Ready to See What’s Possible?

10-page Urban Field Guide to help you notice colors, textures, typography, patterns, and found details
Short guided video exercise to help you find the mood of a walk, place, or photo collection
Urban mood board you can use as a creative starting point
Fresh way of seeing your everyday surroundings as art material
Simple first step toward turning urban inspiration into mixed-media art

Start the Hunt

Explore your surroundings and begin spotting creative inspiration all around you.

Gather the Details

Collect colors, textures, patterns, and marks that can become fuel for your art.

Make the Mood Board

Turn your gathered inspiration into a visual board you can use as a creative spark.

When You Need a Fresh Way In

I’ll help you to:

See your everyday surroundings with an artist’s eye
Notice colors, textures, patterns, signs, surfaces, and little details you might normally walk right past.
Go on an Urban Hunt
Take a short walk through your town, neighborhood, or city and gather visual inspiration without overthinking it.
Capture creative fuel in the wild
Use your phone, quick notes, and found details to collect inspiration you can bring back into your art practice.
Identify the mood of your outing
Choose one clear mood word that captures the feeling of your walk and gives your creative direction more focus.
Build a mini mood board
Pull your photos, colors, textures, words, and visual details together into a small inspiration board.

What Students are Saying

“What stands out most about Beth is her ability to make art feel accessible to everyone. She creates a welcoming space where people can explore, learn, and express themselves freely.” ~Rose S.

“Beth has a natural talent of making everyone feel confident while exploring painting and creative expression. She offers the perfect balance of support and advice to help your skills grow.” ~Agnes S.

“Beth’s passion and excitement are highly contagious as she explains each step of the project. Her encouragement to make it your own, puts you at ease to explore more.” ~Sue N.

Frequently Asked Questions

Not at all. This course is about learning how to see your surroundings differently. Whether you’re in a small town, suburbs, or a city—there’s inspiration everywhere once you know what to look for.
You can start right from your studio. You can use photos from your phone or even use royalty-free images from the internet on a place you’d love to visit!
Nothing fancy. Most of what we use is simple and accessible—paper, glue, printed photos, and your camera. You can absolutely work with what you already have.
Not at all. This is designed to be approachable and low-pressure. Using your surroundings as art supplies.
Perfect. This course will give you a fresh way to gather inspiration.
You’ll have lifetime access, so you can move through it at your own pace and revisit it whenever you need a creative reset.
Yes—I’d love to see what you create. You can tag me on Instagram @bethchienart or share inside my Facebook community, The Studio Table.
For this mini-course, it is all pre-recorded with no live sessions. However, I am available by email to answer any questions! And our FB community, The Studio Table, is a great place to share your work!

Meet the Artist

hey. hi. hello.

I’m Beth Chien, a mixed-media artist just outside Chicago, where I live with my husband and our two rescue goldens. After 25 years in the corporate world, I got the nudge I needed to finally go all in on art.

I’m especially drawn to the raw edge of cities—peeled posters, graffiti, worn surfaces, bold type, and unexpected color. Urban Hunt Starter Kit is built from that love and designed to help you turn what you notice out in the world into art that feels layered, personal, and real.

Find me at @bethchienart over on IG