Posts by Nicholas Wilton
Here’s how I start a new body of work…
Happy Sunday! I have a show in July and wanted to share what I do to get started. I’ll be making 15 paintings, and I don’t know what they’ll be, but here’s how I learn. Watch here … I start by looking at recent work in my studio and in my journal. I look for…
Read MoreFan Favorite Replay: Don’t Be a Baby and Keep Making Your Art – Jerry Saltz
In this special throwback episode of Art2Life, we revisit one of our most beloved conversations with award-winning art critic Jerry Saltz. Making art is hard enough, but hearing from others whether it is good or not is especially so. Every artist I know already has, hard-wired within them, a pretty tough critic. I certainly do.…
Read MoreGet in Motion with Palette Paper
Welcome back to the Sunday Vlog! I love making art every day. Working even five or ten minutes in my journal is so fun! I usually don’t have a plan but here’s one way I get things going quickly. Since I use tracing paper as my palette paper, I have a collection of dried colorful…
Read MoreFinding Clarity – Noah Woods – Ep 126
Artists are always asking questions. When you’re always questioning, it’s only natural that a lack of clarity arises. Your soul is always pulling you to the unknown. We’re living in a world where opportunities are boundless. The curiosity to see what’s possible is a driving force. When you’re in congruence with who you are and…
Read MoreI just sent some new work to my gallery…
Welcome back to the Sunday Vlog! As artists, we are often not the best judge of our own work, and it turns out it doesn’t matter! A gallerist will have their own reasons for choosing one painting over another. I used to finish so many paintings (with a title, framing, photographing, etc.) before showing them…
Read MoreThe Magic of Belonging – Chérie Healey – Ep 125
“My calling is to help you answer yours.” – Chérie Healey Chérie believes that we all have a calling that we have to answer in this life. If we simplify it down to its essence, we are supposed to be ourselves, with all of our flaws, traumas, and wounds. Her purpose is to help people…
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