by admin-eric | Feb 14, 2014 | Fine Arts America
Last week I chatted about why boldness is such an important attribute for an artist and how you can better manifest boldness by adopting a “seven-word rule”—that is, by training yourself to say what you need to say and want to say in short, strong sentences. It also...
by admin-eric | Feb 6, 2014 | Fine Arts America
If you were to ask me what single quality you should cultivate in order to become successful as an artist, it would be boldness. That isn’t to say that your art must be bold: you don’t have to produce solid-gold skulls, ten-story installations, photographs of valleys...
by admin-eric | Jan 31, 2014 | Fine Arts America
HOW TO MEET A PERFORMER’S TOP TEN CHALLENGES Are you a performer—a musician, an actor, a public speaker, or anyone who has to make presentations? Maybe 2014 is your time to get a handle on one or more of the following top ten performers’ challenges! 1. Performance...
by admin-eric | Jan 24, 2014 | Fine Arts America
20 ARTISTS’ QUOTES ON NATURE 1. “I have gone into roses and have over a thousand planted. There is nothing like making pictures with real things.” — Mary Cassatt 2. “I, too, find the flower beautiful in its outward appearance. ...
by admin-eric | Jan 16, 2014 | Fine Arts America
How might grief affect your art? Please read on … This week I received the following email from Ellen in Oakland: “Last month I lost my husband of 20 years and I am awash in grief and business details. I was wondering if you could do an article addressing the impact...
by admin-eric | Jan 10, 2014 | Fine Arts America
Mary sent her slides off to a gallery where she had high hopes for representation. What she got back was the terse email, “You are such an amateur!” Mary stopped painting for the next three years. Such dramatically unfortunate events happen all too often in the lives...
