Art Without Apology - Find Your Tribe

It is really important, no matter what the undertaking, that you surround yourself with people that encourage you in your aspirations. It can make ALL the difference. I have built my own personal tribes of yogi’s and mountain bikers; and now I am working on building a community of artists and art lovers! 

We are the feelers, the lovers and the creatives. It is so important to find your tribe of like-minded crazies to exchange ideas, discover new tools, talk about painting techniques in excruciating detail that would just be boring to your partner or non-artist friends. Like who wants to really learn what “quinacridone” means or how to pronounce it. Who wants to really explore the transparency of certain watercolors? Or discuss the finer nuances of watercolor paper. Me! *Raises hand*

It is vital to be encouraged and to encourage others! Try to find a few people and take a genuine interest in them. Find something you love about their paintings. Ask them questions, Learn from them! Instagram is good and terrible for this. Don’t be one of those follow/unfollow people. Become curious about your fellow artists. The energy you put out, will come back to you tenfold.

How do you find your tribe? Join a community of artists in your specialty. Take a local class. Create a meet-up group. Volunteer at art events or your local museum. Find local artists on social media. There are a lot of ways to start working on finding your tribe members. #andreaharstonart #artwithoutapology #findyourtribe #artistsunite #arttribe #watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart