We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Kylie Sivley. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Kylie below.

Kylie , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?

I am a full-time creative artist and teacher. I use private and public art classes and paint parties to supplement slower selling months as a commission artist. From day one, my art business journey started small and ambitious as a collegiate high-school student, getting my visual arts associates degree from College of the Mainland. I sold pieces to family friends and vended at local outdoor markets while waiting tables. After I graduated with my BFA with minors in Art History and Education from the University of Houston Clear Lake I began to dedicate more time into creating, vending, and marketing in the hopes of getting my work in front of larger audiences. Now, I have a wide range of creative abilities to help me fit into multiple niche markets simultaneously. Aside from teaching art class with UHCL Art school for Children and paint classes for Paint the Town, I fill my schedule with time to paint or photograph my next project or booking. Commissions and clients come in many different forms. They can be acrylic paintings, digital logos, performance/event photography, book illustrations, as well as through gallery, website, and social media sales. I think something that might have sped up the process would have been for me to market my skills better and to create originals, stickers, and prints for all price ranges!

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I grew up with creative parents and grandparents, so expressing through art happened often in my family. In 9th grade, I completed what I consider to be my first finished work as an artist. Today, I mostly create original paintings, digital illustrations, and long exposure light paintings for various clients and gallery showings. I love bringing client ideas to life and making art dreams happen for people and the spaces they inhabit. I am most proud of my ability to take risks and tackle almost any subject. I’ve molded my skill set to be as adaptive as I need to be to create what a client might have in mind for our collaboration!

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

I’m on a mission to create works of art that embody my abilities and represent a specific place in time throughout my life. Each photograph, painting, and illustration is a space holder in a larger context of how far I have come as an artist and how much I still have to learn. I often create pieces rooted in experimentation and fascination with a subject/motif, both are products of my education, surroundings, privileges, media, thoughts, and emotion well being when the work of art was created. My life’s work is the culmination of everything I’ve ever attempted to express through the visual arts.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is inspiring others to create and consume art in their daily lives. Art is an essential aspect in any culture and I feel grateful for the opportunity to create my own additions to Artworks of modern society.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://prismaticexpressions.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prismaticexpressions/
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Image Credits

Courtney Maulding and @mithic_media