Let this be the year YOU can call yourself an artist!
By the end of this year, you will:
Understand your art style
Know how to talk about your work clearly
Feel confident in your artistic decisions
You can call yourself an artist with confidence
Your work feels connected instead of scattered
You can explain what you’re working on and why
You know exactly what skills you need to grow next
You have a mapped creative direction aligned with your bigger goals
The Confident Artist Path is how we get you there. 👇
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What is The Confident Artist Path?
This is a 12-month mentorship for watercolor students who are ready to move from “I like to paint” to “I am a confident artist with purpose and direction.”
Or you can opt for the Monthly Lite version to give the program a try and upgrade later. Keep in mind, having support for a full year will transform your artist workflow, and the annual versoin will save you $. But if 6 months is all you need, that's okay too.
It's not about doing more.
It’s about building the creative identity, clarity, and momentum you've been missing.
You know that beautiful vision you have of your future as an artist? Let's make it real this year. Together!
You don’t need to learn more random techniques.
You need accountability from an expert who's been where you are, and you need time, guidance, and permission to start moving toward your creative dreams.
The Confident Artist Path is an ongoing experience for watercolor artists who want to go deeper into their skill, their voice, and their identity, without rushing, performing, or second-guessing every choice they make.
This is for the art student who thinks,
“I want to take my art seriously… but I want to do it in a way that still feels like me.”
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Hi, I’m Chris, and I'm dedicated to help hopeful art students reach their creative goals much faster than I did!
I’m an artist, designer, watercolor coach, and desert dweller living in the Mojave in the southwest US. I've been teaching Online since 2016, and now I'm ready to show you how to reach those impossible looking creative goals you can't stop dreaming about.
I believe in you! You know the uniqueness you think is your weakness? It’s actually your superpower, and I can show you how to treat it as one. Let me help you transform into the artist you know you can become!
What This Path Is (and What It Isn’t)
This is NOT a course you complete or a formula you follow.
It’s NOT about fixing your art or forcing a style.
It’s a supported year of becoming. Where confidence grows naturally, clarity settles in, and your work begins to feel like something you can stand behind.
You don’t rush or prove yourself.
You grow into yourself here.
This Path Is for You If…
You love watercolor, but you’re tired of second-guessing every choice
You want to go deeper than tutorials and short-term wins
You feel a pull to take your art more seriously — personally or professionally
You want to understand your creative journey well enough to describe it in words
You sense your style is already there, but you don’t fully trust it yet
You want guidance and community without pressure or hustle
You’re ready to give yourself a year to become the artist you’ve been imagining
You DON'T need to be advanced.
You DON'T need to be confident yet.
You JUST need to feel that honest, quiet yes.
In this mentorship, you don’t just learn... You deeply absorb who you're becoming.
This Is Not for You If…
You’re looking for a fast, technique-only course
You want a rigid system or step-by-step formula
You’re not interested in reflection, conversation, or community
You want someone else to tell you exactly what your art should look like
You’re focused only on external results or comparison
You’re not willing to give your art consistent time over the year
You ARE good enough! This mentorship is less about perfection or performance, and more about presence and authenticity.
If that's what you're looking for... 👇
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How the Year Unfolds
Instead of modules, The Confident Watercolor Artist Path moves through phases. Each one goes deeper into your unique artist journey.
Mapping Your Journey (Months 1–3)
What are your biggest artist challenges?
We'll identify your big creative dreams, what you need to learn next to move closer to them, and match you with the right projects so you can stop wasting time on random lessons and start mastering exactly what moves you forward.
Discovering Your Creative Identity (Months 4–6)
Who are you as an Artist?
Here, we'll notice and document your unique patterns, preferences, and personal language for your own artistic storytelling to begin to surface naturally, all while continuing to improve your skills as a watercolor painter.
Refining Who You Are (Months 7–9)
How does what you've learned so far connect to where you're going?
In this stage, we'll refine your path and begin articulating your style with clarity, so we can identify your next learning curve and keep you on track to make your creative goals.
Stepping Forward with Creative Confidence (Months 10–12)
How do I live as this artist now?
This is where it all comes together. You know your art style, your work feels like you, you understand where you're headed creatively, and you finally feel confident and clear. Now it's time to learn the final steps to owning your place as an artist!
Why spend a year with me?
Confidence doesn’t grow in 30 days… It's a transformation, not a skill.
That's why after courses end, students often get lost trying to piece together what they've learned.
Let me show you how to develop skill AND confidence from deep within you and keep it going!
What’s Included
Inside The Watercolor Artist Path, everything you’ve built comes together:
A private, supportive group space
Regular accountability touch points to keep you on track
Guided prompts, reflections, and painting invitations
Access to The Art Style Clarity Formula course, to learn pro artist techniques
Access to The Watercolor Journey Membership to build your basic skills
Optional support for portfolios, professional pathways, and sharing your work
1:1 Custom creative direction every 4 - 6 weeks, tailored to where you are (for annual)
Support in the DM's when needed to keep you on track (for annual)
Regular live Q&A sessions (1:1 for annual, group sessions for monthly) where your work is seen and reflected
Hot seat consultations (for annual mentees & replays for monthly mentees until you reach 6 months)
This is not about doing more.
It’s about doing what matters for you. With the support you need, catapulting you forward!
A Word About Support
You will not be doing this alone. You’ll be supported by:
My direct guidance to help you see what you can’t see yet
A helpful community that understands where you are
Reflective exercises to manage your self-doubt and stop amplifying it
Structured lessons to help you build the skills you need for your unique journey
Growth can't be rushed. Join me and experience your natural transformation.
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Investment Breakdown:
The Confident Artist Path ANNUAL-
(Normally $995). Only $795 for 12 months (for a limited time only!) for students ready to fully step in.
✔ Includes Immediate Access to All Features:
1:1 Map Your Dream Artist Journey Sessions when you start
All programs in the classroom, including all Live Session Replays
Monthly Live Q&A Sessions
Course correction tweaks as needed
Regular accountability touch points to keep you on track
30-minute 1:1 Clarity Sessions every 4-6 weeks
DM Accountability Support
The Confident Artist Path MONTHLY-
$97 (SAVE 30% or $369 with the Annual Plan 👆)
✔Includes access to:
1:1 Map Your Dream Artist Journey Sessions when you start
Targeted classroom access for your unique needs when you start (with full classroom access after 3 consecutive months)
Course correction tweaks approx. every 3 months
Regular accountability touch points to keep you on track
Monthly Live Q&A Sessions
This isn’t priced based on content.
It’s curated based on transformation and what will actually move you forward. Are you ready to transform?
FAQ's
What if I’m not “good enough” yet for this?
This Path isn’t for people who feel ready.
It’s for people who feel pulled.
You don’t need to be advanced, consistent, or confident. You just need to care about your art enough to want to stop doubting yourself every time you paint. Skill grows naturally when you give it time, attention, and support.
What if I fall behind or don’t keep up?
There is nothing to fall behind on.
The Watercolor Artist Path isn’t a course you complete; it’s a year you live inside. You move at your own pace with my support, return when you need to, and grow in the ways that are real for you. This is about continuity, not performance.
Is this only for people who want to be professional artists?
Yes and no...
Some artists inside The Path want to sell, license, teach, or build a professional presence. Others simply want their art life to feel honest, grounded, and real. Both belong here.
Professional pathways are supported, but never required. The only thing you need to want is a deeper relationship with your art and yourself.
Will I get personal guidance, or is this mostly self-led?
It's a bit of both, but you will not be doing this alone.
Both annual and monthly plans will get an initial Roadmap Call so we can chart your unique journey forward. You'll receive regular touchpoints to keep you on track. You'll get the accountability you need, which is missing for you now. Together we'll monitor your time, so it doesn't fly by without you making progress.
What if I’m scared to be seen or share my work?
That’s more common than you think, and something I will help you with.
Sharing will cause you to grow exponentially, as I did. But we'll get you there step-by-step, and you will grow into it. Confidence grows naturally when the environment feels safe. You’re allowed to arrive exactly as you are.
Have more questions?
Email Chris at info@octopusconnection.com. I'll be happy to help!!! 😍
You’re investing in:
A year of guided attention to your art (unless you select the monthly plan)
Accountability you don’t have now, to keep you on track
A steady creative rhythm that inspires you, but doesn’t rush you
Personal reflection and direction to build your unique path, so this feels like YOU
A kind and helpful community that cheers you on
A space to truly become the artist you imagine
A year gives you time to build confidence on a solid foundation of pro-artist skills, tools, resources, and mindsets.
I can’t wait to watch you transform!!
Chris :-)
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Your Invitation
If you’ve been waiting for permission to take yourself seriously as an artist, THIS IS IT!
The Confident Artist Path isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about finally living as the watercolor artist you know is inside you, but can't find on your own.
If you’re ready to stop second-guessing and start becoming, I’d love to welcome you inside to start your artist transformation!
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