BALANCING THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN (Suggested for Stage Three, Learning) Eileen Harwood is inspired by various materials and techniques, wanting to bring something out in a piece. She feels comfortable with her grasp of the principles, but has been struggling with accessing her Soul in her...

CHOOSING A DIRECTION (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) In this month’s Art Critique, Marjorie Claus shares two different directions she was going in her work. She found herself stuck by not being quite sure which of these directions to follow. Listen in as Nicholas provides some insight and...

ORGANIZING VALUES (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Elizabeth Needham wanted to keep the feeling of her softer paintings, but also have enough loud conversation to draw people in. See how Nicholas delivers exactly this by pointing out that she just needed to better organize the values in...

STORYTELLING (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Nancy Gunther wants to move her work from abstract to more representational, yet still remain strong. Her inspiration comes from the story she discovers in old buildings and spaces while traveling. Listen to how Nick provides Nancy with...

SUBTLE BIGNESS (Suggested for Stage Five; Flow) Kerry Schroeder wants her work to be powerful and subtle at the same time. She asked for Nick’s help in how to further distill her work, while still keeping it interesting. Listen to how Nick points out various ways to do this. In this video you...