Never Assume What Your Client Wants How I Almost Made a Big Mistake Recently, I was commissioned to do a portrait of a dog named Harry. It was a simple enough task, but one in which I almost made a critical error. I almost forgot my number one rule…never assume what your client wants. Chances […]
Living the Artist’s Dream Living Life on Their Own Terms In recent posts I’ve spoken about quitting your job and living the artist’s dream and being self-sufficient by your artwork alone. I personally know many artists, like myself, who work a job and do our art after work and on the weekends. With cost of […]
The Artist Who Never Spoke a Word A Beautiful Story of Self-Expression Judith Scott was the artist who never spoke a word. Not one word in her entire life. Her story popped up in a Huffington Post article on Sept. 06, 2016. Judith’s story is told by her sister, Joyce. Judith and Joyce Scott were […]
So You Think You Can’t Draw… What if I Told You That You Were Wrong? Most people, if asked, would say they can’t draw. Are you one of them? Can’t draw even a simple stick figure, you say? You wouldn’t be alone in that belief. But what if I told you that belief was a […]
Modern Art vs Kid Art Can You Tell the Difference? Can you tell the difference between modern art vs kid art? Here’s another BuzzFeed video I found on YouTube the other day. This one amuses me for a number of reasons. But I’m curious as to what you think and how well you’d do when […]
Is Freelancer a Dirty Word? Is There Another Word More Suitable for Us? Is freelancer a dirty word? Some people wear the title proudly. Others cringe in horror. What is it about the word that causes so much of a stir in either direction? Why do some consider it a badge of honor? And why […]
Wells Fargo Ad Discourages Teens from Careers in the Arts Thoughtless Oversight or Intentional? Last week a photo of a Wells Fargo ad popped up all over social media. In it is pictured two pamphlets for Teen Day, which takes place September 17, 2016. Each pamphlet shows a teen in what appears to be a […]
Interview with Glen Hanson Artist, Friend, Inspiration Not too long ago, I mentioned Glen Hanson, an artist friend of mine who I’ve come to admire very much because he’s not only a top notch artist, but also a pretty amazing guy. And one of the things he happens to do best, is work that I […]
Can You Tell Which Art is More Expensive? Cheap Art vs Expensive Art I will admit to being completely blown away by how art is priced and valued, and as such, I generally cannot tell which art is more expensive. As I was scrolling through YouTube the other day, I came across this BuzzFeed video […]
When Your Work is Criticized It’s Not Always About You How do you handle it when your work is criticized? Whether you are an artist working for a company or you’re an independent artist taking on commissioned work, you’re bound to come up against criticism eventually. If you have a formal art education, then you’ve […]
Straight-up, hands-down, flat-out: Myra Naito does breathtaking work. Highly recommended; way highly. Eleven out of ten stars. This girl is a channeler-artist. Her works goes deep to express the wordless wonder of being-ness itself.
- T. Tajiri
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