by shaunnawest | Jul 28, 2021 | Painting, Creative Business/Coaching
If you had asked me 17 years ago after finishing business school, what I would do for a living, I would hardly say this. This being: a writer, an artist, a creative business coach. Among the main jobs, though, is this underlying set of job titles: marketing manager,...
by shaunnawest | Jul 22, 2021 | Creative Business/Coaching, Lifestyle/Travel
Some news I’ve been sitting on for a while…we are having our first Creative Exponent Retreat this October in Watercolor, Florida! We always wanted to plan a creative retreat (preferably in Europe), but our plans shifted as the world did over the last year...
by shaunnawest | Jul 8, 2021 | Writing
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! This book is written wildly, chapters out of order in the sequence they occurred in my life. They are written wildly for a reason. The middle of our lives is a lot of things, but it is...
by shaunnawest | Jul 1, 2021 | Writing, Painting
It’s early morning, and with a scalding cup of coffee, I step into my studio. I should’ve cleaned up the palette last night. My first thought is fleeting; almost instantaneously I smile at the scattered tools, and my hands itch to get over there in that...
by shaunnawest | Jun 16, 2021 | Painting, Creative Business/Coaching
It’s time for another favorites post…in my opinion, here are the best sketchbooks for mixed media! While they won’t suit everyone’s needs, I do use all of these sketchbooks for all kinds of things, in all kinds of ways. I love a good notebook,...