by admin-eric | Aug 10, 2018 | Fine Arts America
Artists struggle as they try to balance their desire for relationship with the many real and perceived drawbacks of relationship. Some come to feel that they do best with a partner whom they see relatively rarely—and then they wonder if that is really a completely...
by admin-eric | Aug 3, 2018 | Fine Arts America
What makes for a visual artist’s brand? Is it: + An instantly recognizable style? + A consistency of style, a consistency of subject matter, or both? + Imagery that strikes a commercial chord? + Branding around the cult of personality, where you get known for your...
by admin-eric | Jul 27, 2018 | Fine Arts America
Nature is not a placid sort of thing, not to artists! Here are ten artists on wild nature: ** “I try to work all over the canvas at once, because I feel that the forces of nature are unpredictable.”– Nell Blaine “Snow. Beauty everywhere,...
by admin-eric | Jul 20, 2018 | Fine Arts America
The following report is contributed by the French writer and visual artist Michael: I was sexually abused as a child at age eleven by my uncle and I also suffered prolonged emotional, psychological and physical abuse while growing up, in particular from my father. The...
by admin-eric | Jul 13, 2018 | Fine Arts America
Trauma can harm us in two ways. First, it can live on in memory, exploding into consciousness and flooding us with powerful, painful emotions. Second, it is a change agent that can transform us in seriously unfortunate ways, turning us into a weaker, sadder, more...
by admin-eric | Jul 6, 2018 | Fine Arts America
Just making enough money so as to be able to live is a painful part of virtually every creative individual’s personal story. Some opt for second careers that then consume them; others become dependent on loved ones; others struggle with poor-paying, demeaning day...
