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June Challenge! 🌙 Paint Your Wildest Dream
This month we’re leaving reality behind. Flying whales? Purple apples floating through space? A café on the moon? Perfect. If you can dream it, you can paint it. Post your entries below and let’s see where our imaginations take us. 🚀🎨✨ How it works 🎨 Create as many artworks as you like throughout the month. 📸 Post your entries in the comments below this challenge. 🎭 Any medium is welcome: - Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor - Pastel - Mixed media - Digital art - Sketches 💡 Feel free to experiment, be weird, be poetic, be playful. Challenge Rules 1. All artwork must be created by you 2. You can enter as many pieces as you want. 3. Tell us a little about the dream or idea behind your artwork (optional but encouraged). 4. Have fun and encourage fellow artists along the way. 5. Invite friends that would enjoy this too. 6. Dateline 30 June. At the End of the Month 🏆 We’ll choose: 🥇 Dream Master Award 🥈 Most Original Dream 🥉 Community Favorite No prizes. Just glory, bragging rights, and a spotlight in the community. 😄 Your First Prompt Before you start painting, answer this: If there were no limits, what would your dream world look like? Now grab your brushes and start dreaming. 🌙✨
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@Renata Loos you’re welcome ❤️ Did you use oil pastels for the horse? I really like the underlaying colors and richness. I imagine this on an even langer canvas 🤩
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@Suzy D. In looooove with your work ❤️❤️
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🎨 Artist Success Research Project
I’ve been wondering something… Why do some artists consistently sell their work online while others—equally talented—struggle to make sales? Instead of guessing, I’d love for us to investigate this together. The Challenge Find one or more artist who appears to be selling successfully online and share your findings below. It can be any artist: - Emerging artist - Full-time professional - Daily painter - Abstract artist - Realist artist - Digital artist - Print seller - Commission artist The goal is not to copy them. The goal is to understand:What are they doing that works? Questions to Research 1. Who is the artist? Share their website, Instagram, Etsy, Daily Paintworks, or wherever they sell. 2. What kind of art do they make? - Style - Subject matter - Medium - Price range 3. Where are they selling? - Website - Etsy - Daily Paintworks - Shopify - Galleries - Art fairs - Instagram - Other platforms 4. What seems to attract buyers? Examples: - Strong storytelling - Unique style - Consistent posting - Emotional connection - Affordable prices - High-end luxury branding - Limited editions - Commissions 5. How often do they post? - Daily? - Weekly? - Several times a day? 6. What type of content do they share? - Finished artwork - Work in progress - Studio life - Tutorials - Personal stories - Time-lapses - Collector photos - Other… 7. What can we learn from them? This is the most important question. What is one thing you think contributes to their success? For those who enjoy digging deeper: - How many followers do they have? - Do they have an email list? - Do they sell originals, prints, or both? - Do they use scarcity (“only one available”)? - Do they tell the story behind each piece? - Are they targeting collectors or casual buyers? - What emotions are they selling? Our Goal By the end of this project, we’ll hopefully identify patterns. Or maybe we’ll discover something completely unexpected.
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Next up @smallwhitemonster 1 million followers and what makes this analyses interesting is this is a faceless / annonymous account. I really like it 🤩 very specific style and subjects, even often the same music under their videos, without it getting boring. If I would be posting I would be like, isn’t this boring, the same videos over and over? But people like the repetitiveness. It does take a lot of finished paintings, this must be a very productive artist as most videos are reveal videos. From ChatGPT: 1. Who is the artist? smallwhitemonster is a UK-based contemporary artist from Manchester whose work combines surrealism, dark humor, nostalgia, loneliness, and dreamlike imagery. The artist describes their work as exploring the space between the ordinary and the surreal, often creating emotionally charged scenes that feel both unsettling and strangely familiar. Main Platforms - Official Website - Instagram (@smallwhitemonster) - Linktree - Patreon (linked from Linktree) 2. What kind of art do they make? Style - Surrealism - Contemporary figurative art - Dark humor - Psychological storytelling - Dreamlike / absurdist imagery Subject Matter Recurring themes include: - Solitude and isolation - Strange animals - Anthropomorphic creatures - Technology and modern life - Existential humor - Nostalgia - Quiet sadness - Absurd situations Examples: - A sheep sleeping in an unusual landscape - Rabbits, horses, snails, cats, and other animals in surreal situations - Lonely figures in vast dreamlike environments - Visual metaphors for anxiety, sadness, or modern life Medium - Traditional hand-painted artwork - Acrylic and mixed media appear to be commonly used - Original paintings - Archival giclée fine art prints Price Range Prints - Approximately £46–£58+ for standard editions. Originals - Frequently priced around £1,600–£2,300. - Most originals sell out. 3. Where are they selling? Website Primary sales channel:
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@Valérie Van Kraaij I think she mentioned this is gouache 😁
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I need to postpone our Coffee Hour by one week.
Hi everyone, Unfortunately, my daughter and I are currently at the hospital after an accident. It looks like her knee will likely need stitches, so she will be staying home from school this week while she recovers. Because of this, I need to postpone our Coffee Hour by one week. My sincere apologies to anyone who had arranged time off or adjusted their schedule to attend. Thank you so much for your understanding and patience. I’ll keep you updated and look forward to seeing you all next week. Thank you for your support. ❤️ Valérie
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Oh no I hope your daughter recovers soon 🍀
May 16 •
Balancing life
How are my fellow mums balancing life and making room for art? Any tips? I'm finding that I'm getting tired and burnt out if I leave it until the evening when the kids are in bed, they're still young 8 and 5 years old. Do you carry a sketchbook with you perhaps and do smaller sessions 15-30mins? Would love to hear!
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@Rachel Bk these are so good!!!💪
Apr 21 •
Challenge! Show Up & Create
Most artists don’t fail because of talent. They disappear. So let’s fix that. New challenge: Show Up & Create → 3x per week→ for 30 days→ post whatever you made (finished or messy) Rules: - No perfection - No overthinking - Just proof you showed up - Miss a day? Don’t quit. Just continue. This is about becoming someone who creates. Not someone who waits. I’m in too. Who’s joining?
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@Nat Marcelle this sets the mood very well, great work!!
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@Brigid Queen love the colors of the left tree, the field and sky!
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