by Chris Zydel | Aug 18, 2019 | Articles |
What is it that allows you to wake up in the morning feeling energized and inspired? The particulars are going to vary, but I think the majority of us feel most alive when we experience being aligned with some greater purpose. That purpose is often related to...
by Chris Zydel | Aug 16, 2019 | Articles |
Thinking about my creative lineage today and honoring the work and lives of Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keefe. Frida is really the Mother of the unique way that I teach intuitive painting… she’s so real and raw and fearless in her approach to making art that...
by Chris Zydel | Jul 31, 2019 | Articles |
A few thoughts about some things to expect ANY time you engage with the work of true healing and transformation: Resistance tends to get activated whenever our soul begins nudging us to take a risk, make a change or step into the unknown. The possibility of...
by Chris Zydel | Jul 21, 2019 | Articles |
One thing I hear a lot from people when they are struggling with their creative process is some version of I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT. It could be not knowing the next step in their painting or the next step on their life path. They feel stuck or confused or blocked or...
by Chris Zydel | Jul 15, 2019 | Articles |
It has always seemed wildly unfair to me that as soon as my creative muse opens the floodgates to some juicy creative project, almost immediately my judging mind and inner critic whips into a frenzy of activity. For a long while it was one of those annoyingly weird...
by Chris Zydel | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles |
I just returned from another of my fabulous Wild Heart Painting extravaganzas in the High Sierras, which is one of my favorite places in the whole world to not only lead retreats but to get recharged and nourished by the gorgeous land and stunning mountainous...
