- Carly’s story as an artist and fashion designer, including working for Diane von Furstenberg and others (2:10)
- Starting her own handbag line (3:25)
- Beginning to paint (5:50)
- Wallpaper collaborations (7:00)
- Animals in Carly’s art (7:40)
- Carly’s incredible pet portraits (9:00)
- Grief, continuing bonds, and memorial pet portraits (9:40)
- Starting with the eyes as the key point of connection in pet portraits (10:40)
- Carly’s process for capturing the essence of a pet based on small tidbits of information (11:10)
- Painting settings: Influences and process (11:55)
- Mostly dog portraits requested (where are the cat people!) (14:40)
- Life transitions and filling a void in the process of becoming an artist (17:12)
- Art and beauty as forces of healing and wellbeing in selfcare (18:50)
- Noticing details in the world (19:48) -Being an artist during the pandemic (23:13)
- Newly completed portrait today and more on details of this work (25:15)
- Beauty Junkie series and mindfulness (26:05)
- Sustainability in products and art (26:45)
- Advice for artists starting out (31:05)
- Getting started as an artist (32:35)
- Collaborations to get your work out there (33:08)
- Importance of a support network for doing creative work, importance of staying connected with friends during pandemic (34:15)
- How to move forward as an artist when you feel stuck (35:25)
Learn more about Carly and her art here:
www.thisiscarlybeck.com
Instagram: @thisiscarlybeck and @cab_collection
Painting by Carly Beck featured at the start and end of the video: Table Hopping at Bemelmans, 18 x 18” acrylic on canvas, commissioned.