I started as a passionate hobby artist without much artistic skill, turned my passion into an Etsy, word of mouth took me to take on clients and an art business, and my art business just continued to grow. Now it is my full-time job, I have a team of people around me that help continue building my business. I hope hearing my journey will serve as an inspiration to you, if you are wanting to start your own!
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DON’T MISS!
The Art Within - my course on sketching & watercolor fundamentals, finding artistic style, getting into flow state and more: https://jennarainey.com/the-art-within
My Art School Patreon: https://jennarainey.com/patreon
Browse all of my online courses: https://jennarainey.com/courses
Flower painting video that was featured: https://youtu.be/qT1k0jKjf5I
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MY BEST-SELLING WATERCOLOR BOOKS:
— Everyday Watercolor: https://amzn.to/2XJkWNU
— Everyday Watercolor Flowers: https://amzn.to/2ZyIN4P
— Everyday Watercolor Sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3OJWPZH
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LEARN HOW TO WATERCOLOR:
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Watercolor: https://youtu.be/tDdfPMTX15Y
SIMPLE Watercolor Practice to Improve Fast: https://youtu.be/kqxb6GgzhvM
How to Paint Anything with Watercolor: https://youtu.be/9e2wy7ktKA0
How I went from no painting skills to professional artist: https://youtu.be/7n5z5G-Y2j8
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WHO DOESN’T LOVE FREEBIES?!
Floral Watercolor E-Book: https://jennarainey.com/floral-ebook
Watercolor Supply List and Resources: https://jennarainey.com/supply-list
How To Digitize Your Artwork FREE Masterclass: https://jennarainey.com/digitize-your-artwork
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CONNECT WITH ME:
Patreon: https://jennarainey.com/patreon
Instagram: @jennarainey
Pinterest: https://jennarainey.com/pinterest
Website: https://jennarainey.com
Podcast: https://jennarainey.com/podcast
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*SHOP MY ART SUPPLIES, FILM GEAR, AND FAVORITES:
— Amazon Storefront: https://jennarainey.com/amazon
— Blick (different availability, pricing, shipping options): http://jennarainey.com/blick
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TURN YOUR ART INTO INCOME, my courses are here to help you create a thriving business! Sell your artwork on merchandise, learn how to get your artwork on stationery, and more!
— Browse ALL of my courses, head here: https://jennarainey.com/courses
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*DISCLOSURE: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!
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MUSIC: paid for and licenses acquired from Artlist.
00:00 - How it all started… (early pics)
01:20 - My 2013 Etsy experience (with pics!!)
02:18 - Taking on wedding clients
04:25 - Starting to teach in-person workshops
06:02 - How I got into teaching online courses
08:12 - Then YouTube came along…
09:31 - Oh ya, I wrote some best-selling books (almost forgot)
11:05 - What I learned in my journey…
12:16 - The encouragement you need.
14:14 - How to your art to another level.