Late Deciding

I was chatting with an exceptionally creative person who introduced me to the phrase “late deciding.” He said of himself that he liked not to rush the “not knowing” part of creating and, rather than coming to conclusions prematurely so as to shut down the experience...

Art and Optimism

As a smart person, you no doubt see through much of life. You see clearly the realities of politics and social structures, the realities of the art world, the realities of health and mortality, and so on. All this excellent reality testing can make a person...

Artists in Distress

ARTISTS IN DISTRESS The pressures of making excellent art, fashioning a successful career, and, as added burdens, keeping up with ever-changing technology and a continually shifting art landscape, are tremendous stressors on an artist’s system. And then there is life,...

Proving the Exception, Part 2

Many artists are producing visual art of one sort or another. It is a straightforward matter of supply and demand that not all of these people will be able to make money from their efforts. It is therefore the case that if you want to be one of the relatively few who...

5 Tips for Proving the Exception

Many artists are producing visual art of one sort or another. It is a straightforward matter of supply and demand that not all of these people will be able to make money from their efforts. It is therefore the case that if you want to be one of the relatively few who...

Meaning Opportunities for Artists

Human beings have meaning needs. They crave the psychological experience of meaning. For artists, one of the places they regularly acquire that experience is through making art. But it is also the case that making art may not provide them with sufficient meaning....