Sips of Inspiration: an Interview with Misty Olsen

After a bit of a break, Sips of Inspiration is back!

Today I’m so excited to introduce you to Misty Olsen.

Misty Olsen is an Artist and Host of Start Your Art

Misty is an artist who’s working toward her dream of creating children’s books.

Art Supplies in Misty Olsen's Work Space

She’s honing and developing her skills and savoring the process.

Painted Botanicals and Color Tests by Misty Olsen

She is also passionate about encouraging and inspiring others.

Paint in Misty Olsen's Work Space

So much so that she’s created a free online event to do just that.

Yellow and Green Botanicals by Misty Olsen

Start Your Art is two weeks of interviews and art lessons.

Supplies and Inspiration in Misty Olsen's Work Space

Starting next week, over 14 days 30 artists will be sharing their experiences and talents to help you take your first steps to becoming an artist or returning to art you once knew and deeply loved.

Watercolor Sketches by Misty Olsen

Misty created Start Your Art to be more than just an opportunity to learn. During this challenging year of isolation and social distancing, Start Your Art was developed to help create community.

Misty’s intentions for the event resonate so deeply with me and I’m grateful to be involved. Other artists include Juliet Meeks, Louise Gale and Sandra Bowers, just to name a few.

Misty Olsen

Chatting with Misty brought back the joys and challenges of taking the first steps of my creative journey and I hope that hearing her thoughts will inspire and encourage you, too.

Connect with Misty:

I hope you’ll join us for Start Your Art and sign up here.

Sessions are released daily with the closing session going up on October 6th. Then all of the sessions will be available to watch until October 20.

 

photos in this post © Misty Olsen and Sandra Bowers (the Start Your Art promo image); used with permission