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Underpainting in Watercolor
Frying Pan- watercolor 14" h x 11" w While I have a BFA in Fine Art, I never formally studied painting. I majored in printmaking. I...

Lindsey Chester
Jun 30, 20252 min read


How I Used Procreate to Create a Stunning Pet Composition and Painting: A Unique Illustrator's Perspective
Creating art can often feel like an adventure filled with creativity and collaboration. I recently had the pleasure of using Procreate to...

Lindsey Chester
Feb 18, 20254 min read


Summer Beach Painting
When it's hot outside, I am busy painting in the studio.

Lindsey Chester
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Art Challenges to Kickstart Your New Year
We are well into the new year, and maybe those new year's resolutions have already been broken. I know I didn't stick to "Dry January and...

Lindsey Chester
Feb 28, 20243 min read


New Year New Challenges
I look forward to the period after the holidays when I can create in my studio from about Dec 24 through the end of February. This...

Lindsey Chester
Feb 15, 20243 min read


Stocking up for the Holidays
As the days turn to the cool mornings of fall, market vendors like myself, prepare for the holiday market season. I participate in a few...

Lindsey Chester
Oct 14, 20232 min read


Getting Back to Work After a Pause
Here I am getting back to "When the Party's Over" after 2 months Sometimes I start a work, only to get busy in other aspects of my life,...

Lindsey Chester
Aug 25, 20233 min read


Solo Show Opens Saturday, June 17!
I am excited to announce that my second solo exhibition of the year opens this Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Artmosphere Community Arts...

Lindsey Chester
Jun 12, 20233 min read


Making Memories That Last
I started creating pet portraits when I drew and painted my own fur babies, a series of feline rescues that my family had over the years....

Lindsey Chester
May 19, 20233 min read


Measuring Progress
At the beginning of our lockdown in 2020, I made a "Vision Board" of goals for my art business. I was in a business group and we were all...

Lindsey Chester
Jan 2, 20223 min read


Being Strong, Seeing Strong
Thank you for following along on my journey to improve my art through practice. I took about a month or so off from this blog space to...

Lindsey Chester
Apr 19, 20212 min read


Gaining Skills With iMovie
I have been a timid videographer. Somehow the whole process seems deep and dark and mysterious. All these clips and trying to cut out the...

Lindsey Chester
Feb 15, 20212 min read


Making a Color Wheel And Why You Need One
I have been reading a lot about color theory and color palette options these days. It's been a tremendous help when deciding how I paint...

Lindsey Chester
Jan 31, 20212 min read


How to Make Skin Tones Easily
For years I had been going about making skin tones all wrong. I would start with a cadmium red, add a little cadmium yellow and then try...

Lindsey Chester
Jan 24, 20213 min read


Grateful Heart
Five Things I am grateful for this year Here we are in the 3rd week of 2021, and it's already been a crazy start to the year. But you...

Lindsey Chester
Jan 17, 20213 min read


New Horizons for the New Year
While 2020 pretty much sucked on a social level, it actually rocked on a personal level. Deep down, I actually enjoyed the time I had to...

Lindsey Chester
Jan 3, 20213 min read


Setting Up My Facebook Shop
I have been looking for an easy way to sell my art online. I have this website for instance. But it mostly functions as a portfolio for...

Lindsey Chester
Nov 27, 20203 min read


Planning a Mural That Never Got Made
A few weeks back, fellow artist Tina Marcus contacted me about a mural project she had heard about in the nearby town of Holly Springs,...

Lindsey Chester
Nov 16, 20203 min read


Stretching My Limits
This week was one for expanding my limits and learning new things. My art typically involves drawing or painting things I can see....

Lindsey Chester
Oct 18, 20202 min read
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