by Nicholas Wilton | Feb 11, 2024 |
A common question I get from other artists is how to get unstuck. One way to begin the process is to ask yourself one simple question – “What do I love?” Watch here… We are faced with many choices in art and life, and asking this question is the best way to know...
by Nicholas Wilton | Feb 4, 2024 |
Behind me today are two paintings, one made six years ago and one I’m working on now. In seeing them side-by-side, I discovered something so helpful that you may notice in your past and present work, too. Check this out! The earlier work presents a distant view. The...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 28, 2024 |
I’ve been thinking about what we need in daily life — our essential needs as artists. Some days, I feel happy, and other days, not so much. I’ve been charting the things that make an optimal day. Here is how I break them down… The 5th essential need is art. Art is a...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 21, 2024 |
Happy Sunday! Artists commonly say, making art is good, but promoting it is not. The business of art can feel like a separate burden from art-making. How can you get your work seen in a way that energizes you like art-making?Here’s one way I discovered purely by...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 14, 2024 |
I hope you’re having an awesome Sunday! I’m back in my studio today but haven’t been here in a while, so it can be hard to get going again. There’s often a resistance I need to move past. Here’s a hack that helps me. It has to do with having a plan. Check this out....
by Nicholas Wilton | Jan 7, 2024 |
I’ve been working on larger paintings recently that call for different tools. As you scale up your canvas, you need to scale up your tools. Like the one I’ll show you today, my favorites aren’t usually found at an art store. This brush came from a hardware store. Take...
