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How to Stop Being an Artist
Date: 2/15/2024 Ask any self-employed creator how often they take an extended holiday from their work and my guess at their response would be ‘rarely’ or ‘never’. How does a painter...
How to Stop Being an Artist
Date: 2/15/2024 Ask any self-employed creator how often they take an extended holiday from their work and my guess at their response would be ‘rarely’ or ‘never’. How does a painter...
How to Actually Finish a Painting - A Tip for B...
Date: 11/16/2023 This is a post my teachers would probably disagree with. My painting teacher always told me to work large. The theory behind this is simple: Working at a larger...
How to Actually Finish a Painting - A Tip for B...
Date: 11/16/2023 This is a post my teachers would probably disagree with. My painting teacher always told me to work large. The theory behind this is simple: Working at a larger...
Entering Art Prizes: What's involved and why I ...
Date: 10/25/2023 As part of my ongoing learning about artist-hood, I have dedicated more time to entering different exhibitions and art prizes. It’s led me to discover that it takes more...
Entering Art Prizes: What's involved and why I ...
Date: 10/25/2023 As part of my ongoing learning about artist-hood, I have dedicated more time to entering different exhibitions and art prizes. It’s led me to discover that it takes more...
When's the Last Time You were a Beginner?
Date: 10/22/2023 There is something humbling about finding yourself at a starting point and having to acknowledge that you are back to being a beginner again. I found myself back on...
When's the Last Time You were a Beginner?
Date: 10/22/2023 There is something humbling about finding yourself at a starting point and having to acknowledge that you are back to being a beginner again. I found myself back on...
My first ever Artist's Talk: I survived - and p...
Date: 7/16/2023 Over the weekend, my Road Trip exhibition at CuckoO etc. opened. In the lead-up, I'd been so distracted by all the details that needed to be taken care of that I...
My first ever Artist's Talk: I survived - and p...
Date: 7/16/2023 Over the weekend, my Road Trip exhibition at CuckoO etc. opened. In the lead-up, I'd been so distracted by all the details that needed to be taken care of that I...
Lessons Learned: An Ideal Artist's Work Trip
Date: 5/29/2023 Last week I took the best work trip I’ve ever been on: A collector asked me to paint a commission, and invited me to stay in her immaculately appointed...
Lessons Learned: An Ideal Artist's Work Trip
Date: 5/29/2023 Last week I took the best work trip I’ve ever been on: A collector asked me to paint a commission, and invited me to stay in her immaculately appointed...