Tiare Pezoa Rodríguez

From an early age, my parents were very intentional about nurturing my creativity. They always surrounded me with books, took me to creative activities, and encouraged me to explore every hands-on craft that caught my interest. That freedom and support played a key role in shaping my passion for making things by hand.
Later on, with a more mature perspective, I felt the need to take this exploration further and understand the technique behind different creative disciplines such as painting, photography, and sculpture. Painting ultimately became my chosen path because I truly love the process.

I am passionate about studying technique in order to bring brushstrokes to life, create volume, and achieve a sense of depth and three-dimensionality on both paper and canvas. This ongoing pursuit of understanding and mastering the language of painting is what led me to study Art and pursue it professionally.

I didn’t always want to be an artist. In fact, my first experience at university was studying Dentistry at the University of Chile. I spent one semester there, but I quickly realized it wasn’t what I wanted for my life.

That experience was important because it helped me understand myself better and clarify the path I truly wanted to follow. I decided to leave that degree and apply for a Bachelor’s in Art, an idea that had always been somewhere in the back of my mind, but not fully clear until then. It was only after trying something that didn’t feel right that I confirmed art was truly my path.

Since then, I’ve been building my artistic journey with conviction, understanding art as a practice that combines vocation, dedication, consistency, and technical growth.

For those who are just beginning to take an interest in painting, I would say that it is a beautiful world. It is a space for enjoyment, for slowing down, and for connecting with yourself – something that, at least for me, does a lot of good. Creating with your hands, bringing an image to life, and reaching a tangible result is a deeply satisfying process and a reminder that you are capable of creating beautiful things.

I would also encourage them to seek mentors or guides who can support the process with patience and kindness, as learning without guidance can become frustrating. With good guidance, the path becomes clearer and much more motivating.

Above all, it’s important to understand that experience comes after many failed attempts. Making mistakes is not only part of the process, it is an essential part of learning.

The best advice I received came from a teaching assistant during one of my university classes. She told my friends and me that, from our very first year, we should seek out courses that taught us how to value our work and understand how to monetize our creations. That idea stayed with me.

At the time, I didn’t fully grasp its importance, but over the years I’ve come to understand how essential it is for artists to learn not only how to create, but also how to build a sustainable path around their work. Creating is fundamental, but not knowing how to make a living from what you do can be deeply frustrating.

I still consider myself to be in that learning process, but today I’m much more aware that developing the tools to value and sustain our work is just as important as continuing to improve our technique.

At the moment, I do not use Patreon, although it is a platform I am interested in exploring in the future. However, I have developed my own monthly watercolor subscription through my brand Verde Tinta, which has played an important role in growing both my career and my community.

Through this subscription, members receive two watercolor classes per month, where we work on guided projects designed to strengthen technique and develop artistic skills. In addition, they receive art materials delivered directly to their homes each month, allowing them to experiment with different products such as brushes, watercolours, art books, and other creative materials.

Social media has been essential in giving visibility to this project and connecting me with people genuinely interested in learning painting, helping to build a strong and engaged community.

Within the subscription, we also frequently include and use Daler-Rowney materials, as they are products I regularly work with and confidently recommend to my students.

I love painting flowers, so nature is one of my main sources of inspiration. I observe flowers that catch my attention and try to translate them into a painterly language, exploring colour, form, and light through watercolor.

I also find a lot of inspiration in carefully observing objects and materials. To achieve certain effects in watercolor, I rely on visual references: for example, painting glass can be quite challenging, so I study vases, glasses, and transparent surfaces to understand how light behaves and how I can interpret it through paint.

During my university training, I learned a great deal through the practice of reproducing other artists’ work, a method I now also use with my students. We analyse shapes, colour relationships, and technical choices to understand how images are constructed, so that we can confidently apply those tools when working on our own projects.

Without a doubt, my favourite products are the tube watercolours. I use them constantly and recommend them all the time. They have excellent pigmentation, the colours are beautiful, and they mix extremely well, which makes them perfect for both learning and professional work.

For beginners, I especially love the Graduate brushes, which I also recommend frequently to my students. They have an excellent point, keep their shape beautifully, and return easily to their original form after use. They also hold and distribute water very well on the paper, which makes the painting process much more enjoyable and controllable.

I haven’t explored printmaking in depth yet. There isn’t a specific reason; I’ve simply been much more focused on painting because it’s a discipline I truly enjoy and one I’ve wanted to develop further.

During university, I completed a few projects related to printmaking, which allowed me to become familiar with the technique at a very basic level, but I’ve never taken it beyond that. It’s a discipline that interests me and that I would love to explore more deeply in the future.

At the moment, I am focused on growing my brand, Verde Tinta, and developing it into a sustainable creative project with a clear purpose. My current priority is not taking commissions or selling original artwork, but rather building the brand, exploring its possibilities, and shaping a long-term vision that could eventually become a physical space, such as an art bookshop or creative boutique.

I am in a stage of growth and expansion, defining the direction I want for Verde Tinta and working to turn it into a meaningful and viable business. While I don’t rule out accepting commissions in the future, my focus right now is fully on this process of development.

That said, if I were to imagine a dream collaboration, it would undoubtedly be with a brand like Daler-Rowney. Creating artwork for the cover of one of their watercolor pads or for product packaging would be deeply meaningful to me. Being part of products used by artists around the world, while working with materials I genuinely use and recommend, would be a true honour and a very special experience.

I haven’t focused much on traditional commissions, as my main energy has gone into building my own projects.

However, creating my watercolor coloring books, COAST and MADRID, has felt very similar to a commission in terms of responsibility and meaning. Knowing that people use them to create, relax, and connect with painting has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.

A typical day in my life aims to be fairly structured, although I’m not naturally a very rigid person when it comes to schedules. Still, organizing my day helps me use my time better and make parallel progress across different projects. I usually work from 10am to 1pm and then again from 3pm to 5pm.

During this time, I divide my focus between three main areas: progressing with my academic work (I am currently finishing my thesis), managing and developing my brand Verde Tinta, and creating content for my platforms.

My workdays often include project planning, emails and administrative tasks, organizing materials, filming or editing content, and time dedicated to painting and developing new ideas. Something I consider especially important is reserving a few hours simply to think, reflect, and generate ideas, as this is a key part of my creative process.

The first and last Saturday of each month are dedicated to the live classes of the Verde Tinta subscription, where I teach directly to my students. Occasionally, I also run additional courses during the week, and when that happens, a couple of extra teaching hours are added to my usual schedule.

Although no two days are exactly the same, I really value this balance between creative work, organization, and project development, as it allows me to stay connected both to my own practice and to my community.

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