Check Out Sara Brandenburg’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sara Brandenburg

Hi Sara, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I’ve always love art and creating, ever since I was young. I maintained creative pursuits even as I pursued a degree in Wildlife Biology and a Master’s Certificate in Geographic Information Systems. Although I never rule out taking on new mediums and techniques, I have (mostly) distilled my creative pursuits to acrylic and watercolor painting, pottery, and jewelry making. After years of amassing skills, materials, and many many finished works, I finally took the leap to make my art an “official” side career. Now, I sell my work online, at farmer’s markets, and in local galleries as well as teaching painting classes.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I have had lots of incredible support and encouragement for the art side of my life, but my actual career and a healthy dose of fear got in the way of me fully pursuing art. I finally felt stable enough in my career and felt I had the confidence to pursue starting my art business a couple of years ago, and taking the first steps showed me it definitely something I was fully capable of. For me, starting off somewhat small and approaching art as a side hustle has made it very approachable, but I’d like to keep growing. The next step for me would be to feel confident enough in my ability to support myself off of my art to make it my full-time career.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I have always been good with a paintbrush, but the last 5 years or so I’ve started to branch out a bit. I used to paint with acrylics almost exclusively, but I taught myself watercolors and that has really become my bread-and-butter. I have also discovered a love for quite large-scale acrylic paintings which garner a lot of attention – perhaps because they take up so much wall space. It’s hard to say what I specifically “specialize” in because I love working with so many different mediums. But my diversity is something I am proud of. There are common threads amongst all of my work, and any people find pieces they resonate with throughout the diversity of all of my creations.

We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
I’d say I’ve always been conservative with risk, but I’m learning to take more strategic risks now. One of the things that held me back from pursuing my art for so long was this feeling that I needed to have everything figured out before I could even start. While I’ll never be the person that blindly jumps into something new, I feel more confident in taking a leap now, even if there is still some uncertainty.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.wild-studio-art.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wild.studio.art/