The Thriving Artist Podcast

Stephanie Birdsall is a painter who has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London and the National Arts Club in New York. She has received over 60 awards in national and international juried exhibitions, including Best in Show at the Bridgeport Museum of Arts and Science, and her work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of the Everglades. When she isn’t traveling to paint en plein air, she teaches painting workshops and is the producer of two DVDs on painting.On Belonging to a Painting Group“When you’re around master painters, you can’t help but learn from them, but it’s really about putting in the miles, getting the work done.”“When Richard invited me to join the Putney Painters, that was a massive confidence boost because it meant that what I was doing was real.”“When you have support and people believe in what you’re doing—and that can come from a painting group—that makes a difference.”Finding the Right Representation“One thing I say