Mindset Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/mindset/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 17 May 2024 18:38:24 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.howtopastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-HowToPastel-logo-1-32x32.jpg Mindset Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/mindset/ 32 32 Do You Call Yourself An Artist? https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/do-you-call-yourself-an-artist/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/do-you-call-yourself-an-artist/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 18:38:22 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30231 Do you call yourself an artist? Or do you have trouble identifying yourself this way? Here are some ideas about why that may be.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/12/your-art-has-value-6-points-to-consider/feed/ 28 Preparing For The Challenge: 31in31 Fast Approaches! https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/09/preparing-for-the-challenge-31in31/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/09/preparing-for-the-challenge-31in31/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:32:16 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28461 Preparing for the HowToPastel 31-Pastels-in-31-Days Annual Challenge: Your ultimate guide to success through the month of October. Join us!!

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/09/preparing-for-the-challenge-31in31/feed/ 18 Paint What You Love (And Ignore The NaySayers!) https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/08/paint-what-you-love-and-ignore-the-naysayers/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/08/paint-what-you-love-and-ignore-the-naysayers/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:14:52 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28295 How the story behind The Vesuvius Ladies collection of paintings proves the importance of this idea!

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/08/why-are-we-so-hard-on-ourselves-one-thing-that-may-help/feed/ 22 Taking Small Steps: The Key to Achieving Your Art Goals https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/taking-small-steps-in-your-art-making/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/taking-small-steps-in-your-art-making/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 04:39:22 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26229 We all know that, for us, art-making is our way to express ourselves. It’s how we explore our creative side. But, for many of us, finding the time, motivation, and skills to make art can be a challenge. That’s why taking small steps is so important. It’s by taking small steps that we travel our […]

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