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Tips for Everyday Art with Brooke Morales

Explore how small creative efforts keep a daily art habit alive, and how to build your toolkit for different occasions in this live demo with California-based designer and nature journaler Brooke Morales!

Tips for Everyday Art with Brooke Morales

Wednesday, May 6th from noon–1pm Pacific

Join us online on Wednesday, May 6th at noon Pacific for our live demo, Tips for Everyday Art with Brooke Morales! Join live on YouTube or watch a recording on our Demos page afterwards.

In this live demo, we’ll explore how small creative efforts keep a daily art habit alive. Brooke will share how she has maintained a daily art habit for the past 4+ years and how to make art accessible and approachable even on busy days. Learn how to decide what to draw, and ways to build your toolkit for different occasions—from field and studio brushes, to easels and bags. Brooke will share how simplifying your supplies can make it easier to sketch wherever you are. We’ll also explore simple strategies for getting started, even when inspiration feels distant. We hope to see you there!

What to Bring

For this demo, Brooke recommends bringing:

  • Sketching tools: Drawing instrument(s) of your choice, such as a pencil, pen, marker, or colored pencils.

  • Paper: Watercolor paper if folks want to paint along, else, any other paper of choice is fine.

  • Brushes: Water brush or a regular paint brush with clean water.

  • Extras: Old sock, cloth, or paper towel to dab/clean brush.

Here are the reference photos Brooke shared for this demo!

About Brooke

Brooke Morales is a designer, writer, and watercolor artist based in California. She is the creator of Life Noticed, a website where she shares inspiration for intentional creativity through nature journaling and art, with a focus on mindfulness and building meaningful habits. Her work encourages slowing down, noticing the everyday, and cultivating sustainable creative practices that fit real life. See more of Brooke's work on her Instagram page.
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