--- product_id: 109454604 title: "The Artist's Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity (The Art Of The Possible Series Book 1)" price: "¥665" currency: JPY in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/109454604-the-artists-journey-bold-strokes-to-spark-creativity-the-art store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Artist's Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity (The Art Of The Possible Series Book 1) **Price:** ¥665 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Artist's Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity (The Art Of The Possible Series Book 1) - **How much does it cost?** ¥665 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/109454604-the-artists-journey-bold-strokes-to-spark-creativity-the-art) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Feeling stuck, uninspired, or haunted by unfinished canvases? You’re not alone. Most artists wonder, “Do I really have what it takes?” But what if you could finally break through doubt, unleash your creativity, and make art that feels truly alive? The Artist’s Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity By Nancy Hillis, M.D. #1 bestselling, award-winning guide—over 20,000 copies sold worldwide. Named “One of the Best Creativity Books of All Time” by BookAuthority. → Order now and get a FREE companion Video Training Series: “Start Painting With Confidence.” (Details inside the book—limited-time bonus) This book is for every artist who’s… Struggling to get started (or finish) Tired of playing it safe and making formulaic art Longing to feel ALIVE and courageous in the studio again Battling self-doubt or the voice that says, “You’re not good enough” Order today and you’ll also receive: Exclusive access to Nancy’s “Start Painting With Confidence” video workshop—a practical, inspiring training designed to help you break free from hesitation, get into your studio, and just PAINT. (Bonus details inside your book copy—no extra cost.) Inside, You’ll Discover: The simple mindset shift that melts creative paralysis The “secret studio practice” that unlocks new bursts of inspiration—even if you haven’t felt creative in years Game-changing techniques to move beyond perfectionism and experiment boldly How to quiet the inner critic and trust your own voice—so you finally make art that’s personal, meaningful, and unmistakably yours What Artists Are Saying: “I love, love, love The Artist’s Journey. This is the best book I’ve ever seen to believe in yourself and dive into painting. I read the book over and over and give it to all my friends.” — Verified desertcart Reviewer “This book changed how I see myself as an artist. I finally feel free to experiment.” — Reader Written by a Stanford-trained psychiatrist and master abstract artist, Dr. Nancy Hillis. Nancy’s workshops and books have inspired thousands of artists to overcome fear and unlock authentic self-expression. Book Bonus: Order today and get instant access to the “Start Painting With Confidence” Video Training Series, absolutely free. Your bonus access details are included with your book purchase—see inside for instructions. Don’t put off your art—or your dreams—another day. Say yes to the journey and discover the bold, alive version of yourself that’s been waiting to emerge. Get your copy of The Artist’s Journey today and claim your free video workshop. [Buy the Book + Free Video Series] Review: INCREDIBLE book with so many ideas. - But the thought behind Nancy's theory is to learn to understand yourself and what makes you unique. This includes learning to trust yourself and even use those fears and doubts you have in your paintings. She teaches that you first have to know yourself but go deeper, allow yourself to remove those emotional roadblocks that are there to allow yourself to uncover what could be inside that you can put onto the canvas. IT is this inner dialogue that you need to have dancing with yourself with the mindset that it is OK to explore and play. Nancy calls it: facing your fears, and learning to trust what you are experiencing to allow that part of you that you might have once abandoned break free. It is allowing yourself to play. I found Nancy when I was recovering from the death and long illness of my mother and being there as she took her last breath. Losing my mother was huge for me as she was my best friend. Experiencing her illness (Dementia) and losing her slowly over a period of 6 years seemed to engulf me and create a lot of emotional blockage that I feel was seen in my paintings. I needed to as she says “allow epiphany through inner dialogue” to free what was inside my soul to come out onto the canvas. I decided to take one of Nancy’s classes to start chipping away at this blockage I felt I had. Let me say, this does not happen overnight, but for me, it felt like it was almost that magical. I used some of the inspiration in loosening up and painted a very large painting called “All I Wanna do is Dance.” It was unlike any piece I’ve even done before, but I let go of all reins and took those inner passions and put them onto the canvas. Just like the dancing, it was MY BODY, it was my strokes, but done in a way I did not know I could. The painting was incredible. I put it in my art studio and sold it for $2,500. Twenty five hundred dollars That’s the power of learning her techniques and what her techniques can do for you as an artist. Nancy says as artists we can get stuck repeating what has worked for us in the past. We get tired and our painting becomes forced. BUT then the key is to create work that comes from what is truly deep within us. I feel we all have a moment when we realize we want to go deeper down our personal path as an artist and she teaches us that we have that ability to create our own voice. She says even to “Invite Fear Into the process!!” Nancy has you do exercises like having you create a mind map of “your minds reoccurring motifs.” She teaches that it is ok to create ugly paintings and to accept them and they are all a part of our growth as an artist. In fact the thoughts in a rejected painting have something to teach you. I feel you will be a different artist when you finish her book. Review: Inspiration - I found some inspiration when reading Artist Journey. I’m a big procrastinator and collector of art supplies. This book has inspired me to fill up my watercolor papers and start a new with designs that just come off the top of my head. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #194,568 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #183 in Creativity Self-Help #845 in Motivational Self-Help (Kindle Store) #912 in Personal Transformation | ## Images ![The Artist's Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity (The Art Of The Possible Series Book 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fV+yxroNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ INCREDIBLE book with so many ideas. *by C***N on March 19, 2019* But the thought behind Nancy's theory is to learn to understand yourself and what makes you unique. This includes learning to trust yourself and even use those fears and doubts you have in your paintings. She teaches that you first have to know yourself but go deeper, allow yourself to remove those emotional roadblocks that are there to allow yourself to uncover what could be inside that you can put onto the canvas. IT is this inner dialogue that you need to have dancing with yourself with the mindset that it is OK to explore and play. Nancy calls it: facing your fears, and learning to trust what you are experiencing to allow that part of you that you might have once abandoned break free. It is allowing yourself to play. I found Nancy when I was recovering from the death and long illness of my mother and being there as she took her last breath. Losing my mother was huge for me as she was my best friend. Experiencing her illness (Dementia) and losing her slowly over a period of 6 years seemed to engulf me and create a lot of emotional blockage that I feel was seen in my paintings. I needed to as she says “allow epiphany through inner dialogue” to free what was inside my soul to come out onto the canvas. I decided to take one of Nancy’s classes to start chipping away at this blockage I felt I had. Let me say, this does not happen overnight, but for me, it felt like it was almost that magical. I used some of the inspiration in loosening up and painted a very large painting called “All I Wanna do is Dance.” It was unlike any piece I’ve even done before, but I let go of all reins and took those inner passions and put them onto the canvas. Just like the dancing, it was MY BODY, it was my strokes, but done in a way I did not know I could. The painting was incredible. I put it in my art studio and sold it for $2,500. Twenty five hundred dollars That’s the power of learning her techniques and what her techniques can do for you as an artist. Nancy says as artists we can get stuck repeating what has worked for us in the past. We get tired and our painting becomes forced. BUT then the key is to create work that comes from what is truly deep within us. I feel we all have a moment when we realize we want to go deeper down our personal path as an artist and she teaches us that we have that ability to create our own voice. She says even to “Invite Fear Into the process!!” Nancy has you do exercises like having you create a mind map of “your minds reoccurring motifs.” She teaches that it is ok to create ugly paintings and to accept them and they are all a part of our growth as an artist. In fact the thoughts in a rejected painting have something to teach you. I feel you will be a different artist when you finish her book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspiration *by M***N on January 13, 2026* I found some inspiration when reading Artist Journey. I’m a big procrastinator and collector of art supplies. This book has inspired me to fill up my watercolor papers and start a new with designs that just come off the top of my head. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ expressive painting is ultmately about trust *by A***R on November 25, 2019* I am a life long painter. I studied painting. I studied the masters. I did not stop painting through the years of raising my family. In the past 10 years I began to watch my paintings becoming more abstract in nature, they were moving away from the representation of what I saw. I was beginning to paint how I felt what I saw. That is not an easy transistion to make. I leads one into new territory, who you knew yourself to be is changing before your eyes. When a friend shared Nancy Hillis' book I began reading it with some scepticism. Being a bit of a know it all even in unknown territory, I read over the encouraging words letting them touch me ever so lightly....I have heard them so many times. But that is it. There isn't really much new to say to someone who needs or seeks courage to move forward, to go deeper, to open to the unknown in oneself. So, Nancy hits the nail on the head again and again. She has some concepts that she coins in her own words that are not confusing. If you need pictures of how to do this - this is not the book for you. This book leads you directly into your own doing. Your own making. You are supported to trust your own responses. The videos that Nancy offers were very worthwhile. They can help you to discover that abstract expression in paint is a FELT experience, not a head thing. The most valuable part of her message for me were the exercises called "starts" - activating the surface and making the marks that are my signature. I have actually not returned to the book since beginning them. It is all I want to do for now. Six each day. No thinking. No over fixing. Pure response. My response. For the beginner, I feel Nancy's discussion of the basic ins and outs/ ups and downs of the creative life journey are very helpful. For the experienced painter who still has something to learn, Nancy's presentation will point to new doors waiting to be opened- inside of you. She shares what she has discovered through her own creative journey with heart and precision. She does this without making the book into a popular and superficial "how to" book. I think her work in the realm of therapy colors the context and content of this book with deeply felt respect for the vulnerability of our search for truth, our own truth. When one sees the light of self knowledge and self love come to light in another person...well, I imagine she has had this experience with her clients. She has helped guide others to their light. As a result of her experience, as an artist and a psychiatrist, Nancy Hillis has written this book as a very encouraging, experienced friend who could easily be the mentor you are looking for. Trust yourself and give it a go. 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