Author name: Pencil Kings

Arthur Haywood is working to creating art that inspires people to learn and want to read about the stories behind what the viewer sees. He is a classically trained painter and has created an incredible body of work for his book, The Great Library. … PK 194: The Journey to Building a Large Body of

Rayna was stuck for 15 years… and then 3 questions changed everything. The questions allowed her to see her life from a completely different view allowing all kinds of amazing opportunities to come her way and now she helps other artists do the same. … PK 193: How to Unlock Your Full Creative PotentialRead More

In this episode, Mitch talks about how you feel about the art that you are making and why if you aren’t loving it, you could be in for a very rocky road. But even if you don’t love it and still want to do it there is hope!

This interview with Catherine Orer from theArtistEntrepreneur.com was like a rapid-fire Question and Answer session all around the topic of how do you take the next steps to build a viable art career. You’ll also learn how artists make the process harder than it needs to be so you can get onto the fast track

Suzanne Redmond has been interviewing artists for the Left Brain Artist Podcast just like we do with the Pencil Kings show and in this episode of the show she comes on to share a lot of the wisdom she has gained. … PK 190: Artist Business Insights with Suzanne Redmond of the Left Brain Artist

This episode was originally recorded in early 2018 and has just been released. In this episode, Mike Mattesi and Mitch explore different ideas for the future of art education, how to focus and how niching-down can lead to becoming world-renowned. … PK 189: The Future of Art Education with Mike Mattesi of DrawingForce.comRead More »

Sand is known to the other Evolvers as having a unique ability for keeping the live homework rooms always full of energy and she did not disappoint in this interview! We covered a lot of ground in this episode talking about education, life as a working professional and the passion and drive it takes to

Jan rediscovered her love of art when she found some old paints at a garage sale. The last time she had done any art was when she was 6 years old and took an art class for a month. Those newly acquired paints brought art back into Jan’s life, but even though she was enjoying

Daniel never dreamed he would create a realistic oil painting. In fact, he has never taken any art classes before participating in the Evolve Artist program.   In this interview, you can see how far he has come in just a few months. What’s interesting about Daniel’s journey is that while he is creative; he