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Jackie Wolven
United States
Приєднався 1 сер 2023
I'm Jackie Wolven, a GenXer, living a slow, simple creative life.
What You'll Find Here: Join me as I share a glimpse into my life and the practices I use to:
Love Where You Are: Embrace a slower, more intentional pace of life and discover the beauty in simplicity.
Art Studio Vlogs: Every Sunday I paint with you in my studio.
Why Subscribe? If you're looking to slow down, reconnect, and find joy in the simple things, this channel is for you. Subscribe to join me on this journey and learn how you too can live a more fulfilled and harmonious life, wherever you are.
My family left the hustle of San Francisco over 20 years ago to seek true happiness in rural America. Now nestled in the picturesque Ozark Mountains, I’m a public speaker dedicated to helping communities across the US connect deeply with their surroundings and find joy in everyday life.
What You'll Find Here: Join me as I share a glimpse into my life and the practices I use to:
Love Where You Are: Embrace a slower, more intentional pace of life and discover the beauty in simplicity.
Art Studio Vlogs: Every Sunday I paint with you in my studio.
Why Subscribe? If you're looking to slow down, reconnect, and find joy in the simple things, this channel is for you. Subscribe to join me on this journey and learn how you too can live a more fulfilled and harmonious life, wherever you are.
My family left the hustle of San Francisco over 20 years ago to seek true happiness in rural America. Now nestled in the picturesque Ozark Mountains, I’m a public speaker dedicated to helping communities across the US connect deeply with their surroundings and find joy in everyday life.
How I started doing art at 50! Plus, we start two new paintings.
I was decluttering and found some of the FIRST drawings I did when I decided at 50 to start drawing and doing art. I show you those and how you can start doing art, plus we will start two new paintings!
ABOUT MY ART: I have a degree in Graphic Design and have worked for major brands, but my fine art life didn't start until I started healing from complex trauma and burnout at 50. My painting is a journey into my heart and mind, where vibrant colors and joyful compositions create a space for playful yet meaningful self-reflection.
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CONNECT WITH ME:
Instagram: jackiewolven
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jackiewolven
Website: jackiewolven.com/
Email: jackiewolven@gmail.com
Sponsors: I am currently a Life is Good Brand Ambassador, Dick Blick Partner, and Danielle LaPorte Partner. If you are interested in collaborating, let's talk!
Filmed November 2024
ABOUT MY ART: I have a degree in Graphic Design and have worked for major brands, but my fine art life didn't start until I started healing from complex trauma and burnout at 50. My painting is a journey into my heart and mind, where vibrant colors and joyful compositions create a space for playful yet meaningful self-reflection.
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Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/jackiewolven
This helps support this channel and the work I'm doing in the world.
CONNECT WITH ME:
Instagram: jackiewolven
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jackiewolven
Website: jackiewolven.com/
Email: jackiewolven@gmail.com
Sponsors: I am currently a Life is Good Brand Ambassador, Dick Blick Partner, and Danielle LaPorte Partner. If you are interested in collaborating, let's talk!
Filmed November 2024
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🇺🇸 How to Stay Calm this Election Season
Переглядів 1154 години тому
As a community developer for the last 17 years, I'm sharing three tips, plus a bonus tip, to create a little calm, unhook from the fear, and have less worry before the election. Hi, I'm Jackie Wolven, a GenXer passionate about helping everyone love where they are. In my videos, I share insights from my life lived out loud to help you feel good about your life and where you live. I take you insi...
Sketchbook Tour + Do we need to have a style as an artist?
Переглядів 54919 годин тому
I show you a full sketchbook tour, plus all the other sketchbooks I'm currently working on, and we talk about whether we need to have a defined style as an artist. Do you? SHOUT OUTS: Amy Stewart: substack.com/@amystewart SUPPLY LINKS: The Color Meditation Deck: 500 Prompts to Explore Watercolor and Spark Y amzn.to/486TRK6 Whether you're an aspiring artist or just curious about the creative pro...
How the Hello Universe Box Helps You Find Peace
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In this video, I’m excited to share a practice that I’ve found both calming and magical-something I call the "Hello Universe." Whether you’re spiritual, religious, or somewhere in between, this practice allows you to release your joys and concerns to the universe. It’s a simple way to calm your feelings about life’s situations by letting go and trusting that the universe will hold your intentio...
Gratitude Practice That Will Change Your Life! 🌟 No joke!
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Explore a simple yet powerful gratitude exercise that helps lighten your spirit and boost positivity! In just 5-10 minutes, discover how appreciating the little things can transform your mindset and well-being. #GratitudePractice #PositivityBoost #Mindfulness #Thankfulness #LifeChanging #MentalWellness #JoyfulLiving #DailyGratitude #SelfCare #Appreciation
Art Haul + Part Time or Full Time artist? Which are you?
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Unboxing an art haul from Dick Blick to replace the Failed Art Haul and add a few new tools to my art studio. Plus we talk about how we make time for art, are we professional artists and you can help me decide which painting should go big. SHOUT OUTS: @annelivingstonart @Blick_Art SUPPLY LINKS: The Color Meditation Deck: 500 Prompts to Explore Watercolor and Spark Y amzn.to/486TRK6 Caran d'Ache...
Anxious? Depressed ? This practice helps ⭐️ It’s fast, effective and doesn’t cost anything.
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In this video, I explore the powerful practice of Esther Hicks’ Rampage of Appreciation. This simple yet transformative technique helps you shift your focus from what’s lacking to what’s abundant in your life, raising your vibration and improving your mood in an instant. Learn how to bring more gratitude and positive energy into your day by practicing appreciation for even the smallest things a...
Reclaim Your Time ⏰ The Power of Rest and Reflection
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Reclaim Your Time ⏰ The Power of Rest and Reflection
Art Haul Fail + what an Actual Artist Studio Practice Looks Like
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I have an epic fail in my Art Haul. We work on a painting together. I share my color meditation practice. I also show you a small series I'm painting for the vending machine. Plus, I debunk the idea that you need a Muse to create art. Many artists believe they must wait for inspiration to strike before starting a new piece, but what if that's holding you back? In this video, I debunk the myth t...
Quit Hustle Culture with 5 Tips to Take Back Your Life!
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Quit Hustle Culture with 5 Tips to Take Back Your Life!
Huge Art Supply Haul - Paint, Surfaces, Sketchbooks and more!
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Huge Art Supply Haul - Paint, Surfaces, Sketchbooks and more!
You Don’t Need to Pay for a Coach or Course: Break Free from the Marketing Cycle
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You Don’t Need to Pay for a Coach or Course: Break Free from the Marketing Cycle
Slow Down and Connect with Your Painting Process + Lets talk Consistency in an Art Practice
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Slow Down and Connect with Your Painting Process Lets talk Consistency in an Art Practice
Have you forgotten about music? Embrace Music in Midlife: Reclaim the Soundtrack of Your Life
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Have you forgotten about music? Embrace Music in Midlife: Reclaim the Soundtrack of Your Life
Starting a new painting series in full color, plus we talk about signing paintings and do a craft!
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Starting a new painting series in full color, plus we talk about signing paintings and do a craft!
Track your time to find out if you are really busy and learn to live a life you love.
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Track your time to find out if you are really busy and learn to live a life you love.
Loose Painting or Intuitive Painting? You tell me! 🎨 Artist Studio Vlog
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Loose Painting or Intuitive Painting? You tell me! 🎨 Artist Studio Vlog
Should you slow down? Take the quiz to find out.
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Should you slow down? Take the quiz to find out.
Help! I need your advice on these paintings. 🎨 I'm in the messy middle.
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Help! I need your advice on these paintings. 🎨 I'm in the messy middle.
It's Okay to Be Bad At Something: How to Find the Joy of Just Trying
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It's Okay to Be Bad At Something: How to Find the Joy of Just Trying
The Joy of Painting: Focusing on the Process, Not the Product | Studio Vlog
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The Joy of Painting: Focusing on the Process, Not the Product | Studio Vlog
Creativity Kickstart: 5 YouTube Art Podcasts You Need to Listen To
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Creativity Kickstart: 5 UA-cam Art Podcasts You Need to Listen To
10 Tips to Learn How To Listen - Let's do some deep listening practice
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10 Tips to Learn How To Listen - Let's do some deep listening practice
Painting Under Pressure: Creating Art on a Deadline
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Painting Under Pressure: Creating Art on a Deadline
How to Feel Less Resentful About Where You Live, Work, and Your Relationships
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How to Feel Less Resentful About Where You Live, Work, and Your Relationships
Art Studio Secrets: Starting a Painting, Exploring Color, and More YouTube Artist Inspirations
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Art Studio Secrets: Starting a Painting, Exploring Color, and More UA-cam Artist Inspirations
Feeling Anxious? Try This Grounding Technique That Helped Me
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Feeling Anxious? Try This Grounding Technique That Helped Me
I Wasn't Chosen for the Art Show: Dealing with Disappointment as an Artist by Painting a Still Life
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I Wasn't Chosen for the Art Show: Dealing with Disappointment as an Artist by Painting a Still Life
The 3 Words That Changed My Life Forever
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The 3 Words That Changed My Life Forever
Creative Boost: 5 Inspiring YouTube Artists You Need to Watch
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Creative Boost: 5 Inspiring UA-cam Artists You Need to Watch
Love your grid paper and sticky note drawings! Can't wait to see how the bigger paintings evolve. Also, you mentioned your teapots. If I'm remembering correctly, that was the first video I saw of yours a few months ago, when you showed us a bunch of your teapot paintings. Fell in love with each of them😍
Thank you Jackie! That was exactly what I needed. I lived in the US for a long time before I moved to Europe. It breaks my heart to see a country divided by hate. I wish you all the best.
There is such a freedom to your painting. I love the small ink drawings! May I add you were meant for this. Im so glad you kept your post it note painting. I’m glad you are following your heart! Makes me happy❤ you are becoming my Sunday routine.
I love so much those tiny drawings Jackie 😍 everyone can draw absolutely! Would love to see that floral painting that you started in this video when you finish it 💕💐
I can't wait to see where those paintings go. I am not an artist, so if I ever pick up a paint brush, I never know where to begin. I did not know that you start with muliple base layers. So, my question is, how do you know when your base layer is "done." Or what is it you are looking for when you are starting? How do you know what shapes to make? Did you ever read The Little Prince? You reminded me of how the pilot was convinced that he wasn't good at art until he met the Prince and had to draw the sheep.
I love those tiny grid drawings! They would look great scaled up and put into your larger abstract paintings Jackie! 😄
I can’t believe I found my first drawings - little scraps of paper and post it notes - that I drew when restarting my art life at 50. Fun to show. And someday I’ll figure out how to center the overhead camera. 😂
The composition book is my notebook of choice too!
Thanks for this. I'm envisioning the world I want to live in.
I needed this, Jackie. Thank you.
Beautiful, Jackie! Thank you so much for these words of wisdom.♥️♥️♥️ we are not just two sides at all! Such a good point. And I am not interested in being "entertained " like that (the "news")
Wow Jackie, this was great! Thanks for keeping real!
So fun and colorful! 😍
P.S. I mentioned you in my last video and how I want to be like you when I grow up. It's within like the first 30 seconds, you might get a kick out of it.😂❤
Oh my goodness. I loved your self portrait and your whole video was so fun. I am always warming up coffee! 😂
Thank you! 😊
I love this! I might have to copy your idea and make my own version.😁
I've been doing them since I started UA-cam. I've never been much of a documenter, but now that I'm here I wanted show more of my behind the scenes!
Well said
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for this my friend❤❤❤ Your advice is beautiful and I would love for more and more people to live life well. To be kind To help To love Connect I’m all in. Thank you Jackie for spreading joy/positivity and doing it by example.
I believe this in my heart and I think we need to keep saying it. It seems like folks want us to be at odds, but really that's made up. We are way more alike than we are different and celebrating that will help heal us. Hugs friend.
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We are going to be ok... I just know it.
I’m grinning from ear to ear. All the good stuff.
So much good!
So true about the media
Yes. I respect journalism, but I have no resepct for the 24 hour news entertainment industry. We are better than they make us out to be!
@JackieWolven 🎯
Looks like it was a beautiful month 🧡
It was!
Yes, put good, positive energy out into the universe ✨✨✨✨
We can do this! We have the power to manifest our future and not get caught up in fear!
@ agreed! 👍🏼
Such a colorful month! ❤
So colorful... honestly, my whole world is pretty colorful!
Cool sketchbook and yes I’d love to see that other one too! I made a video about finding your style because there’s so much talk about that all the time… and well I have thoughts on the matter. Pretty similar as yours. (Spoiler alert: I think it’s more about recognising your style than “finding” it.) I must say, I think for illustrators it’s not so much about having your own style but being able to follow trends maybe. Because if you look at book covers for instance, there are very specific trends which are repeated for a while before there’s a new trend emerging. And I do think you have a style somewhere there. And I really like it! ❤️
Yes! It is recognizing it. Seeing our mark making as our own. And thank you - I do have a style... I just don't know what it might be called. Just mine. And YES to trends. I'm a graphic designer by education and so I follow those trends... and if illustrators do that they will be in demand. I will show more sketchbooks. Eventually, I'll even figure out how to center the camera. 🤣
Early voted today! 💙 Very excited- yet nervous about things. I stopped watching T.V. a while ago because of the hype- fear sells, but I'm not buying. Regardless of politics, we all want similar things. It's beneficial when we can see ways to work together to meet those common goals. "The vast majority of us know that we have so much more in common than what separates us." 🌴
Yes yes yes! I'm not buying it either. I know in my heart that we aren't supposed to hate our neighbor because of how they vote. That's just wrong. We can do better. Yay for voting and seeing the larger picture.
Jackie Wolven for President! 🇺🇲Well said 👏👏👏 Here in Wales, UK, I am just praying that your leaders could at least speak kindly to one another and be an example to your nations children. ❤
Not just for children, we need less awfulness for everyone - it's just not helpful. My gosh, if we talked like that to people... can you imagine! Hold us in your thoughts because it's going to be a difficult few weeks I suspect. But we've got this. America is really filled with big hearted loud loving people... we aren't what is portrayed in the media. BTW: I'm part Welsh! I've always wanted to go.... maybe someday!
You would be very welcome. Croeso fawr ❤
Yep, definitely keeping the TV off. It only heightens our stress.❤
Yes! Don't look. But media seeps in other ways... Instagram, Facebook, UA-cam... its there too. So just don't look. We don't need that kind of stress... its bad for our bodies, minds and spirits!
Always trying new things. Couldn’t think of anything worse than having one style that i feel i cant move outside of.
I love it!
I just listened to you at a conference today! I paint on my channel, too. Im excited to view your art.
I love it! I paint in my studio every Sunday and share it here! I'm so happy that I got to speak to your folks - they really are the most important people in our state. Hugs to you!
I’m looking for my style I feel it’s in abstract or maybe I am hoping it is lol 😆
OOOOO I bet you are an awesome abstract artist!
I have been exploring the inner visions of the soul and practicing expressing this with colors.
I LOVE that!
@JackieWolven if you visit my page there are videos of art and music that try to communicate this. 🔥
I'm exploring different mediums and styles. I've been loving the process. Although, my goal is to exhibit and sell so I'm hoping I will build a cohesive collection to do so.😅
I am certain you WILL do that!
@@JackieWolvenThanks for the positivity!😊
I'm trying to figure out How the paint works. 🎨 I'm a great artist but I just started painting with acrylic.
I started painting with acrylic 5 years ago and I LOVE it. Keep going. It's such a fun medium.
I'm in a serious exploring stage right now! I figure my "style" will manifest on its own someday. In the meantime, I play with watercolor, gouache, acrylics, colored pencils, Neocolor ii, and mixed media... kind of like multiple personality disorder 😅
I think I'm an Artistic Explorer, too. We need a badge or something!
@JackieWolven that's a brilliant idea!!!
Thanks for articulating that uncomfortable feeling I have about emerald green.
Right? So happy you watched and commented!
Fun photo collage 😃
Thanks! They have been fun to do.
Oh, I love sketchbook tours! 🤍🤍🥰
Ohhhh I saw YOU were going to do one soon. I'm excited!
@@JackieWolven me too this is first Inktober which I actually managed to finish! 😅
Can you please spell the artists names that you mention. It is hard to understand the names.
Oh gosh. Thank you for the feedback. When I have time, in editing, I will try to remember to spell them out on the screen!
Such great ideas!
Glad you like them!
Thank you. I’m in a wonderful place Pensacola ,Florida but I don’t take full advantage of being here!
Ohhh, you have so much to explore, then!
I think I will replay this video over and over again!111
Yay!
I love your sketchbook tour Jackie, please show us more ❤ i don't focus on finding my art style because that blocks my creativity, i just try to go with the flow, keep learning and having fun!
Yay! Another one without caring about STYLE! And I will share more. I didn't know how fun that would be and I was REALLY nervous about doing it.
I was 45 when I quit my job and went to Italy to study classical portraiture. I was watching yt of course. Let me tell you one thing about art school or actually about yt art community: style is an issue here but not at art schools, at least the one I attended. In fact, painting in a contrived style makes you a studio assistant, not an artist. And that’s got nothing to do with gatekeeping; but it’s got everything to do with building all the skill set you need to be able to translate any commission to a tangible artwork. Customers can commission you to do anything so if you’re not, dare I say it, talented, creative and highly skilled, you may not be able to deliver and that shows clearly that you’re NOT an artist. If you know how to do one thing well, that qualifies you as an assistant as I mentioned earlier. And like I said, art style seems to be a creation of the art community here on yt and not really a thing outside it.
Well that is the MOST interesting perspective I've had in a LONG time. I'm also super jealous that you got to go to portrait school How cool is that? I watch the BBC show Portrait Artist of the Year and I just swoon with all the talent. I think this STYLE thing is about commercialism... if you paint a certain way you will sell be able to be a commodity. Which is FINE... just not my particular art practice. I'm an explorer!
Can relate. Over the weekend, I had so many issues trying to record a 2 minute video. My mic was *not* cooperating. Luckily my daughter perservered with me and it got done. I was so grateful to have the support.💚
Whew. It's the most ridiculous thing, this UA-cam filming. BUT I also love that it humbles me. JUST when I think I've got it down something goes wrong... and that's ok! I get to laugh at myself.
Jackie, you make me want to do art more. There's still something that holds me back- I think it's the way I think I'll feel when I don't like the outcome of my art. I'm still working on learning how not to be hard on myself with art. But I have a daughter at home who likes to watercolor & I've been thinking of suggesting we sit down together to paint. Maybe making it about time together will help distract my brain from worrying about the quality of my painting. :)
When I started my art practice five years ago, the thing that really made the difference was looking at all the art on Instagram and realizing that "perfect art" wasn't the thing. I had grown up in a time where if it wasn't photo-realistic, it wasn't good. Or if it wasn't like a Master Painter (think Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh) it wasn't good enough. And yet, sometime between my formative art years and the new world we live in... not perfect became cool. Not perfect became valued. And so... I say to you... It is about spending time with your daughter. Its' about exploration. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look like you thought it was supposed to. What matters is that it came from your own hand. You have your own language of art marks; finding out what those are is exciting. I hope you will make time for it with your child because that time is so beautiful... for both of you, alone and together.
@@JackieWolven Thank you for your kind reply, Jackie! I have thought about "not perfect" being a good thing (I've been caught in the desire for realism in the past). So far, I'm never too pleased with my personal "not perfect" haha. Maybe that's why I love photography so much- I can capture beauty the way that it is, and hopefully enhance it with my photos. Anyway, yes, I am setting a goal to spend time painting with my daughter. She also tends toward perfectionism, but we are pretty good at pep-talking each other, & giving the advice that we need to hear. ;) I bought a watercolor "coloring book" recently, to try to help myself get paint to paper, without the stress of what to paint, so maybe that will help too!