✵ STUDIO VLOG ✵ PAINTING A STOOL, MINI PAINTINGS, :-) 

You always find the best ways to jump in and out of your vlogs. It’s just like hanging out with your friend during a studio class :-).

I have the same feeling, definitely need to find the 'joy' in painting again and doing it with love not just to do it. I hope you feel over it soon, and me! I don't have any advice either, but burn out can be super draining... fingers crossed for us both

Oh the stool is so cute.

I work an admin job 8-5 everyday, so I have a small window of time to make art...most of the time, I don't end up painting when I get home because of that "limited time" pressure. Then it sometimes causes me to resent art in a way. Does that make sense? Anyway, now flipping the coin to what you are experiencing...even though you are an artist and you're making art, there is this..."limited time" in which you have to do these things, yet still find a way to create something for you. As much as it sucks, I am comforted to know that others struggle with this balance. Whether it's trying to create after you work at an office job, or trying to find time to create just for yourself after long day of being a full time artist, the truth is...it's hard! But luckily, there's a kick ass art community cheering each other on, and sharing their experiences, too. Thank you for this vlog!

You're doing SO well Leigh! Not many people balance full time work, patreon, social media, private creative time, social time, caring for furry and feathery friends, watering plants regularly + being cute every single day so imo you're killing it. Perhaps it might help to remember that your audience adores you and appreciates your work no matter what, so even when you feel like you're not delivering your best or that you're not enjoying it, there's no pressure from us to 'do better' or 'enjoy yourself more because if its creative, it has to be fun'! No pressure when you're having a great time, and no pressure when you aren't. You can take your time to figure out what works best for you, and no one that really matters is going o complain about it xxxx p.s. the colour scheme of your bed linens is TOPS

I totally understand the feeling of having a passion > turning it into a business > passion part becomes a side-gig to the business part. You deserve to make the time you need, the clearing-out-a-few-hours for guiltless painting and experimenting, whatever the outcome. Even if we have to wait a bit longer for a video or a shop update, it's so important that you still find a way to do the stuff you love, rather than just grind on the business aspects.

Just sayin as one of your original art tier patrons, I’m obsessed with all of the ones you’ve shown here but I think I speak for a lot of us when I say your art is always worth the wait if ya gotta take extra time for yourself to get into the clear headspace to create. 🌱 Sorry about the art rut Leigh, plz take all the time you need, & wishing you all the good vibes!!! 🐯❤️

Try doing the mini paintings outside or just in a different environment - go to a gallery or museum and sketch. Another thing you can try is tapping your brush onto a stick and painting with the paper on the wall. Sounds odd but you might just need the reset.

This video actually brought me ~~super chill vibes and good times~~,so thank you for that ;) ! I haven't been able to make art in MONTHS, for some reason, but watching these chill studio vlogs makes me feel better. thank you!

You: Toadie, what do you think? Toadie: 👁👄👁

when I am in an Art Rut I like to do this exercise - a painting session where I do a series of paintings but I only give myself 2 or 5 minutes per painting. I will maybe do 10 - 15 paintings like this without a break. This helps me to find what feels good, without thinking to much (no time to think with this exercise). Also nice to do a session together with other people.

That 4 minute intro was a whole mood I needed.

I am LIVING for these more frequent videos 💛

Leigh’s videos make me so happy! I’m so glad she’s uploading more 🥺

It sometimes helps to switch to a completely different or unfamiliar medium and play around with it for a while. Kind of makes you focus more on the creative process than the art itself. That's my experience, at least.

These weekly vlogs have been amazing. They give me something to look forward to every week! 🤩 also I need info on Toadies neck pillow???

I feel so bad for you and am glad I'm from the future to report you went to Alaska and came back so exited and energized and made all sorts of art you liked. Love you...

Your intros are art on their own tbf.

Queen of studio vlogs just posted! 👑

lol i liked your outro, your videos are really cute and chill btw and i love your work ^_^ and i think being a paid artist can definitely feel like a grind, its weird balancing your mentality about it, i always go back and forth on it constantly even after working so long, actually probably especially after working in art for so long lol, i think it's amazing how consistent and hard working you are, it definitely shows and i hope you can feel proud of that, good luck on your house renovation i can't wait to see it!! 🏡

Love the little home reno updates!

I rlly wanna see how the renovation is going 👀👀👀👀

This is wayyyyy secondary to how much I love your vlogs and art, but I love the neck kerchief look lately! Very cool!

Omg u are spoiling us with content this month🤧🤧 the vibes do b really chill🙌💕

Yes the stool is super cute 💖💖

love your vlogs, soooo chill and inspiring. also love how much you reuse and buy second hand.

Your videos are keeping me going through this year 🥰🌈✨

Your videos are such a joy to watch, hang in there!

making matcha and vlogging while driving :') leigh is a real youtuber :') i'm so happy to witness this ♥️

What a great start into the day when I see another video of you!! 😊 And I know the feeling of not enjoying making art. I'm currently creating illustrations for a card game and the illustrations are supposed to be more simple and I'm not happy with the results at all... This takes away all the fun, too... 😭😭😭 Hopefully we'll get through this soon!! 🤞🏻❤️

Hahahaha your outro just made my day

aaah I love that stool! I think I understand how you feel. I had a similar experience when I was overwhelmed by freelance work and I couldn't relax and do art just for myself. Even if a deadline wasn't urgent, I couldn't stop and do other things because I thought that I had to invest my time and energy on clients' work, because THAT WAS THE PRIORITY. I hope you'll find a balance ❤️ Love your art and your videos! ❤️

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the fancy lens with the blurry background? Anyway these vlogs are now my official favorite, thank you Leigh.

omg i love the chairs!!

oh man a sweet toadie to win my heart at the beginning of the vlog

I paid good money to comment first! Thanks Leigh! 😈

I love the stool so much 😭 I think this year has really screwed with our creativity. I read something about how we've all used up our surge capacity dealing with high levels of stress this year. Now we're all questioning why we can't work at a 'normal' rate... But we're all dealing with so much STUFF, whether that's work or life or family or health, we don't give ourselves enough credit for what we have been achieving - i.e. like, managing to cope with the most bonkers year on record, lol. Anyway Leigh I love your videos and they've been one of the highlights of my 2020 ♥️ sending love xx

Woohoo! What a nice timing you posted this video! It’s lovely to chill watching your vlog after a long day. feels like hanging out with a friend! 😉

I love how you painted the stool! Thanks for sharing, I’ve felt similarly about art so often and it’s nice seeing successful artists feel the same way. Weed helps.

DOOD. Finishing work because I want it done, and not for the joy of making it. I feel this so hard rn. Thanks for sharing, I’m sorry you’re dealing with it as well but it’s oddly comforting knowing others are experiencing the same things.

Yes! I totally understand what you're saying about making art just to cross it off your list. I'm currently a junior in high school and I'm taking two art classes, both of which assign a lot of work. It's the worst because I feel like I don't know how to create under time pressure and all my creativity is gone. It's definitely something I need to work on throughout this year. If anyone has advice I'd love to hear it!

Yesss so happy for this!! And I’m so happy you showed herc!!! ❤️ he’s my favorite

Hang in there Leigh! You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your struggles

i'd love to see some more home reno stuff!!! :)

Your theory seems legit. You have a lot of projects going on that need your time and attention. They empty your cup. It's good practice even if you're not loving the finished works right now. You know, working consistent-leigh. I'll show myself out.

i absolutely LOVE those black and white acrylic paintings in the beginning!! i would totally buy a print or original! (please!)

Toady, harbinger of serotonin

Btw, if you´re planning on covering some other furniture in your house, I suggest you use Rust-Oleum colors. No priming, they are easily shabby-chich-able (which I personally dig) and you just need some finishing wax to set them. I painted a large cupboard in 2 hours, no biggie.

This is so relaxing I can't wait to have my own studio and just do the things that I love

Not feeling like there's time to make art just to make art is such a mood (and I hate it) 😭 I changed up my sleep schedule a few weeks ago so I could have an hour or two of fresh morning time to draw/create before being weighed down by everything I do and consume in a day. It's helped a lot with the enjoyment part, at least!

you are so amazing, i can understand completely that feeling, I have the same feeling right now.... I love the way you are so authentic and inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your artist life.

thanks for sharing your kind of art blockade ! I'm struggling with that too and it feels kinda good to hear this from you too ! Great idea though with the stool ! I'm thinking of painting mine too because I hate mine haha

Leigh: I found these stools, theyre like probably the stool youre imagining me: *imagines the frog chair but as a stool* Leigh: *gets the stools* me: .....mhm yup

wooo chill vibes. always here for that

Had good times. Thx Leigh!

LOL I literally have like one of those stools that I "borrowed" from college and just never returned................... :)

amazing

AAAA i missed your premiere but now I get to enjoy it many times over!! Thanks for joining my first premiere hehe :-) the colors on those chair legs are super juicy v nice ; - o I watched this vlog a second time with my mom and her interest peaked when you mentioned facebook marketplace bc she is also an active second hand home goods hunter!! Loved this vlog, thank you for blessing us with another video :^))

Had such a great time at the premiere Leigh, thanks for sharing some nice quality time with your fans. ☺️✨🎨⭐

I literally gasped and went YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY as soon as I saw there was a new vid

The bandanna neck tie is rad as heck

Fantastic. These look really good.

chill vibes AND good times yo ~~~

Now I want to get a wooden stool just to paint it and use it as a plant stand 🤷🏼‍♀️ FB marketplace here I come

The knivesmeow premiere was lit, I was so happy seeing you there!

I love how Toadie is totally stumped when you ask him a q. lol

wow another vlog? hahah good morning Toadie! I love the colors on your stool. ^6^ Have a great day Leigh, you've working so hard. ^^ Moving, cleaning, reno, filming and editing and working in your studio... wow. It took me 3 weeks to edit and upload one studio vlog... I just finished it this morning . haha BTW I am enjoying watching your old ones lately.. I love that part with your mom in it too. ^^

great job on the upload schedule queen

0:50 it’s the matcha whisk from the previous vlog! :)

Thanks so much for all these weekly vlogs, Leigh!! These have been so nice to unwind to and get some happy vibes from. 🥰❣️Also, are you excited for season 4 part 2 of Haikyuu starting this upcoming Friday? 👀🏐✨

I would do the same with the paint and stool, nothing goes to waste ❤️😀 loved this vlog

Love your videos 🥰 thank you for sharing!! Sometimes I feel the same, like 'forced' to draw just to complete the task, and it feels soooo forced 😱🙌🏻 I just try to take a step back and do admin work when I feel this way and draw when I really want to, but sometimes we have to force ourselves because of the deadlines.... 😱🙌🏻

im so happy we get more videos!!! and thank you for reminding me to make another business card order with moo

* watches Leigh water plants * * looks over at my unwatered plants *

Haha, I mean, I love this vlog, I love the stools.... but I think Toadie is so stunned by their awesomeness that he looks highly unimpressed at 6:49 while in reality he can barely hold in the exitement. xDD His expressions are the best. ;')

I have that same sound for text messages and for a sec I had to pause the video to check my phone. 🙄

Toadie matches the stool :) hahaha! He is so adorable!

Everytime I'm so sad I can't hit hat subscribe button more times. 🙈

I hit *like* as soon as I saw Toadie.

omg totally relate to "So I'm eating these grapes and they're kind of old but they look okay... hope I don't die!"

6:16 *when your doggo matches a stool ...* 💙🐶

Love to see it.

it´s crazy, sometimes it gets so overwhelming...today i tried making art for an hour and a half, and hated everything!!!!by then i was a bit sad and angry also...

hero 👏✨

I am loving these weekly vlogs!! 😍 I feel you on not having time to make art, my job is kicking my a$$ right now & I feel like my creativity is being drained & I hate that but oh well, such is life I guess... Hope you figure out a good balance soon! 😊 BTW Cant wait for the shop update & hopefully soon I will be able to join your patreon!!! 😍

Your content brings me so much joy! But honestly I wouldn’t notice if you skipped a week- I think everyone would understand if you spent some time focusing on home reno instead ♥️🍄♥️ you know taking a break from art and work recharges you to want to do it again!

Look at you bangin' out another vid for us!! Thank you! I know exactly what you're talking about, it sucks to hate the stuff you put out but "need" to get it done. It makes me sad bc I love everything you make lol. I'm no expert, and I'm sure you don't have the time, but maybe try pumping out a ton of stuff at once. Like a whole day's worth or 20 pieces or something. Like don't even think about it, don't look at it when your done. Just keep going and move on to the next one. Then take a step back and look what came of it. Maybe you just need to pump out a ton of crap to get to the few golden pieces. Good luck! Hope something works for ya! I'm interested to see what you figure out :)

Toadie is just like "meh~ I don't care, pet me better" ahaha *Toadiefan*

I have literally those same stools lol. my parents got them for 2 bucks at an auction. It seems like someone painted them gold and then black because where they've been scratched from being used outside on our deck theres gold showing through lol

very interested in the house reno

Was hoping Toadie would go on the stool.. you know.. to make it a toad(ie) stool.. Love your vids and that you laugh at yourself. PS, I'm a fellow Ohioan - I grew up 2 hrs north of cinci in Wapak. ok sick bye

Oof I'm feeling the art making bit right now. I'm trying to get my shop running and it's taking up all of my energy. I hope you'll be able to get a good rest/break soon!

YOUR FONT AND AUDIO ARE SO SICK AND PLEASING!!!!

where are ur blue light glasses from? they´re sickkkkkk :)

So great as per ushe (usge? how do u spell the abbriev of usually)? Wondering where you get your instrumental music from??

I'm sorry to hear you don't like your art at the moment, but I definitely relate, I don't like mine either. I just heard this theory that if you suddenly find yourself making a bunch of art you don't like, it might be because your taste for what good art is has elevated since the last time your made some changes to your art style. I hope this helped a little

This video *did* send me super chill vibes 😏

Where did you get your standing desk? Love your channel.

are you going to paint the studio walls sometime soon?

Hey! Super curious what editing software you use to edit your videos? It always stands out beautifully when I go through my youtubing spree.