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Relying on Intermittent Daily Practices for Creative Progress with Helen Hiebert (213)

In Helen Hiebert’s experience, intermittent daily practices provide a manageable way to fuel creativity and build momentum without overpromising a commitment.

She encourages artists to focus on the process rather than the final outcome, sharing practical tips and inspiration for staying motivated, productive, and connected to their creativity. Helen also reflects on how balancing structure with innovation has helped her keep her teaching fresh and engaging.

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Thriving as an Artist While True to Your Rural Roots with Tracey Hewitt (192)

Originally from a large metropolitan area, Tracey Hewitt married a rancher and, like Lisa Douglas in Green Acres, said goodbye to city life. But she never said goodbye to her art.

I wanted to talk with Tracey because every encounter I have ever had with her as a member of our Art Biz Connection community has been positive. She is funny, warm, and generous. And she knows how to live life to its fullest.

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The Joy in Artist Community and Paring Back Obligations with Ali Cavanaugh (ep. 190)

A follow-up to episode 189, Ali Cavanaugh discusses her thriving Patreon community, the boundaries she established to manage her art demands, the release of her Ali Cavanaugh Portrait Colors Set, and her upcoming retrospective made possible by keeping prized pieces in her private collection.

Ali’s dedication to her patrons and students shines through as she shares insights from the past five years of her career.

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Reinventing your art career with Ali Cavanaugh (189)

In 2014, Ali Cavanaugh had 11 galleries representing her work throughout the U.S. and even overseas. It was all she could do to paint fast enough to supply these galleries with new work. It’s a great problem for any artist to have, but was still a problem for her.

Something wasn’t right. Ali started pulling away from galleries and reconsidering not just her business model, but the art itself.

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Maintaining your studio practice with a busy teaching schedule with Sally Hirst (164)

Sally Hirst was born to teach, and she was also born an artist. Like most of us, she adapted to the new reality that she was faced with at the beginning of the pandemic.

Sally and I discuss her income sources before and after Covid, the skills she had to acquire to teach online, how she attracts new students, and how she manages to maintain her studio practice with her busy teaching schedule.

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Leaving gallery representation to reach more art buyers with Adele Sypesteyn (163)

Have you ever been so focused on a goal you thought was right for you that you missed opportunities that might have been better?

You just knew that this one direction was the path you needed to take. And you might have ignored that it wasn’t working or didn’t feel like the right fit. Adele Sypesteyn discusses adjustments she has made to her art business over the years.

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The Art Biz ep. 156: Using Patreon as a Teaching Platform with Kimberly Santini

Kim Santini and I discuss her dedication to blogging, but the bulk of our conversation focused on how she uses Patreon to teach and build a community of artists.

We talk about the features of her Patreon tiers, how her workflow keeps aligns with her studio practice, and how she differentiates the content for patrons from the content she creates for her blog, newsletter, YouTube, and social media.

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The key to success on social media with Cathy Nichols (154)

While not everyone will be interested in your art, you can choose to focus on those who genuinely love your work. To embrace what is rather than wishing for it to be different.

Cathy Nichols went from 5,000 to 107,000 Instagram followers in 3 years by researching who they were and why they were following her. She shares valuable insights about how she continues to grow her art business with joy and authenticity.

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The Art Biz ep. 145: Gaining Marketing Skills Quickly by Leading a Creativity Challenge with Kristen O’Neill

A 30-day challenge for her followers turned into more of a challenge for herself.

Kristen O’Neill and I discuss what she hoped to get from this challenge, how she organized it, how much of it was planned ahead, and what her workflow was like, including all of the platforms she used to share the content, and what she would do differently next time.

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The Art Biz ep. 104: Trusting Another Artist to Help You Run Your Art Business with Angela Fehr and Robin Edmundson

It’s darn hard to hire someone to help with your business. You’ve been working by yourself for so long that you aren’t sure you can trust anyone to do the tasks the way you’d like them done. Or you feel like it’s easier if you just do it yourself. But if you want your business

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