt while painting, so that you can make the art you're meant to make. Art that helps you feel good in the making is art that comes alive, and helps you come alive as well.
In this course we’ll explore some of the common struggles that keep artists from freedom and joy in their work. We’ll work together to develop strategies for getting back on track when you start to slide into self-criticism, perfectionism, and discouragement, and you’ll find yourself discovering that there really is great art inside of you!
There is a shift that happens in many artists' journeys that transforms your work and your way of thinking about what you're creating. If you truly want to make art and want to find your way through this mental block that seems to be holding you back, it can be done, and you can do it. Let's work through this together!
This course is a six week course focused on mindset, with a watercolor component and exercises that you can apply to your artistic practice. This is not a "how to paint" course but rather, one focused on the inner dialogue that holds many artists back from creating with freedom and joy.
If you've spent all kinds of money on classes to help you paint with greater skill, on art supplies to bring your paintings to life, but you still feel frustrated and limited, an investment in your artistic mindset might be the best decision you make this year. Join Back to the Brush today!
“Angela encourages us to play and have fun with the possibilities that present as we take our time and explore the movement of the paint...She helps us recognize what makes our soul sing and to continue to reach for that. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who is willing to let their guard down and be open to stretch beyond what they believe that they are capable of doing. Just be open to the possibilities and to what feels right for you.”
Karen F
“I loved Angela’s graciousness with her way of explaining, encouraging and enabling us to do more, paint more, believe more. It is scary to put yourself out there and to trust I have something to say in my paintings; and Angela helps me do that”
Cathleen A
“My biggest fear was just painting for me and not worrying about what others will think of what I love. It’s still there, but I can tell myself, "Go ahead and play; Do what you love!" She is SO convinced that we should be our own favorite artist. Everyone that struggles with artistic self worth should take this [course]. I will take with me that I am my own favorite artist and that's how it SHOULD be!”
Wyna W
Getting Started: What's Wrong? How can I fix it?
Working with Affirmations
Affirmation: Authenticity
Printable: Affirmation: Authenticity
Value: Authenticity
Exercise: Create Your Physical Space
Exercise: Create a Judgment Free Space
Demo: Judgment Free Mark-Making
Module 1 Worksheet
Affirmation: Abundance
Exercise: Check in with your Heart
Exercise: Gratitude for the Journey
Demo: Gratitude Wash
Module 2 Worksheet
Affirmation: Agency
Good Advice?
Counterintuitive Action
Demo: Playful Experimentation
Module 3 Worksheet
Affirmation: Acknowledgement
Exercise: Coaching Yourself Through Hard Emotions
Demo: Outcome Negative
Module 4 Worksheet
The course starts now and never ends! Each week for six weeks, a new lesson will become available to you to work through at your own pace.
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 14 days and we will give you a full refund.
Artists in any medium can benefit from the mindset training offered in Back to the Brush. The painting exercises are created in watercolor, however you can adapt this course to fit your chosen artistic medium.