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5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: Drawing the Breath

Michelle Baker, MA

5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: Drawing the Breath

This simple, mindfulness drawing meditation will help you be more GROUNDED and CALM by tuning into your breath. This activity will help...

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5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: How Filled Up Am I?

Michelle Baker, MA

5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: How Filled Up Am I?

This simple, mindfulness drawing meditation will help you FEEL into your energy level and assess what you need to be more ENERGIZED and...

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5 More Painting Tips You Should Always Do When Using Acrylics!

Michelle Baker, MA

5 More Painting Tips You Should Always Do When Using Acrylics!

Today I'm going to share with you my 5 best tips you should always do when using acrylic paints. And you're gonna wanna stick around...

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Top 10 Mistakes Beginner Acrylic Painters Make

Michelle Baker, MA

Top 10 Mistakes Beginner Acrylic Painters Make

Painting can seem hard at first, without guidance or previous experience, it can be easy to make mistakes. So here are some of the most...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Secrets to Conquering Creative Blocks

You may not know this but paintings and drawings have a "hard stage." It's in the middle of your process somewhere, you've been trucking...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Figuring out Figures

When you want to draw (or paint) a figure, don't just start drawing head, shoulders, etc... We look at people all day long but when it...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Desert Landscape Shadows

Create your rocks and ground with warm colors. To begin, paint the "middle color" of your rocks (not the darkest or lightest value). For...

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Michelle Baker, MA

"Mapping" a Face

How to draw a face. Michelle and Shannon from MBodied Art Studio teach you the step-by- step way to draw a face that looks good every...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Painting Tree Foliage

Learn a technique for painting 3-dimensional trees! We'll share some color theory, a brush technique and how to use layers to achieve the...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Cross-hatch blending technique

There's more than 1 way to paint a sunset! Shannon shares her favorite blending technique: Cross-Hatching. It makes for a more...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Art ALWAYS Takes You on a Journey

Every time you create a piece of art, it is taking you on a hero's journey. There are profound opportunities to learn and grow each time...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Woodworking as Therapeutic Art

Woodworking is a hobby for some and a profession for others, but it can be a powerful therapeutic tool for just about everyone. In fact,...

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5 Ways MBodied Helps People Who "Can't Make Art!"

Michelle Baker, MA

5 Ways MBodied Helps People Who "Can't Make Art!"

“I can’t make art! I’m not creative. Art is for those people, over there with “natural talent.” If these are some thoughts that go...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part II

Find out the last 2 steps of MBodied's system for helping people overcome this common issue with making art. #Westminsterpaintingclass...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part I

What is the reason most people don't make art? MBodied has a 5 part system for overcoming this common issue! Find out steps 1-3 right...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Haven for Introverts

I’m sitting in a roomful of people who are silent, totally absorbed in what they are doing, soft music playing in the background and a...

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3 Myths about painting that keep you from your creativity.

Michelle Baker, MA

3 Myths about painting that keep you from your creativity.

#1 It’s easy for them (and hard for me) The assumption that painting is easy for some and hard for others can keep you from pursuing an...

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Michelle Baker, MA

the ART of ME time

How do I get more “me time”? It’s always on my list and I never seem to get to it! I know I need it but how do I actually make it...

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Michelle Baker, MA

Do you want to feel inspired?

Be encouraged. Find insight. Explore your creativity. Feel enthusiastic. Find a vision. These are some synonyms for being inspired. ...

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A student's perspective: The magic at MBodied

Michelle Baker, MA

A student's perspective: The magic at MBodied

There’s something magical in Michelle’s studio. Some combination of Michelle’s true passion for her art – her actual paintings and, more...

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