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Art Side of Life®

Iva Mikles: Artist and Creative Entrepreneur

Art Side of Life® is a podcast and YouTube show dedicated to inspiring artists to pursue their passion in life and take action to make money as an artist. It is the perfect companion for your commute to school, work, or while you are creating. The artists share how to make money as an artist, how to get first art jobs, how to get freelance artist jobs, commissions, and clients, how to improve your art skills, how to find your style and grow your Instagram and social media following. Get inspired and motivated by successful artists like Loish, Cyarine, Picolo, Eleeza, Jason Brubaker, Wouter Tulp, Marco Bucci, Brett Bean, Stephen Silver, Nathan Fowkes, Schmoedraws, Asia Ladowska, Jake Parker, Proko, Audra Auclair, Ahmed Aldoori and many others! Each episode presents the journey of a successful Artist who shares their personal background, their art style, medium, tools and also strategies how they make money and stay motivated in their projects. For the ones of you who are just starting, the guests also share what they learned from their mistakes, and the action steps to achieve success. Each episode ends with the highlights and the summary of Artist’s resources so you don’t have to take notes of the valuable pieces of information.

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Ep.205: Art licensing tips with Bonnie Christine

Art Side of Life®

10/15/19 • 47 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Bonnie Christine, an artist and pattern & textile designer living in North Carolina. She is most known for her rich, flowery designs, making artworks for companies & products around the world. She also run a program called Flourish, where she shares tools, resources and trade secrets for designers to level up their creative business. Enjoy!!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/bonnie-christine

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

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Ep.204: Illustration for Motion Design with Sarah Beth Morgan

Art Side of Life®

10/01/19 • 50 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Sarah Beth Morgan, a freelance art director, motion designer & illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. She is most known for her work with studios such as Gentleman Scholar and Oddfellows. Enjoy!!

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Jarom Vogel, who is an illustrator and programmer. He is well known for his colorful illustrations and has worked with clients such as Apple, Disney, Procreate, Spotify, Pepsi, Adobe, Nobrow, HarperCollins, Skillshare, and others. Enjoy!!

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.203: On getting clients with Jarom Vogel

Art Side of Life®

09/17/19 • 49 min

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.202: Choosing the right art education with Daniel Folta (Evolve Artist)

Art Side of Life®

09/03/19 • 41 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Daniel Folta, the student of classical oil painting at The Art Academy and Evolve Artist program. He apprenticed under master portrait-painter Kevin Murphy, our guest in episode 197. He talks about his experiences of choosing the right art education, being an apprentice under Kevin, and becoming a full-time artist, making a living from making art. Enjoy!!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.201: Grow your creative business with Peggy Dean (The Pigeon Letters)

Art Side of Life®

08/20/19 • 59 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Peggy Dean, the best-selling author of The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide, Botanical Line Drawing and Peggy Dean’s Guide to Nature Drawing & Watercolor. Enjoy!!

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.200: What's new with Lord Gris

Art Side of Life®

08/06/19 • 36 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lord Gris about what's new with her!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.199: A hobby which turned into an interesting career with Donna Adi

Art Side of Life®

07/23/19 • 48 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Donna Adi, a creative director, illustrator and photographer from Los Angeles. We talk about how her hobby of magical realism turned into a full-time career, working with well-known fashion brands all around the world! Enjoy!!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.198: Create Art That Sells with Cat Coquillette (Cat Coq)

Art Side of Life®

07/09/19 • 52 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Cat Coq, a location-independent artist, and designer. Her success as a creative and businesswoman has afforded her the opportunity to travel the world as a permanent "nomad.” Enjoy!!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being, and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

Ep.197: Evolve Artist Program review with Kevin Murphy

Art Side of Life®

06/18/19 • 61 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Kevin Murphy, an internationally recognized award-winning portrait painter and illustrator.

We talk about his art education program Evolve Artist , a comprehensive home-study art program that gives students a clear path to artistic mastery with oil paint.

At a fraction of the costs, it challenges the traditional Art schools education and delivers consistent results to the students over and over again.

Understanding that technical proficiency is the underpinning of all good art, Evolve offers a rigorous program to develop these skills. Employing a unique approach of contemporary methods built upon the traditions of the old masters, Evolve provides an education that quickly delivers results to its students.

Students in the Evolve program use custom mixed Old Holland paints which ensure that everyone works with only the best materials from day one. Everything you need is included inside a box that gets mailed to you as you complete each part of the course.

Your exercises are reviewed by the Evolve instructor team who have apprenticed under master-painter Kevin Murphy.

Students from all over the world connect in the online community and motivate each other as they share their journeys and progress through the program.

*Please note: I am Evolve Artist Program's affiliate partner. This means I get paid a small commission (at no extra cost to you) if you use my link to make a purchase. Thank you for supporting Art Side of Life!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com

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Thanks for listening!

Special thanks to Kevin for joining me today.

If you enjoyed this interview please let me know with a review, hopefully, 5 stars because I would like to reach many artists like you!

See you in the next episode :) Bye!

Ep.206: Beatrice "Bea" Blue on the importance of enjoying the journey

Art Side of Life®

10/29/19 • 41 min

Hey, guys! In this episode, I am catching up with Beatrice "Bea" Blue. We chat about what she has been up to since we talked last time - her time in Montreal, her new books and much more. Enjoy!!

Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/beatrice-blue-2

Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners

⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others
🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly
📚🎧 Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
🎓 Evolve Artist Program - better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method

Looking for inspiration? Try the Art Prompt Generator

Try the new Art Pricing Calculator

Buying a gift for artists in your life? Try Gifts for Artists

Helpful Guides and Reviews

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