New class: From Painting to Product - Simplified!
I'm so excited about this new class, "From Painting to Product - Simplified!" I can't wait to see your art on products!! You've been...
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Suzanne Allard
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Did you say color?
This week, my licensing agent emailed me and said, "Would you be interested in working on some pigmented, bold color pieces with details...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Gratitude and the creative process
If gratitude were a pill, we'd all be taking it 🤣. There are so many studies documenting the many benefits of simply focusing on what we...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 8
- 2 min
The ugly stage in paintings and in life
I often discuss the ugly stage of paintings in my classes, it's somewhere in the middle of the painting creation process and it's...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Limited edition prints are here!
Hello beautiful souls! I'm so excited to begin releasing limited edition, digitally signed, and numbered prints! Here are the first three...
Suzanne Allard
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Putting fear in its place
Happy Monday beautiful, creative souls! Since my intention and mission is to free creative spirits everywhere, I'm interested in anything...
Suzanne Allard
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
The myth of talent
This may sound radical but I believe the concept of talent has caused untold damage to the human creative spirit. We are given messages...
Suzanne Allard
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Fauvist art and why it inspires me.
In 1905 an artistic movement exploded onto the art scene in Paris. It developed from expressionism in the sense that both used color as a...
Suzanne Allard
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Finding Your Style
“I REALLY want to find my style,” that’s what a recent student posted on our Facebook student group. Most of us can relate to this...
Suzanne Allard
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Getting through the ugly stage
There is a module in my online Sketchbook class called, "Getting through the ugly stage," where I begin an abstract painting, it gets...
Suzanne Allard
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
We don't need permission to create
Permission to create and the whole notion of it has been on my mind over the last couple of weeks because I kept hearing about it from...
Suzanne Allard
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
What are we trying to say with our art?
This question is a fascinating one to answer if we want to collect or create art. For the collector, we are drawn to art that causes us...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
Big Blooms art in the house!
I'll never forget the first time I saw a Georgia O'Keeffe painting. I felt like someone had brought me deep into a world I'd never seen...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Living a Creative Life
Living a creative life, nurturing your creative spirit.
Suzanne Allard
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
13 Things Mentally Strong Artists Don’t Do
I found Amy Morin's book, "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do," so helpful that I decided to capture a list that would help me...
Suzanne Allard
- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
How to Nourish and Energize Your Creative Self
I continue to learn about the importance of taking care of my creative self, I've observed that when I do these things, my art practice...
Suzanne Allard
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Seeds of Love
Since it is the season for preparing fertile soil in our gardens I thought this excerpt from "The Four Agreements" was on point. It's...
Suzanne Allard
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
The Light of Spring
Spring is making its way here in Nashville, Tennessee. It swoops in for a few days and then disappears but the birds are singing because...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
We Belong to Love
Greetings from Nashville!! We finally did it, my husband, son and I drove all three cars in a caravan (with the dog and cat of course)...
Suzanne Allard
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
Endless Song of Hope
This week I had to share this beautiful poem by Gaby Comprés. I love how she captures the possibility of a moment. We are the blank...
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