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Can Ideas get stolen?

So I saw that cute animation on facebook. A young man sitting on a bench with his smartphone and eating cookies. In the next scene, you see an old lady buying cookies and taking a seat on the same bench.

She gets really upset because the guy is eating her cookies and even has the nerve to offer her one!

Later she finds out, that it was HIS cookies and that he just wanted to be nice to her. Moral…

So you want to work from home? Take this disasters guide and grab your towel

Whether you are an entrepreneur, planning to be one or you want to start a business from your kitchen table, there are things you should know. Dark things, things nobody will tell you, things that no business plan will prepare you for…and that is…dramatic music…

your families reaction and how that can have a very, very, very bad impact on your project and your life

I can almost hear somebody…

goals, resolutions, habits – the fastest highway to hell?

I will keep this very short! We don’t have time, because we have all these goals for 2019 and we have all these resolutions, which 80% of us had already broken, but 75%* of us believe, that they are still going to follow through somehow and don’t forget all the habits we need to track in our completely overwhelming BuJos to becoming the very, very best versions of ourselves in 2019….

Hui, I just…

2019 is starting great! I launched my Patreonpage today and I have a welcome gift for you!

If you like Art for free, klick on the link and you can download one of my favorite watercolour sketches from 2018.

Claudi Pinkie on Patreon

This is completely free. You can print it, hang it, share it or make someone you love happy with it!

I would love to here what you think about it!

Is someone here,…

…sometimes it takes more time then you want it to and sometimes you have so many Ideas on your mind and not one forms into a real thing. This was my problem with Patreon, or with my art in generell for most of 2018.

I sketched and I did Inktober and then I did some watercolourpaintings and then I did some pours and I took some photos….and I think everybody around me thought I would go crazy. But somehow I managed to concentrate on one thing and that is abstract painting. I truly love it! And I love each artwork that comes into being!

Batwoman or batman or battranswoman

eye_02, mixed media on paper

Where focus goes, energy flows

So now that I know what i want to do, the rest also starts falling into place. I worked really hard on getting my Art out on Instagram and Pinterest last month.

Today I finished the facebooksite to a degree, I would like to invite my freinds to take a look.

But the one thing I am most excited about is, that I completely overworked my patreonpage! This is going to be a great part of my work and I can’t wait to start it. The only problem left is, that it’s the 30th of december. That means family time until the 2nd of January.

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

BUT

On Wednesday the 2nd of January 2019 you can get full acces to my patreon page in case you are crazy enough to be my patron 😉

This is the day. when I start sharing everyday sketches, free digital Artworks and original paintings on canvas with everybody who is interested in it!

So keep your eyes open! And save this link until next wednesday:

Claudi Pinkie is creating abstract paintings made with fluid acrylics | acrylic pouring

  acrylic pouring bronze, gold,greenabstract Art_no-art-inside_C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

How to deal with internal, inappropriate critisism

What’s that? Basically this is the thing where you beat yourself up and tell yourself you are crap, all you do is sh** and you will never do anything worthwhile in your entire life.

Here is what happened:

As you know I use Instagram a lot and I post (@claudi_pinkie) every Artwork I make there even before it is in my shop. I post twice a day and sometimes I have good post on which many people react, comment and like and sometimes I have posts where only some people react. That’s totally ok. I don’t expect anything else. It’s the same with followers, you gain some, you lose some.

But suddenly this happened:

I posted a detailpic of a mini-artwork and started losing followers. They literally ran away. I thought to myself “well they don’t like this one. That’s ok. They are going to like the next one.” But it didn’t stop. It went on for two days and I was unable to stop losing followers.

say hello to nagging worries, insecurity and anxiety

I am immune to some level of critisism, but that triggered my inner critic. I started to question me and my art again. I thought this guy, who said my work isn’t art was right and everybody seems to agree to that. I was thrown back to the point where I started this blog a year ago- insecure, anxious and fearful.

But what did I learn in the last year?

Be scared and do it anyway

I took a short break and then I started making art again. At first I thought I won’t be able to make something good, when my inner critic is in such a bad mood…but then something clicked. I enjoyed the process. I loved the colours and I did five paintings in one session. I really love painting!

And I also love this mini-artwork which caused this situation. Maybe it is not my best piece, but this little abstract tree was one of the first pieces I did, after I decided to go all in and just make art. This little piece stands for a whole new life.

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

losing followers ≠bad art

when you lose followers it simply means that someone is not interested in the things you post, but that does not mean it is crap. You just lose people, who weren’t a good match in the first place. You should also consider, that it is not the number but the quality of followers. You don’t need thousands of people see your stuff. As an Artist you just need a handful of people who truly appreciate your work.

Did you experience something similar? I would love to hear your story! I’d also love to see your art on Instagram! Please leave a comment!

I played with bright colours like orange and green, which really satisfyed my spontaneous side.

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

I also did some more experimentations with black ink on fluid acrylics. I love these tree like structures.

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

Artwork by C.Hoffmann-Kaeufer

But what I liked most, was combining fluid acrylics with spray paint. I came up with some really interesting surfaces and textures. As I added some heat and the paint started bubbling I got so excited I almost ruined my desk.

Art-Marketing #1 Review: Tailwind | Etsy | Marmalead

In my first Week in Arts I mentioned that I share my Art everyday, but I don’t have time to make Art everyday-which really sucks-but I’m working on that. I tried a bunch of marketingtools and I am going to try some more in the future.

So I thought I’d share with you my experience along the way: Maybe you get something out of it. Pleas remember this is a review not a tutorial. If you have any…