Artist Strong

Artist Strong ARTIST and ART Educator
I help self-taught artists improve skill & develop their unique artist voice. They feel like the artists they were always meant to be.

I help committed creatives go from feeling stuck,

👩🏻‍🎨 unsure of how yet another tutorial or paint-like-me class is going to help them achieve their goals,

🎨 wishing they spent more time in their studio,

🗣 to confidently expressing the ideas they imagine through their art,

which they are now happy to share with family and friends. And art is no longer merely a hobby or interest, it’s a way of life.

👩🏻‍🎨Art exhibited in short term exhibitions, including: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Smithsonian, Centre Phi in Montreal, and Tashkeel Gallery in Dubai.

🔎You can see more of my work or www.carriebrummer.com

🗣My personal artist practice is about elevating women, highlighting and addressing gender norms, and perfectionism. It’s recently even looked at the notion of motherhood and how it intersects with these issues.

✍️Periodic art juror - review applications for city of Houston, Calgary, and others
🧐IB Art Examiner - assess student portfolio work for International Baccalaureate Organization
📚Private art tutor - created private art history lessons focusing on women artists across history
🎨Course creator
🍫Dark Chocolate obsessed
🍪Cookie Monster
🪐Board Game Nerd (currently loving Terraforming Mars)

🎤I’m determined to empower every person interested in making art with the skills and mindset necessary to create the art their heart desires, not what society/perfectionist culture/other people tell us to believe.

🎯You can build your skill and develop your voice today by visiting www.artiststrong.com.

07/20/2026

Your first attempt isn’t enough information to judge an idea.

One sketch. One painting. One afternoon in the studio.
That’s not a pattern: it’s only one experiment!

I see artists give up on ideas far too early. They paint something once, it doesn’t match what’s in their head, and they move on convinced the idea wasn’t strong enough.

But original work isn’t always found in the first attempt.

It’s uncovered by asking,

“What happens if I change the composition? What if I crop it differently? What if I combine it with another reference? What if I simplify it? Exaggerate it? Change the lighting or point of view?”

That’s where your artistic voice starts to emerge.

Not by finding the perfect reference, but by learning how to develop an idea instead of copying one.

That’s exactly what I teach inside From Reference to Real. You’ll learn how to take a single reference or concept and generate multiple original directions from it, so you’re no longer relying on finding the “perfect” image before you can paint.

Because originality isn’t usually the result of a better idea: it’s the result of staying with an idea long enough to make it your own.

Link in bio or visit artiststrong.com/from-reference-to-real to learn more.

07/10/2026

Somewhere along the way, many artists were taught that using references was a shortcut.

That belief has caused more guilt than growth.
References don’t replace creativity, they support it!

What makes artwork original isn’t avoiding references: it’s the choices you make as you interpret them.

If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re “really” an artist because you use references, I hope this gives you permission to let go of that idea.

If you’re ready to learn a practical process for transforming references into original work, From Reference to Real is open now.

Visit my bio to learn more or head to artiststrong.com/from-reference-to-real

07/10/2026

This artwork began with a reference photo but it didn’t end there.

Along the way I changed the composition, simplified forms, made different color choices, and followed the story I wanted the artwork to tell.

That’s the part many artists never get taught.

Originality isn’t about pretending you didn’t use a reference:

It’s about knowing how to transform one!

Inside From Reference to Real, I walk you through the exact process I use so you can create artwork that feels like your own.

Link in bio or visit artiststrong.com/from-reference-to-real to learn more.

07/10/2026

A reference is simply information.

It can be:
• a photograph
• a person
• a still life
• a building
• a landscape
• another artwork
• your own sketches

References aren’t the finished artwork! They’re one of the many tools artists use to communicate an idea.

Learning how to move beyond copying and make creative decisions is the real skill.

That’s what From Reference to Real is designed to teach.

Learn more through the link in my bio or visit artiststrong.com/from-reference-to-real

This artwork began with a reference photo, but it didn’t end there.Along the way I changed the composition, simplified f...
07/10/2026

This artwork began with a reference photo, but it didn’t end there.

Along the way I changed the composition, simplified forms, made different color choices, and followed the story I wanted the artwork to tell.

That’s the part many artists never get taught.

Originality isn’t about pretending you didn’t use a reference:

It’s about knowing how to transform one.

Inside From Reference to Real, I walk you through the exact process I use so you can create artwork that feels like your own.

Link in bio or visit artiststrong.com/from-reference-to-real to learn more.

07/10/2026

The idea that “real artists don’t use references” has discouraged countless artists from developing their own voice.

The truth is that references have always been part of the creative process. Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy. Mary Cassatt drew from life and studied Japanese prints. Frida Kahlo worked from photographs. Amy Sherald stages and photographs her own references today.

The difference isn’t whether artists use references.
It’s how they use them.

If you’re ready to stop copying references and start transforming them into artwork that feels uniquely yours, that’s exactly what I teach inside From Reference to Real.

👉 Visit the link in my bio to learn more or visit artiststrong.com/from-reference-to-real

06/23/2026

Many artists avoid exploring an idea for too long because they’re afraid of being pigeon-holed.

So they:

Jump between subjects,
Switch styles constantly, or
Leave interesting ideas before they’ve fully developed them.

🚨 Consistency isn’t the same thing as limitation. 🚨

The artists who develop strong bodies of work learn how to:

➡️ stay with an idea longer
➡️ investigate themes
➡️ create variations
➡️ experiment within constraints
➡️ build connections between pieces
➡️ trust the process

Batching doesn’t trap your creativity.
It gives your creativity room to grow.

In my article, I share how batching can help you:
🛑 stop abandoning ideas too soon and
🏁 start uncovering what makes your work uniquely yours.

If you’ve ever thought:
“I don’t want all my art to look the same.”

This article was made for you.

✨ DM “Batching” to learn more

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