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The Pull to Paint: How Juliene Sinclair Built Confidence, Color Skills, and Creative Joy as a Watercolor Artist & Muralist

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Release Date: 12/10/2025

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Margo is joined by watercolor landscape artist and muralist Juliene Sinclair, a creative whose passion for color runs as deep as the mountains she paints in. Juliene is dedicated to helping painters finally understand color—why it behaves the way it does, how to mix it with intention, and how mastering it can completely transform artistic confidence. She believes that once you grasp how color truly works, your entire creative world opens up. Juliene lives in the mountains with her husband, son, and two cats, and when she’s not painting, she’s likely geeking out about color theory or hiking steep trails with bear spray in hand.

Together, they explore the emotional and technical layers of color, the courage it takes to follow your creative curiosity, and why making art—imperfect, vibrant, deeply human art—is essential to feeling whole.

Margo & Juliene Discuss:

  • Juliene’s winding path to watercolor and murals, and how she found her creative voice
  • Why color feels intimidating for so many artists—and how to move from confusion to confidence
  • The power of intentional mixing and creating palettes that feel authentic to you
  • How limiting your palette can actually expand creativity and harmony
  • The emotional side of color—self-doubt, breakthroughs, and trusting the process
  • Creativity as essential human expression, not just a career path
  • Painting with her young son, and what kids teach us about fearless creativity

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