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The Artist Lounge: An Online Watercolor Membership to Help You Build a Consistent Art Practice
If you’ve been wanting to paint more consistently… but don’t know what to practice next… this is for you. Today I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes screen recording of The Artist Lounge, my online art membership hosted on Substack. Inside this post, you’ll see exactly what members receive, how the space is organized, and how simple it is to navigate.
What Is The Artist Lounge?
Before I show you a closer look, let me start with sharing what The Artist Lounge if you haven’t heard of it yet! It’s is a guided online art making membership designed to help you:
Build a consistent art practice
Improve your watercolor and sketching skills
Know exactly what to work on each month
Stay motivated and supported
Paint alongside me during live sessions
A place to connect with fellow artists
It’s basically a warm, focused creative space for artists who are ready to grow. I want to spend more time on my creative practice, so I created a space that I want to create in too!
What You Get as a Member
When you join as a paid member (either pay monthly, or annually), you receive:
1. Monthly Guided Practice Themes
Each month we focus on one clear creative direction. You’ll know exactly what to work on and why it matters. Giving you time and space to explore the theme that we present for that month and have that inspire your creative juices!
2. Downloadable PDF Guides
Step-by-step exercises, techniques, prompts, and structured practice plans along with traceables, direction and what to explore while we prepare for our live painting session together.
3. Live Art-Making Sessions
Once a month, we paint together in real time. We paint together and create based on that month’s theme. It’s a place to ask questions, and practice alongside me.
4. A Supportive Art Community
A private CHAT space where members share work, ask questions, and connect with other artists who understand the journey.
5. A Growing Resource Library
Access to past themes, lessons, and replays so you can revisit anything anytime.
How to Navigate The Artist Lounge (Step-by-Step)
In the screen recording above, I walk you through:
The homepage and current monthly theme
Where to find downloadable PDFs
How to access live session replays
How to scroll through past lessons
How to join the member chat
Everything is organized chronologically and by theme. You can access it on desktop or mobile. You log in, open the post and start painting! That simple.
Why Most Artists Struggle With Consistency
After teaching over 80,000 students, I’ve noticed something important:
It’s not talent that stops people. It’s uncertainty. You may be thinking; “What should I practice?”, “Am I working on the right things?”, “Why do I feel stuck?”, “Why can’t I stay consistent?”.
Without structure, motivation fades and we need art in our lives now more than ever. It’s a place to land, to be grounded, to spend some meditative time and lean into the beauty of creating art!
The Artist Lounge gives you a rhythm to follow so you don’t lose momentum.
And momentum is where confidence is built.
Who This Online Art Membership Is For?
This is for you if:
You want to improve your watercolor skills
You’re tired of starting and stopping
You want guidance instead of guessing
You want a creative space that feels calm and focused
You’re ready to take your art practice seriously
You want bit size, easy to approach ways to make art - not an entire course to dedicate time to
Whether you’re just starting or ready to grow beyond the basics, this space gives you direction without pressure.
Why Join Today?
Every month you wait is another month of saying:
“I’ll start soon.” What changes your art is not inspiration, it’s practice. Inside The Artist Lounge, you don’t have to figure it out alone. You show up. I guide you. We paint. You can join for one month and experience it for yourself and test it, explore what we’re working on and see if it’s where you want to spend more time.
If you’re ready to build a consistent art practice and grow your skills in a supportive space…
Join me inside The Artist Lounge today - we paint together every 3rd Tuesday of the month!
Let’s make your art practice intentional.
Keep creating, one brushstroke at a time,
Nicki x
