How to Mix Color without as Much Guesswork How to mix color. It’s one of the first things we learn as kids. Blue and yellow makes green. Red and blue makes purple. Red and yellow makes orange. Back in the day, when Crayola had a much more limited color selection, those were pretty reliable formulas. […]
Commissioned Pet Portrait Bittersweet For those of you who know me, you know commissioned pet portraits are my thing. I draw all kinds of animal portraits, but primarily cats and dogs. Sadly, most of the portraits I’m asked to draw are of fur babies that have already passed on. So, I am touched and honored […]
Teaching Art No, You Don’t Have to Have a Degree Have you thought about teaching art? No, I don’t mean like K-12, or university, or art school. For those avenues you’d need a degree. That would cost you a lot of money and you’d end up teaching kids who maybe don’t even care. You’d have […]
Art Challenge for the Summer Self-Imposed Summer School? We all love an art challenge. But how about an art challenge specifically for the summer? Now, I know we all dreaded summer school, for those of us who had to go. But what if the class you had to take during the summer was Art? With […]
The Art Looky Loo Welcome or Annoying? The art looky loo. You know the type I’m referring to. You’re out at a park or a coffee shop with your sketchbook, enjoying your time out of the house. Inevitably, people will notice and hang around to watch. Unobtrusively, or so they think. But you’re very well […]
Delegating Tasks as an Artist The #1 Time Hack When I ask if you’re delegating tasks as an artist, I get some funny looks. No, I don’t mean have someone else paint your background so that you can come back later to paint the primary subject. Although that might work if you’re working on a […]
Why Are Artists Depressed? Are They Prone to Mental Illness? “Why are artists depressed all the time…and weird?” I was asked this question last week and even though I know that we are usually more sensitive and odd or eccentric, it still made me bristle just a bit. But it’s true. Creative brains operate a […]
Coronavirus and Artists The Second Safest Profession Amid all the panic shopping and toilet paper hoarding, the New York Times has listed coronavirus and artists as being very low risk for infection. In fact, artists are second only to loggers. It’s easy to understand why. Loggers are way out in the woods and artists generally […]
Benign Essential Tremor and Art My Personal Struggle What exactly is benign essential tremor? In a nutshell, it’s your brain misfiring and sending various parts of your body a signal to move, which causes a tremor. The most common area affected is the arms and hands…like what I have. Needless to say, this condition sucks […]
Comparing Yourself to Other Artists One of the Best Ways to Sabotage Yourself Comparing yourself to other artists only serves to hold you back. You are literally beating yourself up for nothing. We are all unique, down to the cellular level. No two humans are 100% alike. Because of the millions of differences between us […]
Mother’s Day always provides a challenge to find the perfect gift for mom. When I discovered Myra’s portfolio I knew instantly she had the artistic talent to execute my vision. After a brief review of my requirements and a week of time I was rewarded with an amazing portrait of my mom’s prized Siamese cat. The piece is so lifelike you want to touch it. Thank you for delivering more than I even imagined!
- Brandon R
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