TIA SUNSHINE Art

artist journal

As of mid-2024, this journal is snippets from my current Studio Updates. Studio Updates include more information and photos of my artwork and journey, and you are welcome to subscribe here.

On This Day a Year Ago

On This Day a Year Ago

Does being an artist mean I have to be an expert social media manager too?

Tia DyeOctober 8, 2020creative growth, Facebook, On This Day, Art Hop, art fair, A2, Ann Arbor Artist, ann arbor art, social media, social distancing, small businessComment

Some Days are Overwhelming

Some Days are Overwhelming

The world seems increasingly frustrating, and some days it gets to me.

Tia DyeOctober 7, 2020creative growth, Creative Practice, ideas, Gwenn Seemel, multitask, overwhelm, frustration, Facebook Comments

Naming the Painting - Alone Yet Not Alone

Naming the Painting - Alone Yet Not Alone

Inspiring artistic elements in bullet journaling.

Tia DyeAugust 2, 2020creative growth, Creative Practice, ideas, schedule, plein-air, landscape, fine art prints, cards, naming, AYNA, challenge Comment

Creative Growth with Bullet Journaling - Part II

Creative Growth with Bullet Journaling - Part II

Inspiring artistic elements in bullet journaling.

Tia DyeMay 28, 2020BoJo, Bullet Journal, Journaling, artist journal, creative growth, Creative Practice, ideas, system, scheduleComment

A Blooming Success!

A Blooming Success!

I am pleased to announce that my watercolor painting, Blooming, has been awarded first place by Edward Kennedy in the Ann Arbor Women Artists’ 2020 Spring Juried Exhibition.

Tia DyeMay 1, 2020Blooming, AAWA, A2, WIN, Ann Arbor Artist, Ann Arbor Women Artists, Juried Exhibition, 2020springComment

Creative Growth with Bullet Journalling - Part I

Creative Growth with Bullet Journalling - Part I

Adapting Bullet Journaling to your creative needs.

Tia DyeApril 8, 2020BoJo, Bullet Journal, Journaling, artist journal, creative growth, Creative Practice, ideas, type A, index, system, lists, tasks, scheduleComment

19 March: Adaptability & Disappointment

19 March: Adaptability & Disappointment

I’m working on my healthy skills for coping with disappointment.

Tia DyeMarch 19, 2020social distancing, expectations, time for art, adaptability, disappointment, military family, military spouse, change, Artist, artist journal, homeschool, priorities, watercolor, watercolor summit, exhibition, watercolor sunset, Ashley Prejoles Comments

18 March: Expectations & Time for Art

18 March: Expectations & Time for Art

I am reminding myself that restrictions on my time are largely self-imposed.

25 February: Creative Myths Podcast Recommendation

25 February: Creative Myths Podcast Recommendation

Incredible advice from the Art For Your Ear podcast on busting creative myths.

Tia DyeFebruary 25, 2020Creative Practice, Art For Your Ear, Patrick Young, Michigan Imaging, fine art prints, choose local, Creative Myths, Minecraft mural, Danielle Krysa, Andy J Pizza, The Practice & Science of Drawing, Harold Speed, moral influence, Tia Sunshine Art, exhibition, artist journalComment

24 February: Grace

24 February: Grace

Art thus enables us to experience life at second hand…

Tia DyeFebruary 24, 2020grace, art experience, Harold Speed, The Practice & Science of Drawing, conflict resolution, vulnerability, Art For Your Ear, Danielle Krysa, The Jealous Curator, Pennylane Shen, listening, preciousness, Tia Sunshine Art, She Rises, Saline Painter's Guild, roses Comment

23 February: Practice & Science of Drawing

23 February: Practice & Science of Drawing

Great things are only done in art when the creative instinct of the artist has a well-organized executive faculty at its disposal.

Who I am Becoming - An Artist's Favorite Friends

Who I am Becoming - An Artist's Favorite Friends

I am choosing to be an artist. It is a very vulnerable choice.

Tia DyeDecember 7, 2019December 2019, Julie Bogart, Artist, Friendship, Favorite Friend, Imposter Syndrom, Creation, Growth Mindset, Lifelong Learner, Happy Accident, Grit, Sketch Artist, Pure Michigan, 5 Lakes, Lake Avalon, Sunset Ridge CabinComment