Watercolor Conversations with Cara Brown

In this episode I explore the relationship between our inner and outer rooms - that is the space inside that holds aspects of ourselves - especially our creative parts - and the places outside where …

I am a let's-get-personal-kind-of-person.  I am oriented subjectively - in pretty much all aspects of my life - but this is especially so in my art-making life.  In this episode I make the case for g…

Two incidents, two days in a row had me go looking for something I'd written, and wisdom I'd shared from other sources, that reminded me of the full story behind the protestations that arose in me fr…

It's been a busy, distracted and chaotic-feeling year so far. And I've not been painting much at all!  I went searching through my posts for inspiration and wisdom that *I* needed to hear in this mom…

The illusion of light in our paintings is a magical thing.  Using just contrast of and dark and the subtleties of relative lights and darks in between, we can create a world.  In this episode, hear h…

Color!  It's such a *deal* for those of us who make art.  It can variously be an obsession,  a challenge, a tool -  as well as a source of fear and/or curiosity.  I posit that each of us has some kin…

Yes! We are related to our creations - our paintings for those of us who paint.  I outline some of the stages in these relationships in an amusing - but true - way.  And, I explore the practice and t…

How I came to understand just what kind of artist I am - and let go of any idea that I'm not a real artist - for all those who are journalist-artists too!

Orignally published under the title "I am a j…

Hear about the role that work and the energy to do work plays out in our lives and art-making - and learn a word in Croatian!

Orignally published under the title "Renewing my Appreciation for Work" on…

What I've come to believe about painting, learning, pursuing a creative endeavor - a little longer episode, with a couple of personal anecdotes.

Originally published on my website under "About My Teac…

How inner and outer criticism plays in our creating - and in our relationships.  

Orignally published under the title "On the way to Hallelujah" on October 28, 2014 here:  http://www.lifeinfullcolor.c…

A revisit of my very first public writing!  Hear the wise message of patience I discovered in a tree that could be centuries old.  

Originally published under the title "The Old Oak Tree" on October 1…

I'm Cara Brown - devoted watercolorist and teacher/mentor and I'm following an inkling to share some of the ideas, connections and revelations that I explored in 4 years of dedicated weekly blogging.…

Are we selling ourselves short by limiting how we define the word talent?  What if it's not what we usually think?

Originally published under the title "Firsts, beginnings, starting out" on October 21…