Week of Art Challenge 🎨 ~ Solo Van Life as an Artist
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- Опубликовано: 21 янв 2025
- I expected to have time for SO much art when I got on the road, piling canvas after canvas into my van and dedicating an entire cabinet to art supplies, and then…. RUclips happened! I found all of my creative energy was being poured into my weekly videos, and my art supplies grew dusty and unused in my van. This week, I decided to change that! I challenged myself to a full week of ART, prioritizing it above all of my other hobbies and interests. Come along with me this week as I paint, practice digital illustration, and learn a ton of unexpected lessons …. This is life as a full time solo female van lifer and aspiring artist! I hope you guys enjoy, this one is special to me. 🥹🤍
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Art is forever. So there is no rush. You can spend 6 months on one piece if that is what’s in your soul. 20 years will come and go. Completed work will add. When you look back at a piece I hope it fills you with the memories and wonder that existed at that time.
I'm binge-watching all day Saturday in Sunday!
I ❤ watching your videos , and how you present them. Your artwork is amazing!
Have a great day 😀.
❤❤Your channel is literally my comfort place. You make me so happy. Love you 🤗❤
The sticker turned out really good.
As others have said, those two pieces you completed are lovely. I want to compliment you on speaking to what you learned about the pressure and perception of the challenge.
I think your journey through that was quite similar to your journey through digital drawing. When you weren’t satisfied with the first iteration, you took another approach and it turned out very well. I’m happy to see you are open minded about your art. That open mindedness leads to beauty. I enjoyed the concept and content of this video.
Thank you, Jimmy!! I’m glad you appreciated that part of the video- it was important for me to share the challenges as well as the successes. :)
Maddie this is your Best video to date . Love how you have taken back the importance of self and your creativity. Absolutely beautiful work and you definitely got yourself “in the flow”.
The sticker design is One Of A Kind and sincerely breath taking 💗 as is all of your work.
Love the M in the rear side window 👍🏻
This is a perfect reflection of you, your adventures, a sense of wholeness, tranquility and of course beauty 💋
I feel like am living this life like you while watching your video.
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing you're heart and talent. Chi miigwech (thank-you) 🌻☺❤
you are so talented❤
The amount of optimism, happiness and psychological comfort here is unbelievable..!!!
Love the entire video, but the sticker reveal at the end was absolutely the greatest. The sticker you created is simply beautiful. I think it would make an amazing print also. Your creative talent/spirit rose to the occasion (and beyond) for this "Week of Art Challenge."
Wow your painting and sticker are beautiful.
Amazing job! Love the sticker and the rattlesnake turned out impressive! Sooo beautiful!
Wow! Awesome paintings! And awesome video. Enjoyed it very much to watch your work, and how you do it. Made my sunday! 😊👍🏼
Wow! I am in awwwww of your studio on day 4! What a successful challenge dear Maddie
.....beautiful
I love your channel ❤ So very calming. Watching you paint and do your art work is so satisfying. Thank you for what you do; you are such an inspiration 🥰✨
Both pieces are so beautiful!! 😍
I enjoy this channel and video so much that I have been fascinated watching through to the end, even though snakes are normally an instant “nope” trigger for me. Thanks for sharing your peaceful view of the world, it’s wonderful.
The van sticker is SO you! Both pieces came out gorgeous, congrats!
both were beautiful.the snake art had alot of emotions. the nature & waterfall inside the van art looked amazing. fantastic job 👏👏👏👏👏👏👌❤️
I admire your art work and dedication, your videos are so empowering and uplifting! Thank you for sharing this with us! 🥰
Maddie, you are so talented! 🥰
Awesome artwork great video
You are unbelievably talented. I love the intricate detail that you put into your paintings. You are a talented and amazing young women.
Maybe your life naturally took you to such beautiful prints. ❤️ The beautiful light from night and from candles is a nice contrast. The van art work is good for all van lifers. Oh, the beauty of a snake you'd never see. 🤗 Such a story of your life. ❤️
Absolutely love your art pieces! That snake is so detailed and lifelike with the magnolia flowers giving it such a beautiful feeling...I’d say you rocked the 5 day challenge for sure. I would love a van sticker for my van. Blessings and much Aloha ❤
Beautiful pieces. I love to paint. I’ve been doing it a lot lately so I feel like I understand the flow state. I lose the time when I’m painting something and I love it.
Great scenery Maddie, sitting here relaxed watching you paint, having my first cup of coffee!
Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 Maddie. I've just found your channel. I just love your energy and your philosophy on life. As someone who disappears into the wilds in my own self built camper, so much of what you say and do resonates. And watching that piece come to life was an absolute privilege. Those are the kinds of vlogs I can watch all day. Stunning. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your work. Om shanti. Tracy and Moo the dog 🙂🙏
This is so sweet! Thank you so much 🥹🤍
@@Maddie.taylor 🥰🙏
Maddie, you are an amazing artist, cinematographer, and storyteller! I know there are times we lose interest in our passions and gifts god has bestowed to us, but I pray you will continue to follow your dreams and passions as you discover the journeys ahead of you. 🙏🏻 ❤️ 🌈 🚐
Love the sticker. Your art is so beautiful and well thought out. Love the stories your tell. Thank you for sharing your life. Oh and you are funny too. I appreciate that!
Just thought I'd pass this on... I always talk about you to my hubby - and show him parts of your videos - I call you the Flower Girl Vanlifer.... Today I showed him your sticker art and he didn't really understand the falls coming out the door. I told him that I think it symbolizes where your van can take you and how beautiful nature is. Keep it up Madddie❣
The intricacy of your artwork, especially the snake, is amazing. Very beautiful. Flying J may still have RV membership cards. They had them for us truck drivers, where when you had purchased so many gallons, usually 50, you could build up points to apply for free showers. Loved the waterfalls coming out of the van.
Really love your van sticker!
All I can say is that your work is amazing and beautiful and I love it 🥰 your a genius with your artistic talent please stay safe and enjoy your artistic work ❤❤❤❤
I just started getting into drawing and sketching. I’m learning and getting better. I hope to move on to painting soon.
All the beautiful things attach themselves to you, those graceful hands colour worlds. I watch you standing in the middle of a lake painting, your words bestow grace. Even light itself conform to you in a magnificent halo.
The trees leaves whisper your name in a gust of wind, the flowers bow their head at sight. Mother nature embrace you wherever you go. Seeing makes believe in, and i am a believer.
The world is a painting at your feet.
You are a beautiful soul!
What a wonderful video!!! Thank you!
Nice use of your time and talent. Your artwork is wonderful.
That sticker is SO COOL! I hope you show us the results when you get them back from the printer. Thanks!
You are wonderful and your art is wonderful.
Thank you for sharing you beautiful gift with us💕
Beautiful work!
Yes be easy on yourself, strain and anxiety cannot bring flow. Just let go of expectations and be as joyful as you can be. And follow your intuition! You make great art be it watercolor or vlog.
Just keep on being yourself ❤👍🤙
Love ALL your videos. ❤ Thank you for taking us on your journeys. 😊
Maddie - loved this video A LOT 🥰🥰🥰 beautiful painting especially the sticker - the concept is out of this world - loved it / loved it lots - all the very best to your future 💕💕🙏🙏❤️❤️
Maddie, your art is so beautiful! Tell me, do you use Sakura Pigma Micron pens? (I don't, for painting in oils with a palette knife), but your other talent is producing highly emotive video content that hits the heart to draw us in and keep appreciating your work. My daughters and I love you. Keep doing what you are doing so brilliantly - and may you get more people to join your channel. _Loving hugs_ ~Wendi, Annabelle, Molly and Pennykins
Yes, I use pigma microns! I love them :) This comment is so sweet, thank you for your loveliness as always, Wendi, 🤍 and hi Annabelle, Molly, and Pennykins! I hope you are all having a wonderful October :)
You are such a lovely spirit.
The bloop of noticing the clouds… so relatable.. haha😂
Such intricate work! I’m not surprised it takes many hours to finish. Your work is a delight. I’m positive you can make a living with your art! Have you discovered Mini Small on RUclips? She’s a full time artist. Her work is lovely. Much of her income is commissioned, but her self inspired work is quite compelling. It’s nice to see her videos, sharing what it’s like to study technique or the business side of her work. I really enjoyed this video. Kudos to you for making this talent a priority!
This was the inspiration I needed today. I was being hard on myself because I have so much I want to complete today, yet I seem to be procrastinating.
Once I get started, I'll get into the groove of it, and who knows how much I'll get done.
Hope you're doing well.
Thanks for your help.
I'm not an artist so watching your process is so interesting to me. I love the flower bonanza on the sticker design...it really reflects you! PS. You look beautiful in the dress at the end.
You are an amazing artist, Maddie. What a beautiful lifestyle you've created. I look forward to your videos every week. I sometimes, like today, wait to watch until the evening, when my day is over and I can savor it. This was so beautiful and so relaxing. Thanks, Maddie!
Love it, absolutely love it 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
ahhhh....that wonderful voice of yours!! you art is wonderful...I enjoy seeing the process of creating...for it makes the appreciation of your works more enjoyable.....you are the best and personally you timing for the release of your videos are always perfect for me as I deal with the stress of my life at this time ..thank you Maddie!!
I’m so glad they get to you in good time! Thank you for your kind words, and for coming back each week 🌸
OMG you did so well! The detail on the rattlesnake is amazing! The van sticker is unbelievable! Taking a week to complete those pieces was well worth it. Will there be other stickers of the van?
This comment makes me so happy, thank you 🥹 I think there will be more stickers of the van down the line, yes! I just have so many ideas I want to try 🙈
@@Maddie.taylor your paintings are great, your vibe seems awesome, & you motivated me to someday get my own mobile home/ detailing business 🙏🏼❤️
Those turned out really great, Maddie! Don’t fret about being prolific with your art. It’s better to work all week and have one thing that you are really proud of, as opposed to having done 4 or 5 things that are just so-so.
Beautiful!!! The snake and flowers are sublime, and the van sticker... delicate, whimsy, & transcendent in capturing & connecting with, the beauty around you. :)
Your artwork, sticker and videos are so creative--and lovely!
Maddie, your digital van sketch with the waterfall is gorgeous ❤❤ I love that you’re working on your art.
Your videos get more beautiful each time and I love your rattlesnake painting. Wow!
Art isn't about getting sh*t done in a certain time. It's about letting your feelings flow and look where things turn out. Your art is AMAZING! It inspires me and I was really in a flow state watching your video. Keep up the good spirit
Awww, finding flowstate through my videos?!? So stinkin’ sweet- thank you ☺️
Great work! Love your art and vids. Keep it up! Peace
Your first sticker came out beautifully. I am an elementary art teacher and formal full-time RV er that really envies the wonderful freedom you have, enjoy.
Maddie, you are yourself is a beautiful piece of art too. I liked how you resisted on pressure of time and let it flow as its own pace with its own natural way.
What patience you have, what beauty you create!
Love your videos.
Wow Maddie! You are so talented. LOVE your work!
Your work’s so beautiful. As a former studio art major, I’m really impressed with what you completed during the challenge - so many artists would need longer to do those pieces. Speaking of, how can people order prints? I can’t figure it out from the RUclipss or insta….
Hey there! I currently offer prints to patreons, however, if you dm me on Instagram we can do a private sale! Thank you for the support ☺️🤍
Where do we go to order those prints?
Both pieces are so beautiful ❤ I loved watching your process and perseverance x
Love your art videos. What a talent you are!
I absolutely love both the rattle snake and the sticker.
14:01 is the prettiest scene i ever see.
Congrats on completing the challenge! The artworks are beautiful :)
My favorite video so far!!! Love your artwork, would love to see display of your prints. Thank you for being you and sharing yourself with us!
My weekly meditation. ❤️
I would definitely like to purchase a sticker when I can. I will put it on November's must have items to buy. Your art is very detailed, the water colors mixed like potions as you create magic images that jump off the page. Beauty surrounds you Maddie and now you create magic stills and enchanting videos. I look forward to everyone.
Thank you so much, Cynthia! It means so much to me 🥲
What a beautiful video, Maddie. Your art is absolutely amazing. ❤️
The bloopers crack me up! You’re doing a great job!
You're a great artist!
What a spectacular view…thank you for sharing this with us ❤🎉😊
An incredibly magical video Maddie, I'm glad you let go of the attachment you had to "producing" and just went with your flow in the moment. I find if I let go of the end result, whatever I'm working on is so much more enjoyable.. such great growth here, thank you for sharing ❤️
Your patience is amazing I had my hair every little scale on your snake. And the Vin sticker is adorable it is you.💙💙
Great job young lady! This was one of my favorite videos I’ve watched on RUclips Thank you so much! 😊
Lovely. Enjoyed the painting process.
As always Maddie your videos are amazing! You have such great talent in your art and also the way you narrate your videos. How we we buy one of your paintings and also a sticker. I would love to represent your channel on my car
I LOVE how your sticker turned out!!!! And your snake painting was beautiful as well!!
I love your work , it makes me want to start water painting again. I haven't done any painting in almost years! And your sticker like all your work is just WOW awesome!!✌️💜🌻
Please do THIS MORE!!!! !!!! This really you!!!! I want a Snake!!!!
Amazing work Maddie!
I'm impressed with your art work! You are talented! It was fun watching this video. I was in Central Oregon, 9/08 - 9/14 (LaPine SP, Newberry Volcanic NM Lava Visitor Center and Paulina Lake, High Desert Plains Museum, followed by Crater Lake NP/Mazama Campground). The first days were very smokey due to the fires. CLNP was amazing! Those calderas are extraordinarily beautiful. I hope you also had a chance to explore CLNP in addition to doing your art.
Which book of the Mistborn series were you listening to? I recognized the voice and Vin being mentioned but it was such a short snippet to figure out where you were in the story.
Your art work is amazing! I wish I had that talent, I'm always so jealous of those that do. Maybe when I'm living in my short bud I can focus on it more. I enjoy your videos so much! It gives me hope for what may come once I'm on the road myself.
I’m on book three: hero of ages! It’s so good- I have about 8 hours left! I still think name of the wind/the wise man’s fear by P. Rothfuss take the cake for my favorite fantasy series though (always waiting for news about book 3 🙈) thank you for the lovely compliment, and I hope you get after it! 🌸
oh joy! oh perfect! what a delightful time together you give us here. so nice to see you working and commenting on your subjects, your art, your internal experience and your evolution through each piece. always sweet and easily thoughtful. a pleasure being with you. thanks!!
Thank you so, so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it! This one means a lot to me :)
I hope you find the right balance of peace and social interaction; if it exists, perfection in both is ephemeral. Beautiful art, as always! :)
Oh my gosh, Maddie, you are so talented! I think we all have this ideal where art is some naturally ocurring gift bestowed upon us by the fates instead of the reality that sometimes it’s really hard and exhausting work. I think you did a lovely job showing us both sides of that! And sticker art is really tough, you need to get across so much in such a tiny space. We have our first sticker already but have plans for more and keep setting them aside because the ideas just haven’t truly landed yet.
Thank you, my friend!!! As always, i really appreciate your support. :) maybe we’ll swap stickers one of these days!
The sticker turned out amazing 😻
Great choice of music ... Peter Sandberg - Dismantle ...
Finally! A van vid about artists and their work instead of van talk just van talk..
Very lovely video and beautiful art. Very appreciated 🤍
I love this! Great van set up, nice job on the artwork and the filming of it. I'm an artist about to head out on a huge trip and decided to start making travel videos too. This is very inspiring. I love how you integrate the artwork into your travel/vanlife story.