#113 CHAD LITTLE

by | Dec 10, 2025 | Inspiration

#113 CHAD LITTLE What drives a self-taught artist to leave behind a successful tech career to paint full-time? In this heart-to-heart, Nicholas talks with contemporary figurative painter Chad Little shares how curiosity, courage, and asking “why” continue to shape his...

#112 MASTER CLASS — THE MARKS WE MAKE

by | Dec 3, 2025 | Master Class

#112 MASTER CLASS — THE MARKS WE MAKE Think about the tools you reach for again and again, the ones that just feel right. Each one shapes texture, rhythm, and expression in your work. In this Master Class, Coach Nadine shows how her favorite mark-making tools create...

Color Frenemies Challenge Closing Call

by | Dec 1, 2025 | Challenges

Color Frenemies Challenge Closing Call WATCH THE VIDEO https://vimeo.com/1142741936?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci   To download the The Color Frenemies Challenge PDF, click here   *Please note that guest presenters are not necessarily Academy members...

COMMUNITY CALL #63

by | Nov 26, 2025 | Community Call

COMMUNITY CALL #63 https://vimeo.com/1140948724?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Jump to a section: Click the chapter icon (the bulleted list inside the video player) to see and select any part of the video.Chapters and timestamps are also listed below for quick...

#110 CRITIQUE – IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS WITH KATE

by | Nov 19, 2025 | Art Critique

#110 CRITIQUE – IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS WITH KATE In this month’s Critique, we looked at Image Adjustments. Seeing how paintings can be improved is one of the fastest ways to learn how to improve your own work. Coach Kate walked us through her thinking as she showed...

#112 CAT TESLA

by | Nov 12, 2025 | Inspiration

#112 CAT TESLA From biologist to full-time abstract artist, Cat Tesla’s journey is anything but ordinary. Our very own Marji Thompson sits down with Cat Tesla as she shares how her path from art festivals to global collectors unfolded, guided by intuition,...

Color Frenemies Challenge

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Challenges

Color Frenemies Challenge We all have that one color that just refuses to cooperate. It clashes with everything, leads to instant mud, or somehow demands all the attention. That’s your color frenemy: part friend, part enemy, the color that frustrates and fascinates...

#111 MASTER CLASS — NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE

by | Nov 5, 2025 | Master Class

#111 MASTER CLASS — NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE The messy middle isn’t just a hurdle to get past, it’s something every artist faces, including us. In this Master Class, Nicholas Wilton and the Art2Life Caoching team share how they personally work with this in-between...