Intuitive Art Sales with Jessica Craddock

Ep84 – Agnes Russo is a contemporary abstract artist living in Dallas, Texas. Her art is an invitation to stop, relax and recharge in this crazy, busy life. She uses a loose technique with water and acrylics that allows the art to reveal it’s own story of peace and serenity.

This past year has been an eye-opening experience for Agnes. She has developed a deeper understanding of what she wants to express with he...

Ep83 – Jessica Singerman is a multidisciplinary artist and an outdoor athlete whose work is highly informed by the time she spends outdoors. Her work is all about connecting with people in that slower space and taking responsibility for the changes in the environment.

Two years ago, Jessica took a full-time teaching position in the school of film at a local university, a change that greatly impacted her art bus...

Ep82 – Robyn Ready Voth is a portrait painter who captures the milestone events of life in heirloom paintings. She has seen many changes in her art down through the years, and due to her diligence as a student, she regularly takes her art to a new level. As Robyn’s knowledge of art has grown, so has her understanding of why she creates, revealing the reasons behind her work as the years have passed.

Robyn learn...

Ep81 – Denise Lafer is an artist who uses multiple different media in her work. She wants to get her work in front of more people and create a community, but finding the time to do so while working full-time and raising two small children has been difficult. Denise dreams of building an art business that will replace her day job so she has more time to spend with those she loves.

It intimidates Denise when she ...

Ep80 – Chanelle Jefferson is a blind contour artist, meaning she draws without looking at the canvas. She is a storyteller and drawer first and a painter second. Her journey as an artist began by processing her own trauma and pain, which then became storytelling through her experiences and transmuting her pain into artwork and light. Chanelle also takes commissions to tell the stories of other people who resona...

Ep79 – Emiko Venlet is an acrylic and oil painter from Vancouver who paints tabletop still life that holds memories for people and whose meaning creates a narrative. Emiko uses bold colors and patterns in her work, and she recently even started doing papier mâché sculptures.

Emiko had her busiest year of making art ever in 2023, doing a few solo shows and several group shows. However, she experienced burnout at...

Ep78 – Maura Kealy Ogden is an artist and collector of images and other things. She paints fine art but is diving into her new business of creating collage pieces using found objects.

Maura enjoys the experience of creating and loves to share it with people. That is why she tells stories with her art. She believes that humanity exists in the traces of people’s lives, things left behind that can tell their story...

Ep77 – Christie Owen is an abstract artist and designer from Oklahoma. Her work can be described as earthy and tranquil, with a focus on finding beauty in the imperfections. I’ve known Christie for several years, and we have experienced many of the ups and downs of being artists and entrepreneurs together.

Currently recovering from burnout, Christie is switching gears and trying new things. With the goal in min...

Ep76 – Andrea Erhardt is a muralist and art business coach from Springfield, Missouri. Andrea had always been interested in creating art for a living, but she never really thought it was possible.

After graduating with a degree in general business and painting, Andrea started a promotional business with a few friends that did very well, but her heart kept coming back to painting. She took a position as logo pai...

Ep75 – Debbie Downey is a professional face painter and balloon twister who has recently moved into doing murals. Debbie has been creating murals for children’s spaces and small businesses, so thus far her art has been more about who she’s making it for than about the art itself.

Debbie says she is still taking whatever comes her way but would love to have the financial freedom to turn jobs down if they don’t f...

Ep74 – Kristine Hurd is a mixed media artist from Saskatchewan who works with alcohol ink and enjoys fluid experimenting. She works full time outside of the home and paints for fun in her spare time. Kristine isn’t looking to turn her art into a full-time income, but she knows she must sell it to continue to do the thing that she loves. Being a very prolific painter, she faces the challenges of limited space an...

Ep73 – Sam Groom is a printmaker and collage artist from the UK. She creates relief prints and sculptural artworks that are bold, colorful and joyful.

Sam has been successful at selling her artwork thus far, but she is trying to figure out the best way to generate more income. Most of her sales come from live events, but she also sells in local stores, through her website and on social platforms. She would like...

Ep72 – Nikkita Cohoon is a designer and multimedia artist who makes vibrant artwork with lots of mark making that feels like a chatty conversation. She started her own brand design business in 2013, which she has loved doing, but is now working full-time in a position that allows her to use more of her creative inspiration for her own work. Nikkita is passionate about creating rituals in life, not just followin...

Ep71 – Cindy Atchison is an artist and graphic designer living in Durango, Colorado. In her work she focuses on expressing the beauty of nature and our world through stylistic landscape paintings. She likes to create art freely, joyfully, and prolifically in an authentic, unique style that portrays her pursuit of beauty in a way that connects people through a shared love of nature and beauty.

Cindy would like t...

Ep70 – Gaya Shantaram is an intuitive artist for spiritual, professional women who want to capture a moment in their timeline visually. She is also an author marketing her books.

Over the past year or so, she has taken a step back from her art business, not only to manage her personal life but also a transcontinental move. She is still selling, putting herself out there and painting on occasion, but at a more l...

Ep69 – SaraMarie Bottaro is a painter from Boston. She’s an artist who is working with themes of divination in the ancient Mediterranean using mixed media and culturally relevant symbols to illustrate some of the stories and traditions of that culture. She works full time and loves her day job, but she also loves to create.

Passionate about sharing stories of her culture through her art, SaraMarie knows that he...

Ep68 – LaDara McKinnon is a painter who creates vivid, abstract art with lots of movement in it. The past year has seen a lot of change in her life. She experienced the loss of her mother and the grieving process. For a while she wasn’t able to paint or go about her regular routine with her business. It’s been difficult because she’s always had a great foundation for her business and her art and thought she had...

Ep67 - Laurie Baars is an abstract, non-representational artist who works with texture, mark making, and collage. Her art captures the feeling of places that she's been and evokes a sense of calm and spaciousness. Laurie transitioned into a career as an artist after spending 30 years in a corporate career because she wanted to leave the stress and overwhelm behind, and she is very proud of all the she has accom...

Ep66 - Heather Freeman is a contemporary, abstract artist from Durango, Colorado. She uses acrylics, collage, graphite and whatever tools she feels moved to explore at the time. Heather has been fully committed to being a working artist for the past two years, but she has yet to reach her goal of bringing in a healthy profit from her art business. Like many artists, her art covers a portion of the expenses, and...