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For today's episode, we sat down with Kim Lordier, a California-based pastel artist, mom, and former flight attendant whose deep love of nature and travel strongly influences her landscape work. She began drawing and painting animals as a child, started earning money from pet portraits as a teenager, and later experienced a major turning point in 2001 when she saw a plein air demonstration and committed to painting from life. Influenced by early California and American impressionists, Kim focuses on value, shape, and expressive color, and credits key workshops—especially learning notan and studying with mentors like Skip Whitcomb—for sharpening her compositional and color skills. She speaks candidly about her longstanding struggles with negative self-talk and imposter syndrome, and how learning to detach from the “preciousness” of finished paintings and embrace the process has been her biggest creative “aha” moment. On the business side, Kim emphasizes professionalism, honoring gallery relationships, and balancing what she loves to paint with what sells, while accepting that each artist’s journey and “ladder” is unique. She advises aspiring artists to trust their instincts, avoid unhealthy comparison, respect the people working behind the scenes in the art world, and remember there is always another canvas to paint. Finally she tells us all about her upcoming shows and workshops!
Kim's FASO site:
kimfancherlordier.com
Kim's Social Media:
instagram.com/klordierart/
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For today's episode compilation we explore how artists can reframe rejection as a normal, even necessary, part of a creative career rather than a verdict on their worth. Our past guests describe rejection as an ego blow that must be met with humility, a willingness to learn, and a long-term mindset of steady improvement. Several artists share stories of painful setbacks—unsold shows, declined gallery submissions, ignored emails—but explain how these experiences fueled their determination to work harder and get better. They emphasize building a “thick skin” while still remaining open to tough, honest critique, using feedback to refine both craft and professionalism. The conversation also highlights that rejection isn’t always about the artist’s shortcomings; sometimes the fit, timing, or other person’s vision just isn’t right yet. Throughout, our past guests stress perseverance, self-awareness, and staying committed to the work itself as the healthiest way to survive and grow from rejection. All of the episodes mentioned in this compilation are linked in our show notes.
24 Kelly Eden
46 Hillary Scott
60 Gladys Roldan-de-Moras
63 Noah Buchanan
76 Chris Navarro
87 Johanna Spinks
101 Joseph Gyurcsak
121 Paul Batch
140 Donald Yatomi

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For today's episode we sat down with Stacey Peterson, a Colorado landscape painter and former chemical engineer. Stacey discusses her lifelong love of art, early influences from her creative mother and inspiring high school teachers, and how she eventually transitioned from engineering to full-time painting. She explains how problem-solving skills and professionalism from engineering transferred directly into her art career and helped her manage the business side of being a self-employed artist. Stacey shares major artistic influences, including the Canadian Group of Seven, California impressionists, and several contemporary landscape painters, as well as the pivotal mentorship with Jay Moore that encouraged her to paint what she truly loves—the outdoors. She describes her attraction to strong light effects and color in the landscape, her process of narrowing each painting to a single primary idea, and the different roles plein air studies and studio work play in her practice. On the business side, she emphasizes relying heavily on strong gallery relationships, staying active on social media for visibility and connection, and the long-term networking value of juried shows, while advising artists to keep putting in the hours since that allows one to develop a recognizable personal style. Stacey also talks about teaching, recovering from a serious leg injury while keeping up her practice with acrylic gouache studies, and shares her current focus on restocking galleries and her upcoming participation in Plein Air Painters of America and Oil Painters of America shows.
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Stacey's Social Media:
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For today's episode, we sat down with Stephanie Marzella, a painter living in Charleston, South Carolina, with a preference for painting intimate landscapes that pull the viewer into the scene as well as big sky landscapes that provide an escape to peace and tranquility. Stephanie discusses her artistic journey, emphasizing discipline and perseverance. She tells us how she transitioned from textile design to oil painting, and how she was influenced by the American tonalists. Stephanie highlights the importance of having a cohesive body of work, having the courage to paint what you want, and suggests making strategic moves if possible; In her case, she moved to Charleston for better artistic opportunities. She shares her experiences with social media, galleries, and the challenges of being an artist, including financial struggles and the need for a supportive environment. She stresses the significance of emotional connection in her work and the joy of seeing her paintings evoke strong reactions in viewers and discusses her spiritual approach to painting, emphasizing the emotional connection between her work and the viewer, which she believes completes the artistic process. Finally, Stephanie lists her current and upcoming exhibitions, including shows at Reinhardt Fine Art, Ballards Fine Art, and the Southeastern Wildlife Expo.
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For today's episode, we sat down with Miriam Schulman, a New York–based artist, author of the book Artpreneur, and host of The Inspiration Place podcast. Miriam left a Wall Street career after 9/11 and has since built a long-term, sustainable art business while coaching other artists on marketing and mindset. She explains how sales training at a gym gave her the “aha” moment that sales skills are transferable and can be used to successfully sell art. A core theme of her book Artpreneur is choosing to believe you are an artist, claiming that identity early and confidently rather than waiting for external permission. Miriam identifies common mistakes artists make, especially underpricing their work and assuming “cheaper is easier to sell,” arguing instead that higher prices signal trust, quality, and a better collector experience. She strongly advocates for email marketing over social media, detailing why email vastly outperforms Instagram in engagement and how artists should collect addresses and email weekly in a personal, story‑driven way. Finally, she recommends LinkedIn and YouTube (used thoughtfully and collector‑focused) as better long‑term platforms than Instagram, and closes by urging artists to “keep marching forward,” taking consistent steps rather than freezing in fear or blaming external circumstances.
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artpreneurbook.com
The Inspiration Place Podcast:
schulmanart.com/podcast/
Episodes mentioned:
The Inspiration Place Episode 342: How She Sells Art on YouTube ft. Aramis Hamer
The Inspiration Place Episode 357: The Artist's Guide to Growing on Patreon ft. Aramis Hamer