Creative Coaching

Personalized Guidance
for Every Journey

Whether you’re struggling with creative blocks, trying to develop your artistic skills, or navigating a creative career, I offer one-on-one coaching tailored to your unique goals and challenges.

Unlike courses that follow a set curriculum, coaching gives you personalized attention, real-time feedback, and a customized roadmap designed specifically for you.

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THE COACHING DIFFERENCE

Why Choose One-on-One Coaching Over Classes?

Classes teach you what to do. Coaching helps you actually do it. Here’s how personalized coaching creates breakthroughs that self-paced learning can’t.

It’s About
YOU

Your coaching sessions are built around your specific goals, challenges, and creative blocks—not a pre-determined curriculum. We focus on exactly what you need, when you need it.

Real-Time
Feedback

Get immediate guidance on your work, your mindset struggles, and your creative decisions. No waiting for answers or wondering if you’re on the right track because I’m right there with you.

Accountability
That Works

It’s easy to let courses pile up unwatched. Coaching gives you dedicated time, regular check-ins, and someone invested in your progress. You’ll actually follow through because you’re not doing it alone.

Personalized
Solutions

We don’t waste time on generic lessons that don’t apply to you. Every session addresses YOUR creative blocks, YOUR artistic goals, YOUR specific situation. You get exactly what you need, nothing you don’t.

What We Can Work On Together

These are just starting points. Your coaching sessions are completely customized to what YOU need. Come with a specific challenge or a general feeling of being stuck and we’ll figure it out together.

Watercolors can be tricky for even well seasoned painters let alone beginners. Together, we’ll focus on what YOU need to grow. Learn to embrace watercolor’s unpredictable, flowing nature. Conquer layering, brushwork, color mixing, and more.

But this isn’t about copying my style or anyone else’s. We’ll work on developing YOUR artistic voice, finding what excites you, and building technical skills that support your vision.

Strong drawing skills are the foundation for everything else in art. We’ll cover whatever you need, from basic shapes and perspective to gesture drawing, storytelling, and character development.

I’ll help you move past the frustration of ‘I can’t draw’ to creating work you’re proud of. We’ll work on observation skills, understanding form and light, and translating what you see onto paper. Whether you want to draw realistically, develop a cartoon style, or create abstract work, we’ll build the skills that support your artistic goals. You’ll also learn how to practice effectively so you continue growing long after our sessions end.

Hand lettering combines art and communication in a uniquely satisfying way. We’ll work on developing your personal lettering style, understanding letter structure, creating consistent letterforms, and adding flourishes that feel authentically YOU.

Whether you want to create quote art, design logos, add lettering to your bullet journal, or offer lettering as a service, I’ll help you build those skills.

Making the jump to digital art can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. I’ll help you navigate the technical side (choosing software, understanding layers, using brushes effectively) while maintaining the organic, artistic feel you love.

Whether you’re a traditional artist wanting to go digital, or a digital artist wanting to smooth out your workflow, we’ll create a learning path that makes sense for you. You’ll discover how digital can enhance rather than replace your traditional practice.

This is where real transformation happens. We’ll tackle the voice in your head that says art is irresponsible or that you’re not good enough. I’ll help you identify what’s actually holding you back, whether it’s fear of failure, feeling like creativity is selfish, or comparing yourself to others.

Together we’ll develop strategies to push through resistance, build sustainable creative habits, and give yourself permission to make art without guilt. I know these struggles intimately, and I know how to help you break free from them.

Turning your creativity into a career requires more than just artistic skill. I’ve built a business from 12 Instagram likes to $180,000 a year, and I can help you navigate your own path.

We’ll work on whatever stage you’re at. Pricing your work, finding clients, building an audience, creating multiple income streams, managing the business side, or deciding if a creative career is right for you. I’ll share what worked for me (and what didn’t), help you avoid common pitfalls, and create a sustainable plan that doesn’t lead to burnout.

Sometimes you need an outside perspective from someone who understands both the creative and professional sides of art. I’ll review your portfolio with fresh eyes and give you honest, constructive feedback on what’s working and what isn’t.

We’ll discuss how to present your work effectively, which pieces to include (or remove), how to show your range without being scattered, and how to position yourself for the opportunities you want. Whether you’re applying to schools, pursuing freelance work, seeking gallery representation, or building an online presence, I’ll help you create a portfolio that opens doors. You’ll leave with a clear action plan for strengthening your body of work.

Feeling stuck in your artistic practice? Ready to push beyond your comfort zone but not sure how? Let’s explore where you want to go next and create experiments to get you there.

We’ll work on developing your unique artistic voice, exploring new techniques or mediums, solving creative problems in your current work, or breaking through plateaus. I’ll help you identify what makes your work distinctly yours and how to evolve that further. This is about growth, exploration, and discovering new creative possibilities. You’ll learn to trust your artistic instincts while developing the technical skills to bring your vision to life.

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Stop putting off your creative happiness – book a call with Shelby for immediate, targeted support.

Work with Shelby directly — focused sessions, all about you, just what you need to move you toward the creative life you crave.

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Sound Familiar?

Overwhelmed

You have creative ideas and passion, but you’re drowning in decisions. Should you draw or paint? Which project first? By the time you decide, your creative time is gone and you’re back to responsibilities.

Stuck

You’ve been at the same skill level for months or years. You practice, but you’re not seeing progress. You don’t know what to work on next or how to break through your current plateau.

Directionless

You want to create, but you don’t know where to focus your energy. You’ve tried following tutorials, but nothing sticks. You need someone to help you find YOUR path, not just follow someone else’s.

Invisible

You’re creating work, but no one’s seeing it. You don’t know how to share your art confidently, price your work, or turn your creativity into income. You need guidance on the business side.

Guilty

Art feels irresponsible. You struggle to give yourself permission to create when there’s always something more ‘productive’ to do. You need someone who understands that creativity isn’t selfish, it’s essential.

Alone

You’re on this creative journey by yourself. Friends and family don’t really get it. You want someone who understands the struggle, celebrates your wins, and guides you through the challenges.

If you saw yourself in any of these, coaching can help. I’ve experienced every single one of these struggles on my own journey from abandoning art to building a thriving creative career. Let me help you find your way through.

Let’s Work Together

Shelby Abrahamsen

Foxsy Co-Founder

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Giving in to Irresponsible Art

Hi, I’m Shelby. I used to be that kid who couldn’t put down a crayon, drawing on everything including my homework (sorry, teachers). But somewhere along the way, I let fear and doubt convince me that art was “childish” and “irresponsible.” So I did what so many of us do – I abandoned the thing that made me feel most alive.

For years, I told myself creativity was a waste of time while quietly dying inside. I convinced myself that being “productive” meant killing the part of me that needed to create. But here’s what I discovered after years of creative starvation: art isn’t frivolous – it’s essential to who we are as humans.

Now, as a full-time artist, I’m here to tell you that the voice saying you’re “not artistic enough” or “too old to start” is lying to you. Everyone has that creative spark – yes, even you. Sometimes it just takes the right tools and a little permission to let yourself be “irresponsibly” creative again.

That’s exactly what I’m here to help you do.

Personalized Guidance
for Every Journey

THE COACHING DIFFERENCE