Welcome from Michelle

WELCOME...

....TO APRIL’S EDITION OF ELEVATE YOUR ART MAGAZINE!

It never fails — by the end of February, I get the gloomy weather blahs and this year, they seemed to linger into March. Yuck! But the warmth and spring sunshine have arrived and brought along with them a change in my attitude. Spring always inspires me. New beginnings, new growth, new painting skills. Now is the time when I always seem to have a painting growth spurt. Just at that moment when I feel so frustrated and BLAH about everything I paint, it seems like the warmth and sunshine bring a renewed interest in my work and an explosion of growth. In this issue, you’ll hear a few stories about frustration and pushing through it. The fruits of the labor by these artists easily speak for themselves. I’m about to reveal the secret of being an amazing artist:

Never quit and always #dothework!

Michelle

COVER IMAGE BY Stephanie Sabourin stephaniesabourinphotography.com

Stephanie completed this painting in two stages. The first stage occurred in Summer 2020, and though she liked what she had, she believed it needed texture. After getting the Non-Mixing Organic Breaking Brush, she revisited the image and has now ranked the brush among her favorites.

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CONTENTS

01 02 p5 p7 p16 p18 Featured Reviewer: Claudia Nix Welcome from Michelle #DOTHEWORK Artist Feature: Shelly Ellis The Power of Repetition Rufus is a LIAR!

Lesley Davidson https://www.thepainterlyportrait.com.au/

Lesley wanted to practice alla prima and paint a rabbit, so what better way than do both? Her intention was to create this as a deliberate practice piece and receive expert feedback from a Review Specialist. Each review works twofold, improving her art and growing her confidence little by little.

MASTHEAD & CONTRIBUTORS

MICHELLE PARSLEY PUBLISHER HANNAH PARSLEY COPYWRITER CATH SMITH EDITOR

ARTICLES:

SHELLY ELLIS SETTING YOUR SPIRIT FREE STEPHANIE DALMAN, THE POWER OF REPETITION

IMAGES:

BEKKIE HARPER, CHELLY HALL, CLAUDIA NIX, IRENE BOWERS, KELLY O’KEEFE, LESLEY DAVIDSON, MELINDA FARRINGTON, NANCY JONES, PATTI STRUCHYNSKI, PORTIA SHAO, SHELLY ELLIS, SHEILA TENNES, STEPHANIE DALMAN, TAMMY NOVAK