How I Loosen Up and Leaned into my Whimsical Painterly Style

How I Loosen Up and Leaned into my Whimsical Painterly Style

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May 12, 2026  #oilwaxcolor #drawing #art

#oilwaxcolor #drawing #art #painting

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how I actually got better at painting.

It wasn’t from slowing down or trying to perfect one piece.
It was from making more work, letting it be what it is, and moving on.

In this video I’m sharing a bit of my studio process and the mindset shift that changed everything for me.

I talk about:
– why finishing and moving on matters
– how each painting leads you to the next
– and how speaking positively about your work can reshape how you see yourself as an artist

This is a studio vlog, but it’s also the truth of how I built confidence in my work.

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