Paint for Joy
Welcome to Art Creates Joy.
This is not a place where you'll learn to paint realistically. There are no rules here about the right way to hold a brush or the correct way to mix a color.
This is a place for experimenting. Trying things. Seeing what happens when you pick up a piece of charcoal or squeeze out a color that makes you happy and just go for it.
Some people find their joy in loose bold strokes. Some people love the way ink bleeds on wet paper. Some people discover that oil pastel does something to them that nothing else does. You won't know until you try. That's the whole point.
This is where you come to find out what kind of painter you actually are. Not what kind of painter you think you should be.
Hi, I'm Krista.
I've been a professional artist since 2010. Galleries, international publications, licensed work, competitions. I did all of it.
And then my body stopped cooperating. So I started painting differently. For myself. For joy. Without caring what anyone thought of the result. And something shifted.
I spent years trying to loosen up as an artist. I finally figured it out. Now I want to show you how.
Come paint with me.
The Art Creates Joy Connection is a monthly membership for anyone who wants to paint freely and joyfully.
No prior experience needed. No perfect results required.
Each month I paint something expressive and real, step by step, talking through every decision. You paint alongside in whatever medium you have. Then we share what we made in a quiet little community where nobody is here to impress anyone. That's it. That's the whole thing.
