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The Very Human Side of Art | RSS.com What is the first thing that comes to mind when you fail or fall short of your expectations? Are you hard on yourself? Do you get frustrated or have moments when you just want to give up? The fact is, most people do. It’s just part of […]

When Giving Up is Good | RSS.com We talk a lot about not giving up in our societies. We talk about persistence and all the ways that you can accomplish and finish things, but how often do we talk about the importance of setting things aside when they aren’t fulfilling our needs?  In this episode,

The Big Color Mix-Up | RSS.com Does color theory and color mixing ever just make you feel stupid? Have you felt like there’s a secret to understanding and working with color that just hasn’t been revealed to you yet? This tends to be true for a lot of people without extensive color experience but today,

Revealing Rituals w/co-host Brett Varon | RSS.com – What kind of rituals do you use to start, end, or otherwise use to shift to or from a creative state of mind? Are you aware that you have rituals, or do you even have any? Brett and I got into an intense discussion about this over

Exploring Design: Composition pt. 2 – Leading Arrangements | RSS.com How and why do you arrange the elements in your artwork the way you do? Sure, you can just put it down so it “looks good” but did you know that you can direct your viewer and add to the experience and feel of your

The Key to Original Thinking | RSS.com Are you an original thinker? Do you have a mindset that focuses on what’s needed or on what everyone else is doing? Those are the questions Sage aims to help you, not just answer, but give you an understanding of what original thinking really means, why you need

Exploring Design: Compositional Instinct | RSS.com We’re diving into the wonderful world of composition here, especially the composition you already instinctively know, if you know what to listen for. We’ll talk about focal points, grids and guidelines, and classic compositional approaches but mostly, this is about your awareness of how you arrange elements in your

Amuse Yourself: A Mindful Practice w/co-host Chisti Friesen | RSS.com Do you have ready access to your child side? Do you often create just to amuse yourself or do you find you are primarily motivated and maybe get lost in your obligations to other people or a sense of being of service to other people

Beauty is a Promise | RSS.com Let’s talk about the relationship between beauty and art. How are they related? Are they synonymous? Is all art supposed to be beautiful? I’ll answer these questions and much more as we take a deep dive into what beauty has to do with art, why we as humans seek