Just a quick reminder that our Coffee Hour is happening tomorrow at 3 PM! (French time) After last week’s unexpected postponement, I’m really looking forward to seeing you all and catching up. Bring your coffee, tea, questions, works in progress, or simply come and say hello. Whether you’re creating every day or just getting started again, you’re very welcome. See you tomorrow! Drop a ☕ in the comments if you’ll be joining us! Valérie 🎨

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. 🌙✨

Drop your work, get honest feedback from the community (Be kind ;)

Hi All, Hoping everyone is well and enjoying the start of the summer wherever you are. I wanted to make this topic because I'm sure I'm not alone in this and I'm sure we can help each other out a little. I just took a couple of weeks break from social media (here included) because I noticed it was starting to negatively influence how I feel about my own work. Now this surprised me because I like to think of myself as pretty level-headed and mildly self-assured, especially after years of therapy 😅 I never made art for anyone but myself and I never set out to sell or impress. But seeing people on Instagram especially making SUCH beautiful work lately got me feeling like "I'm not enough" or "I'm not doing enough". I think we've all been there at some point. What surprised me this time is that, normally, Instagram for me is a source if inspiration and admiration but something about that changed lately and became more about pressure and competitiveness. Has anyone else found this or felt this? If so, how do you deal with it? I genuinely love seeing other people's work and their successes and don't want to avoid social media - but I need to find a way to not compare. As I say, I'm surprised by my own reaction and it feels a little vulnerable putting this out there but I reckon this little community we have here can relate.. Any thoughts? Kat

Welcome to Responsibly Messy Artists Not about perfection. About growth. • Get honest feedback on your work • Get honest feedback on Instagram • Share tips on pricing, portfolios & selling • most important: Have lots of Fun! • Stop creating in isolation No gatekeeping. No pretending. Introduce yourself below 👇 Share your happy place (studio/workspace) ❤️ And remember it is a community, so help each other shine bright 🔥 and grow together And tell me what you want from this space — I’m building it with you. 🤝