It's A Bonny Old Life

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny shares why your confidence can fluctuate as an artist. She talks about the four levels of competency and how this model helps us to understand the stages we go through when learning a new skill. She shares what each stage is and how you can apply it to your art journey. Bonny then talks about the cycle of learning and how we’re constantly moving through these stages as we tackle new challenges as well as sharing some tips for your journey as an artist! To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny talks about how you never know where life will take you. Bonny shares some of her life and her journey to becoming a full-time artist, from being told she wasn’t good enough to be an artist at 17 years old, to now having grown her art business and teaching over 4000 students across the world. She talks about the importance of keeping an open mind, being resilient, and building your confidence and self-belief as you don’t know where you could end up. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of July. Bonny shares some of the incredibly exciting events of July including moving into her new offices, welcoming her daughter Maisy into the team and a trip down to London with her sister and sons.  She also talks about the drawings she’s been working on including a vibrant human portrait and a large commission piece, as well as sharing some of the upcoming tutorials, workshops and some exciting plans and projects for the future. If you’d like to watch this podcast in a video format you can do so here. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny talks about her experience of coming to art later in life and how she has made a living from her art. Bonny shares how she discovered her love for coloured pencils, how she started commissions, and her timeline and plan to becoming a full-time artist. As well as talking about pricing and the importance of having a pricing structure that will allow you to earn a living from your art. She discusses marketing and the use of social media to help increase brand awareness as well as sharing how she got into teaching and some tips for if you’re wanting to start your own art business. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here.  Please note this recording is from a few years ago and therefore a few time references may be out of date.

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of June. Bonny shares some exciting developments in the business, talks about her upcoming pet portrait business course that she has started working on and her trip to Amsterdam to see Esther Hicks. She also shares the drawings she has been working on recently including a couple of new tutorials, a commission and what she has coming up. Bonny also shares a couple of book recommendations for what she has been enjoying reading recently. If you’d like to watch this podcast in a video format you can do so here. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It’s A Bonny Old Life, Bonny sits down with artist and founder of Plant Based Paintings Katherine Wilmore. Katherine talks about the journey she has taken and the different artistic paths she has explored. Bonny and Katherine discuss the evolution of selling art online, the importance of building an email list and using social media. They offer advice to other artists and stress the importance of learning from others’ successes and mistakes, as well as maintaining a focus on personal growth and development. To find out more about Katherine Wilmore, visit her Facebook page here, her Instagram here and the Plant Based Paintings website here. If you are looking to go bold with colour at home, Kat’s free colour guide is available here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of May. Bonny talks about her business trip to San Francisco at the start of the month, including getting to meet one of her favourite authors. She also discusses her very first Coloured Pencil Week, how her and her team navigated it, shares some little hiccups when it came to new technology! As well as talking about the lovely new members who joined Ignite, what’s currently on her drawing board and some of the exciting things she has coming up in June. If you’d like to watch this podcast in a video format you can do so here. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny shares some tools to help you overcome challenges as an artist. She shares some of the challenges she has faced as a coloured pencil artist, from struggling with the ‘ugly stages’ to finding herself losing interest, she discusses how she overcame them. Bonny also discusses some different tools to help you get past those brain blocks, those knocks in confidence and feeling like you don’t have the skills to do it, so you can get your art back on track and back to the pure joy of drawing. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of April. Bonny shares the exciting arrival of the new Ignite Video Hub and all the fantastic upgrades it has had so that her members can have the best possible experience.  She also discusses the announcement of her upcoming Coloured Pencil Week, talks about the drawings she has been working on this month and shares some book recommendations that she has read recently.  To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here.

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny shares her story of becoming a full-time artist. Bonny shares how she became a full-time artist, by making her drawing a priority, believing in herself, making a business plan, and most importantly continuing to develop and work on herself. She discusses the ways she has made her commission business successful, shares the key to long-term success, pricing your artwork and some of the traps it’s easy to fall into when taking on commissions. She talks about her marketing plan, the importance of delegating, and how she has avoided burn out. Bonny also discusses how she started teaching people to draw with coloured pencils, what a typical day for her now looks like and her goals.To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here.

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of March. Bonny shares how the month was kicked off with the amazing event that is her Great British Art Party which, this time, was held up in Edinburgh at a beautiful hotel. She also talks about heading back to Norway for a cruise holiday, getting to see the northern lights, go husky sledging and having the unfortunate experience of seasickness! All before arriving home to the arrival of a new sauna that she can’t use, starting a new hobby and starting a new commission drawing. It's all in this episode! To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny answers some frequently asked questions. She shares her favourite surface to draw on, pencils and eraser to use, and which sharpener she loves for a “lazy artist”. She explains some of their qualities, what makes them her favourites, how she uses them, and why she recommends them to other coloured pencil artists for their drawings. She also talks all about Pastemat, including the differences between Pastelmat board and sheets, the type of surface it is, the different colour options and how you can purchase it. If you’d like to watch this podcast in a video format you can do so here. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of February. Bonny talks all about her holiday with her children, sharing some of the many activities they did, including staying at the Ice Hotel in Sweden, riding snowmobiles and husky sledding in Finland, and seeing the Northern Lights in Norway. She also shares the art projects she has been working on, including a new commission piece, a new tutorial for her Ignite Membership, and the progress they’re making on their Kingfisher which she’s drawing in Art Club. She also mentions a very short but cute upcoming tutorial, which will be available in the next couple of weeks for her Ignite Members. She discusses the upcoming Great British Art Party which is taking place on 8th March in Edinburgh and how excited she is, as well as her future travel plans. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny shares her number one piece of advice for anyone who wants to start an art business. She explains how the most important aspect of running a business isn’t something most people would think of and how good marketing, a great business plan or being able to understand your figures, while all important, aren’t the most important things. Bonny explains that you're the most important aspect of running a successful art business, discusses why this is the case, and shares some of the ways you can become the best version of yourself and run your own thriving art business. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of January.   Bonny shares some of the exciting planning going on for her next Great British Art Party in Edinburgh in March, including sorting out the goodie bags and searching for an image for the draw-along.   She also talks about the welcoming of lots of new Ignite members this month as the Ignite Membership opened its doors to a new cohort. She discusses how fabulous it has been to see the new members start their journeys and how supporting everyone has been in the community.   Bonny also shares some of the exciting events coming up including a new freebie, a new Ignite Members’ Exhibition, and a new coaching course which has just started as part of the Ignite Membership.   To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here and find out more about the Great British Art Party here.

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny shares some of the best ways to price your artwork. Bonny shares her 8-step way to determine your pricing strategy and shares how she priced her artwork when she first started. She discusses some of the factors to consider when it comes to pricing such as your skill level, or your confidence and how these factors might affect your pricing. She goes on to share multiple methods for pricing your work and a good technique for how to go about raising your prices so that you can go away feeling confident with your pricing strategy and how you will progress. She also debunks some of the common myths surrounding selling your art and shares how powerful the technique of visualisation can be to make the pricing of your artwork feel a little less daunting and leave you feeling confident with your pricing. To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of 2023. Bonny shares some of the exciting things that have happened in her Ignite Membership this year including more human portraits, gaining lots of lovely new members, and seeing her member’s amazing creativity, progress, and achievements. She also talks about some of the travel she has been able to do this year and all the fantastic people she got to meet on her business trip to Nashville and at her first in-person event, since 2020, down in Stratford-upon-Avon. She shares how lovely it is to feel like you truly belong in a community and why that's such a big and important part of her own Ignite community To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny shares why your goal for the New Year should be to be more creative. She talks about how we often hear people saying they don't have time to do the things they want to do and explains how this is often just an excuse. She shares how once you learn to prioritise, we all have time to do the things that will bring us joy and that we really want to do.  She also discusses some of the little changes she made to her life to ensure she was prioritising her art when she was working a full time job, juggling kids, animals and all the extra jobs in life, but also how she has never looked back! To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny looks back on the events of November. Bonny shares some of the drawings she has been working on this month, including a new tutorial for her Ignite members and explains how this month she has changed the formatting of her tutorials to help provide more options for her students. She also shares some of the exciting tutorials she has planned for the new year. She also talks all about the biggest event of November, her Great British Art Party! She discusses how she came up with idea, all the planning that went into the event, and the wonderful experience she had on the day, as well as sharing some exciting news about the next one! To keep up with Bonny's coloured pencil life, make sure you're following her on social media. You can find her on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also sign up to her weekly newsletter for regular tips and inspiration here. 

In this episode of It’s A Bonny Old Life, Bonny is joined by Watercolour Artist and Teacher, Richa Aggarwal. Richa talks about what caused her to make the career change from dentist to full-time artist, and her membership where she teaches her members to paint in watercolour through florals. As well as discussing how valuable being part of a membership is and the benefits of all being on the same journey with the support and guidance of each other. She also shares some wonderful words about what’s actually important when it comes to creativity and explains why the journey is what we should be focusing on, not the finished product, and talks all about mindset and setting boundaries in life to ensure you have time for what matters. To find out more about Richa Aggarwal, you can find her on her Instagram here, Facebook here, and YouTube here.