by Douglas Paul Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
Let’s get one thing straight: becoming a successful artist isn’t just about having talent that makes people say “wow” and “how do you do that with a toothbrush?” It’s about showing up, keeping your emotional skeletons in check, and figuring out how to make money from...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | Advice for Creatives, Creativity Coaching, General Advice for Artists
How Can You Actually Benefit from Working with an Art Coach (Besides Not Crying into Your Paint)? Let’s be real. Being an artist—whether you’re slinging paint, stringing together songs, or wrangling wild plot twists—can be beautiful, maddening, exhilarating, and...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Aug 11, 2022 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists, Transforming Fear Anxiety and Depression
Emotions Are Complex and Difficult Things Using our own creative practice, we can release or dissolve any emotion. In this post we will delve into the Hows and Whys of how to dissolve negative emotions with a creative practice, and how this can benefit us as artists...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Jul 29, 2022 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
Thoughts on Death and Grieving… Upon hearing of the passing of the daughter of some acquaintances, I was moved to write about death and grieving. What came out of it was something like a poem. In the hopes that this will benefit those going through the grieving...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Feb 18, 2021 | Advice for Creatives, Art as Meditation, General Advice for Artists
“Magic lies in the state of mind of the artist. This magic is wakeful magic. The Artist’s mind is able to tune in to a certain balance or wakefulness. We would call it Enlightenment, in fact.” – Chögyam Trungpa What Exactly Do We Mean by “Meditate”?...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Sep 5, 2020 | General Advice for Artists, Advice for Creatives
Creative inspiration is a complex and beguiling subject. As an artist with years of experience, I’ve spent countless hours trying to summon that timeless muse—sometimes it works like a charm, and sometimes it’s nowhere to be found. For many creative folks I know,...
