DISCERNMENT (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Holland Hammond finds herself drawn to simplicity in other’s work and wants to incorporate it into her own. She wanted to know how to use the principles to create work that reduces differences, yet still makes for strong work. Watch and listen...

THE NEXT CHAPTER (Suggested for Stage Five; Flow) Susan Melrath saw changes entering her work. She was having different sensibilities, different interests. She was going towards quiet conversations and more muted palettes, which all felt good, but something was still missing. In this very...

REFINED VARIETY IS KEY (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Pamela Beer’s beautiful, lush paintings are full of abstract marks and lots of saturated color. In this Art Critique Pamela wanted to find some consistency in her work and to learn why some of her paintings are working better than...

HOW TO GET YOURSELF UNSTUCK (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) In this week’s Art Critique with Tammy Hudgeon, she shares with Nick how she can get stuck on a painting. Sometimes the painting feels pretty good but it doesn’t feel quite done. Or, there are areas she likes, so she tends to...

LETTING ALL PARTS OF YOU COME THROUGH (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Artist Jan Allsopp has been making beautiful paintings full of strength, color, marks and patterns. In this month’s Art Critique, Nicholas shares how Jan can use the Art2Life Principles to make her work stronger, but...