12: Thriving as an Artist with Trupti Karjinni

<p>Nikki and Laura are excited to introduce you to startist, Trupti Karjinni!</p> <p>Trupti is an internationally-recognized artist and creative entrepreneur from Belgaum, India. She wears the hats of a painter, paintmaker, and educator. She is the creator of Thrive With Trupti, a membership and community where she teaches watercolor enthusiasts the skills and mindset they need to create confidently. Trupti is also the founder and owner of Blue Pine Arts, a small-batch company where she and her team make their world-renowned handmade watercolor paints, sketchbooks, and other art materials.</p> <p>Since she began painting with watercolors in 2017 on the side, she quickly grew her art practice to build a multi-faceted six-figure business. Her mission is to show artists they can live an abundant life doing what they love.</p> <h3>TOPICS DISCUSSED</h3> <ul> <li class="li1">Trupti shares her transition from software engineer to artist and creative entrepreneur (2:06)</li> <li class="li1">Trupti's 31-day painting project that helped grow her Instagram and make friends across the ocean (7:33)</li> <li class="li1">Finding her purpose in painting and making watercolors (9:31)</li> <li class="li1">Birth of Blue Pine Arts (13:21)</li> <li class="li1">Quitting her day job (15:02)</li> <li class="li1">Trupti’s first experience teaching (18:30)</li> <li class="li1">How she grew engagement on Instagram and how it led to incredible opportunities (20:57)</li> <li class="li1">Trupti gives us some great advice about vulnerability (23:46)</li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Trupti’s experience with teaching on Skillshare (29:07)</span></li> <li class="li1">Getting past fear of failure and being open to abundance (30:50)</li> <li class="li1">Advice for just getting started (32:07)</li> <li class="li1">Resources she's found helpful along the way (35:44)</li> <li class="li1">Experiencing and getting through burnout (35:56)</li> <li class="li1">Dealing with growing pains (39:39)</li> <li class="li1">Growing a team  (41:40)</li> <li cl