It's A Bonny Old Life

Sep 08 2024 100 ep. 44 mins 16
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If you're a passionate Coloured Pencil Artist (or an aspiring one) who's looking to create their best work AND a joyful life you love, your'e in the right place because The 'It's A Bonny Old Life' Podcast helps to increase people's confidence, Share Coloured Pencil community experience and hope through fascinating personal stories - to champion the other amazing humans in Bonny Snowdon's personal, professional and membership community... all whilst supporting individuals to realise their dreams.

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Why Your Confidence Fluctuates as an Artist | Confidence and Mindset

Sep 08 2024 8 mins  
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 cons

Thoughts From the Drawing Board | You Never Know Where Life Will Take You

Aug 11 2024 7 mins  
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 keepin

Coloured Pencil Chronicles | New Offices, New Team Members, and a Fun Trip to London

Jul 28 2024 26 mins  
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 lar

Thoughts from the Drawing Board | Coming to Art Later in Life and Making a Living from Your Art

Jul 14 2024 53 mins  
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 th

Coloured Pencil Chronicles | New Tutorials, Business Ventures and Book Recommendations

Jun 30 2024 32 mins  
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

Interview with Katherine Wilmore | Plant Based Paintings Founder

Jun 16 2024 83 mins  
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

The Coloured Pencil Chronicles | Business Trip, New Members and the First Coloured Pencil Week

Jun 02 2024 9 mins  
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 talkin

How to Overcome Challenges as an Artist

May 19 2024 11 mins  
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 bloc

Coloured Pencil Chronicles | New Ignite Hub, Testing New Surfaces and Book Recommendations

Apr 28 2024 39 mins  
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 mont

The Story of a Full-time Artist | Coloured Pencil Chronicles

Apr 14 2024 23 mins  
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-