Plus: Watercolor Success From Malaysia to the US
Click here to see this email on the web |  | Wednesday, November 23, 2022 | | Kami Mendlik on Painting, Teaching, and More | Plein Air Podcast 229 | Share this article:     | In this episode, Eric Rhoads interviews Minnesota superstar Kami Mendlik. Listen as they discuss:
Kami's new book, "Color Relativity: Creating the Illusion of Light with Paint," which has been in the works for years. While other publishers were interested, they wanted to edit it beyond her vision and original intent, so she started her own publishing company and crafted the book from scratch.
The importance of working from life samples and painting from life, even when you can't finish your work in plein air.
Her dyslexia, which was a frustrating hindrance for her developmental years, and yet was another part of her mind that let her see the world differently than others. For example, she sees shapes in everyday objects and the value relations between them.
Explanations of the value scale and how it works.
Kami's advice for how to get to the next level, and her advice for single moms who are also artists ("Never lose sight of that passion and belief in yourself.") Kami discusses being a single, working mom of 20+ years and how she has discovered unique ways to sell and market her paintings. She also talks about the struggle and necessity of taking time for yourself to paint, even when you think you owe that time to someone else. She and Eric agree that there is always time to paint (or to follow your dreams), you just have to find the balance to make it work.
|  | Bonus! In this week's Art Marketing Minute, Eric addresses how to know whether or not a buyer is honest, and how to prepare for your first plein air painting competition. | — advertisement — |  |
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— advertisement — |  | Watercolor Success From Malaysia to the US | The following part of a series featuring a leader in the art community who will be joining us on the faculty of Watercolor Live, a virtual art conference taking place January 26-28, with a Beginner's Day on January 25. |  | Jansen Chow is a signature member of numerous prestigious art societies in the United States including AWS, NWS, LWS, and PWS. He has held 21 solo art exhibitions and took part in more than 400 national and international watercolor exhibitions since 1992. He has won more than 70 national and international awards in oil, watercolor, photography, and etching since 1988, including coming in first place nine times in watercolor competitions in the USA, Canada, Turkey, and Malaysia.
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