by admin-eric | Jun 8, 2018 | Fine Arts America
In a past post I provided three tips for proving the exception as an artist. In this post, I’ll provide three more and next week I’ll conclude with a last four. Proving the exception is vital: I hope these tips help point the way! 4. Step into the shoes of “someone...
by admin-eric | Jun 1, 2018 | Fine Arts America
Boredom is a serious psychological and existential problem for many people and an especially serious problem for creatives in recovery. If you’re creative, you’re likely to find boredom unbearable. That dreadful feeling is a trigger for using drugs or alcohol or...
by admin-eric | May 26, 2018 | Fine Arts America
Most artists experience fewer marketplace opportunities than they want or need. When one of those precious few opportunities nets little or nothing, the pain is tremendous. How can you deal with the reality that even marketed, promoted, and hyped events may produce...
by admin-eric | May 18, 2018 | Fine Arts America
How do artists think about beauty? In many, many different ways! “The pain passes but the beauty remains.” — Pierre Auguste Renoir “The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.” — Francis Bacon “If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will...
by admin-eric | May 12, 2018 | Fine Arts America
“I love red so much that I almost want to paint everything red.” — Alexander Calder ** “I hardly ever paint people unless I’m rather in love with them.” — Sylvia Sleigh ** “Every picture shows a spot with which the...
