Preview of My Upcoming Show, "Inner Space"
This series of paintings began with a question: “If the internal world could be seen with our eyes, what would that look like?” Each...
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Devon Walz
Dec 30, 2018
Consistency, Failure and Breakthroughs: My 2018 in Review
This year has been unusual for me. It's the first year I've ever had to revolve around stability. Where I remained dedicated and...
Devon Walz
Jul 27, 2018
Time, Money and Space for Your Art
Today I want to talk to you about how to navigate feeling restricted in your art practice by lack of time, money and/or space. I think as...
Devon Walz
Mar 21, 2018
Having A Minimal Waste Art Practice: A Conversation with Nicole Young
Something that has been on my mind lately in the studio is the amount of waste the creating art can make. Not only is this an issue for...
Mar 9, 20222 min read
36. 5 Concerns Artists are Having Right Now + Strategic Ways to Approach Them
We're BACK and kicking off season four (finallyyyy!) with a discussion on the five main concerns I've been hearing about from artists...
Oct 18, 20211 min read
35. 10 Ways to Push Your Work Forward, Get New Ideas + Find Themes That Stick
For this final episode in our mini series on style development, I wanted to talk about ways we might both: find new inspiration when...
Oct 12, 20211 min read
34. Copying, Being Influenced and How to Weed Out What isn't Yours
In the age of social media, we're likely to experience either being copied, finding ourselves too influenced by other artists' work, or...
Oct 7, 20211 min read
33. Struggling to Focus Your Style or Find Direction? This Episode is For You.
If you feel caught between multiple styles and you’re craving cohesion or to solidify your “thing,” you’re not alone. As part of the...
Oct 7, 20211 min read
32. All About Murals: Pricing, Pitching, Getting Started | Roxy Prima and Phoebe Cornog of Pandr
Muralists, aspiring muralists and any artist interested in doing client-based work: look no further than this episode with Roxy Prima and...
Sep 15, 20212 min read
31. Licensing, Claiming the Artist Title + Finding Your Own Path | K’era Morgan
I love stories that showcase versatility in how humans find their way to art and make it their job. K’era is definitely one of those...
Aug 30, 20211 min read
30. Lessons Learned From My Most Challenging Body of Work
As I'm just completing a series of paintings that has taken me the longest and challenged me the most, I'm reflecting on what I had to do...
Aug 4, 20212 min read
29. Style Development, Leaving Room for Play & Balancing Painting + Illustration | Lindsay Stripling
Today’s guest is the amazing painter, illustrator and teacher, Lindsay Stripling (you might know her from her fabulous Lunch Club series...
Jul 20, 20211 min read
28. Financial Ups and Downs, Overcoming a Fear of Sharing, When to Start Selling, Burn Out and More
We're back with another Q+A, and this one's loaded with practical realness. I talk about how to manage the financial unpredictability of...
Jul 7, 20212 min read
27. Large-Scale Projects and Working with Art Consultants | Nicole Mueller
I’m super excited to get into the nitty gritty of navigating large-scale projects: from building the right portfolio and going after...
Jun 23, 20211 min read
26. Navigating Social Media as an Artist in 2021
The demand for content v. the pace of our process, the ever-changing algorithm, and questions about if growth on Instagram is even...
Jun 9, 20212 min read
How to Strengthen Your Work + Decide Where to Sell It | Artist Consultant, Pennylane Shen
This is an extra special episode for me because working with Pennylane Shen over the past year has been a game changer for my art...
May 26, 20212 min read
An Inside Look at Being a Working Artist | Gracelee Lawrence
As working artists and/or aspiring ones, we tend to have a lot of questions about how people have made this gig sustainable, and what...
May 12, 20212 min read
Honoring Your Creative Tap | Soleé Darrel
If you’ve felt the need to overproduce work (particularly by Instagram), work at an unnatural pace or race to improve, this episode will...
May 5, 20211 min read
7 Tips for Completing a Body of Work *Patreon Preview Episode*
Feel daunted by the commitment, consistency and delayed gratification required to create a series? I think that's very common. And I'm in...
Apr 27, 20211 min read
On Self-Doubt + Reconnecting With Your Work
If your inner critic has been extra loud or you've been feeling disconnected from who you are as an artist and what you're making, this...
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Solo Show Prep, Email Outreach + Infusing the Sacred | Lauren Hana Chai
If you don’t already know Lauren Hana Chai, I’m honored to be the one to introduce you to her because her work is brilliant. I had a ton...
Apr 14, 20212 min read
Busting all the Artist Myths | Amanda Sandlin
It’s the start of Season 3! Woo! And we’re kicking things off with one of the most transparent episodes I’ve aired yet (Really though....
Dec 30, 20201 min read
2020 in Review: Takeaways + Lessons Learned. Plus Answers to Your Q's!
I can’t believe we’re even here right now. So I thought I’d honor the moment by divulging the details of my art life from this past year....
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Unlearning Art School + Full-Time Realities | Marisa Avila-Sayler
Today I have a super real talk for you all about the realities of working your way into being a full time artist (one of our favorite...
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