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Selcouth Artistry
Successful Family Cookie Baking Day
My in-laws have a family tradition of baking Christmas cookies together on one day each year. I have to admit that when my (then future)...
McCayla Groski
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Behind the Brush: A Face Painter's Perspective on Twin Cities PRIDE Festival
This year, I had the incredible opportunity to be a vendor at Twin Cities PRIDE—an experience that was as enlightening as it was...
McCayla Groski
Nov 10, 20245 min read
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Preparing for Pride: A Vendor's 6-Month Journey from Application to the Big Day
January I applied to be a vendor for Twin Cities PRIDE in early January 2024. The application process was long; it required thoughtful,...
McCayla Groski
Nov 3, 20246 min read
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10 Life Lessons I Learned While Surfing
At 27 years old, in December 2021, I was asked by my older sister to join her for a week in Nicaragua to learn a brand new skill:...
McCayla Groski
Apr 7, 20245 min read
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Tranquility (2020)
20 hours | Acrylic | 16 x 24” Canvas Painted for one of my best friends. This image of tranquility captures her favorite blanket, her...
McCayla Groski
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Review of 2023 and Goals for 2024
It's that time of year for reflection and redirection, my favorite!! Goals are my artistic palette with which I paint my life. My...
McCayla Groski
Jan 2, 20244 min read
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Paint, Sip, & Eat Cheese!
Calling all cheese lovers, crafty friends, farmers, dairy princesses, people who just like going to fun events, and everyone in between....
McCayla Groski
Nov 6, 20233 min read
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Reunited and it feels so.... awkward...
It's happened to all of us... We run into someone we haven't seen in a long time and we have immediate, IMMENSE feelings. Maybe we feel...
McCayla Groski
Sep 12, 20235 min read
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Live Longer by Painting with Me Once a Month
Did you know? Attending 1 art event a month can increase your life expectancy by approximately 10 years? TEN YEARS! This is officially...
McCayla Groski
May 14, 20231 min read
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Online Painting Classes: Only $15
What is "Brave and Intuitive" Painting? This term comes from a book that artist Flora Bowley published called, Brave Intuitive Painting...
McCayla Groski
May 7, 20233 min read
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Pancakes & Booze Art Show 2023
In 2023 I decided to enter myself into dozens of art shows, exhibits, galleries, and showcases... Shoot for the moon and hope to land...
McCayla Groski
Apr 23, 20233 min read
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"Scattered" (2018)
When I moved to Chicago, I felt like parts of me were scattered across the Midwest. My heart was scattered. My thoughts were scattered....
McCayla Groski
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Garden Oasis (2022) by McCayla Groski
50 hours | Acrylic | 30x40” Canvas This commissioned painting was a gift to a lovely family owned Garden Center and MN Wedding venue,...
McCayla Groski
Feb 18, 20232 min read
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What does "selcouth" even mean?
Selcouth (adjective): Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvelous, wonderous. I have never heard of a word that describes me or my art...
McCayla Groski
Dec 18, 20201 min read
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I Am A Dairy Farmer's Daughter
I grew up on my family’s dairy farm where I had the great fortune to have vegetables on my plate and a glass of milk with every meal...
McCayla Groski
Dec 18, 20201 min read
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Experience Nature Vicariously Through An Artist
Jordan and I drove up to Duluth, MN and visited sites all along the North Shore over Labor Day weekend. If you’ve never been there, I...
McCayla Groski
Dec 18, 20203 min read
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Pomodoro Technique
As a result of the pandemic COVID-19, many employees were thrust into the virtual world with little to no warning, we adjusted to this...
McCayla Groski
Aug 11, 20206 min read
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What sets Selcouth Artistry apart?
One of my New Year's SMART goals was to determine "The problem I solve" with my art. I gained the idea to do this by listening to the...
McCayla Groski
Feb 12, 20202 min read
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