Why My Blog Isn't Good Enough

'Fall Harmony'          9x12        pastel        ©Karen Margulis
available $165

 I've been blogging for 12 years now. I owe my blog a big thank you. It has been good to me. I have grown as an artist and met so many wonderful people because of the blog. But it isn't good enough!  Don't get me wrong. I love my blog and I love to share and it is not going away. But I want to share so much more. I have been asked for more videos and more instruction and more access to handouts and reference photos and individual critique and online mentoring...and more video! You get the picture.

 But I like to keep things simple.....I like things to be Low Tech, Low Cost and Low Maintenance. And I have not found a platform that would let me share more in a simple way.....until now!

I am excited to share that in addition to my regular blog I will now offer expanded instruction on my new page on Patreon.com/karenmargulis. The new content will include monthly themes featuring step by step paint along demos through photos, weekly exercises, handouts, reference photos, expanded and curated blog posts,access to select pdf demos,  patron discounts on original paintings and much more.

Are you intrigued? Here is a sneak peek at what you can expect on the new page.  The month of October is devoted to painting the Autumn Landscape. I have already posted some blog tips as well as my PDF demo on painting an autumn marsh. This week I will be sharing a step by step demo of the painting in this post. The reference photo is below. I took 50 photos as I painted and will share many of them along with descriptions of each step so you can paint along if you wish. I share demos here on the blog but they will be expanded on the Patreon page. So what is Patreon? Keep reading for more....

The reference photo that is the inspiration for the demo painting

Adding the finishing touches

Patreon is a platform that enables creators to share their work with their fans and supporters who become  Patrons.  Many of the old masters had patrons who paid and supported them so they could create. This is the model for Patreon.com. In return for making a pledge you become a patron and receive rewards such as more videos, discounts, access to patron only content. Creators can set the reward tiers for their page. I only have one reward tier right now. The pledge is $4 per month which will unlock all of the patron only goodies such as this step by step demo. Your support will allow me the time needed to create better instructional resources for you. When I reach my goal of 500 patrons I plan to hire a professional to make a DVD!

This is an exciting new venture for me and I am working through the learning curve. I plan to post new content to the page a few times a week. If you become a patron you can elect to be notified when I make a new post/add more content. You can visit my page www.patreon.com/karenmargulis

 to see what is available so far. I have a list of goodies that I will be sharing in the coming days! :)