The Fall Into Painting event was yesterday Oct 13th. It was a sell out! 
We had 11 people and everybody came with different amounts of experience. 
Using a visual guide to teaching painting we worked step by step and everybody made value dabs and completed a successful painting. 
It was a real thrill to be a part of it. 

What I have learned so far : 
Plan for everything and then on the day of a special event have fun and roll with what ever happens. The result is everybody learns and everybody makes a new friend. 

There are lots of exciting things happening in the studio these day. I am teaching live and also on line. 
On Oct 13th the Fall Painting event is happening. We will be painting Fall trees and clouds. I have ordered the cookies in leaf shapes and will have other treats as well. 

What I have learned so far: 
If you don't try things especially new things then nothing new will happen. So take some risks and jump in , make an event , go on FB live. You never know what might happen if you put your head up!

This video happened because a friend wrote about how discouraged she was with her art work. I can really come to the defense of somebody else in this situation. So this video just happened. Then it got picked up by some other "creatives' including sugar artists so I thought I would share it here. 

My Fall Event is happening on Oct 13th from 20am to 1pm. I have decided we will be eating treats decorated in Fall colors and I am already decorating with colorful mums. I love the pre-planning stage. There is still room if you want  to sign up  . Contact me at 80-454-7330 . 

I have been coming out of a coma of sorts. I just got my first smart phone and oh my goodness! This is what you all have been experiencing. I had no idea. I plan to figure it out as quickly as possible and put it to good use. Now when I go to appointments I will no longer be the one person with nothing to look at. Ha! 

What I have learned so far; 
Huge learning curve this week. I learned how to do Facebook live and did my first one. I have my smart phone and I ordered a wireless mike. My goal is to get out into the world more and these things will allow me a level of safety I have not had before. I needed that to continue to travel on winding country roads in the dead of winter. So let's get started! 

This was a thrill and also hilarious. So now I guess you can address me as "Youtube" Jo Mackenzie 

What I have learned so far: 
You really don't know how far your reach is when you participate on the internet. 

I am offering a 48 hour special pop up! 
If you want a consultation ( or tune up ) about your art work contact me before Monday the 27th and we can set up a time when we can talk using  , Facetime or Skpe. If you have never had an online conversation before we can easily set this up using the messenger function on Facebook. There is an icon there for a video camera. I can explain all of that when you get in touch with me by emailing me at jowatercolor@gmail.  Here is a link to purchase 
​I hope to meet you soon. 

I have been teaching in my studio and on line a lot these past couple of weeks . This has resulted in some instructional videos that I have uploaded to my Youtube channel . Please join it if you have not done that yet. I am pretty active over there. Click here. 
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 The Fall into painting event has changed from being October 6th to Oct 13th  in order to have a larger attendance. We still have room for people and I am planning the cake menu because you know it is "Art First" but cake is a close second. 
To purchase a ticket here is the link ...click here. 

I have two students that I teach using the internet. All you need is either Skype, Facetime or my favorite of all is  the messenger section of FaceBook. All you have to do is  friend me on Facebook and I will message you with a date and a  time we can agree to meet. No special equipment is required. You just go to send a message and instead of typing in a message you tap the camera icon and the phone receiver icon and Wha la! We are face to face or message me and we will have a free 30 minute consultation first to see if I can meet your needs. 
No commitment needed or expected. 

What I have learned so far : 
There are endless ways to share using the technology available today. Don't let is scare you ...everything is figure-out-able. 

This video is about introducing my new print for sale but what I really want to talk about is possibilities . Here is how to order your print...click here
About a year ago I begin an on line course about how to have a successful baking business. I had been following the site the The Biz Of Baking and enjoyed the marketing advice and community there. So when the course was opened up I joined. 
I thought I would be a fish out of water but except for the fact that I worked on paper and the other artists worked in the sugar arts we were all facing similar small business issues. 
The leader of this group is Michelle Green and I loved  her sense of humor and sound advice. I had seen her on Youtube and heard her on podcasts and was a real fan. 
She changed me. I decided to live my life "outloud" . To not hide my light under a bushel and I have not looked back since. 

What I have learned so far: 
If you have a dream go after it. 
Small step by small step it will happen and along the way you will meet wonderful people. 
Today Michelle quoted me in her Newletter posting and that was a real thrill for me. 
When you meet your hero's you are never sure if they will meet your expectations or they will meet yours. But the  the lack of barriers that now exists to contact, meet and network with people makes this an exciting time. 
Here is Michelle's information for you to investigate. Click here 

What do you think of the idea that this could be a good thing for the art industry and artists as a whole? I am curious . Do you see this as a good thing or a bad thing? Please watch this video and hit the subscribe button at the end so that you can see more about this and other art topics. 

What I have learned so far: 
You have to look outside your industry to find models for how to conduct business now that the world is changing faster and faster.