I Was a High School Art Teacher Once Not the Most Fun I’ve Ever Had I was a high school art teacher once. You would think that would be right up my alley, teaching art. It wasn’t. As in…at all. It was in fact, painfully unfulfilling for me and utterly disappointing. Teaching in general is […]
Holiday Season It’s Upon Us Once Again Holiday season call number 3… Time is definitely growing short. The holiday season is well upon us now. Halloween has come and gone and now it’s pumpkin spice, candy canes, holiday sales, and lights everywhere you look. Holiday season is a time of gift-giving. Hopefully, you’re not one […]
Quitting Your Job Every Artist’s Dream Quitting your job is the dream for every artist who works a job other than being an artist. A little over a year ago, I posted Should I Quit My Job? As I’ve been steadily trying to put things into place to quit my own job, the itch to […]
Challenge Yourself 5 Tips to Fuel Your Creativity As an artist, do you challenge yourself regularly? It may be for fun or to keep the proverbial fires lit under creativity’s behind. Some people might shy away from a challenge because it might sound like something beyond their abilities. Or maybe they just don’t like conflict […]
New Sketchbook Anxiety 6 Easy Tips to Get Past It New sketchbook anxiety is very similar to the terror of the blank canvas, which I posted about this past July. We’ve all experienced it at one time or another. Or, if you’re like me, you experience it frequently. But there are some ways in which […]
Criticism How to Handle It Criticism. Nobody likes it and some people love dishing it out. Some critics might say that they’re just being honest and trying to help. But there’s a vast difference between a critique and flat out criticism. What’s the difference and how do you handle it when someone criticizes your artwork? […]
Stepping Back From the Canvas Seeing Your Work Clearly Through Other Perspectives Stepping back from the canvas. What does that even mean and why would anyone do it? A strange thing happens when artists work so closely with a piece. Over time we can get a type of what I call tunnel vision. Somehow certain […]
Holiday Season It’s Upon Us Once Again Holiday season call number 2… ‘Tis the season!’ as they say. The holiday season is upon us once more. Labor Day has come and gone and now it’s pumpkin spice everything, everywhere you look. Halloween is fast approaching, Fall fashions have taken over most of the U.S. and […]
Beginner Artist – Top 5 Mistakes How To Avoid Them So you’re a beginner artist and you want to draw. You pick up a new sketchbook and some pencils and you’re ready to go. You’re excited and enthusiastic. You sit down and start drawing and things don’t exactly turn out how you expected. You try […]
Never Apologize for Your Art (Part 2) Here’s Why… Never apologize for your art. In Part 1, I spoke about artists creating works that might be controversial, thus bringing the artist under criticism, ridicule, etc. Under the umbrella of freedom of speech, artists should be able to create what they want in the same way […]
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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