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 […]
Five Tips on Quitting Your Job Why Quitting the Right Way is Beneficial So you’ve made up your mind. You’ve thought long and hard about it and quitting your job sounds like a dream come true. In fact, quitting your job is more than a dream come true. It feels like the right thing to […]
Should I Quit My Job? The Allure of Being a Full Time Artist Should I quit my job? Trust me. Just like every artist out there, I too have heard the siren’s call. The allure of being a full time artist. It’s something that I can feel so strongly that sometimes it’s beyond vivid. As […]
Why Are Art Supplies So Expensive? Isn’t it Odd… Why are art supplies so expensive when a good majority of the world’s artists are struggling to make ends meet? Granted, art supplies are available in a pretty wide range of both price and quality. But one of the reasons why I did not continue with […]
Pointillism A Test in Patience One of the first projects I had to work on as a brand new art student was a pointillism project. What’s pointillism, you ask? My answer to you would be a rather sarcastic, “A test in patience!” Let me explain. Pointillism is a technique and art movement which began in […]
Graphite Pencils My Favorite Medium In all the years that I’ve been doing my creative, art stuff, I’ve used a number of different tools to do what I do. Graphite (pencils), paint, colored pencils, charcoal, airbrush, digital… But every single time, I come back to only one…pencils. Why pencils? I’m not really sure. I guess […]
Five Tips to Improve Your Drawing Skills Get Your Sketchbooks Ready… So, you want to improve your drawing skills. Of course you do! Who doesn’t? There are a number of ways to do this. Aside from taking art classes, which is a great way to learn, I’m going to give you five tips that you […]
One More Inspiration It’s a Big One! When I did my What Inspires Me post recently, I forgot one more inspiration to add to that short list…a huge one. Before I tell you what it is, I’d like to make sure that you know that those few things on that list are not the only […]
Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone New Challenges Stepping out of my comfort zone isn’t a favorite activity of mine. I’ve said it before. I like comfy, not uncomfy. But I realize that it’s necessary for personal growth. I’ve mentioned before that some of my biggest challenges are not being comfortable drawing people, simplifying my […]
Our pets become part of the family. “Keo-boy”, my siamese, was just a month shy of 20 yrs old. It was very difficult when I had to put him down. It was so hard that I even had him cremated. Myra surprised me with a picture of him, which sits in my bedroom til this day. “Babe” followed “Keo” & if you know a bit about Maine Coons you know they have long beautiful hair with striking patterns. She surprised me one Xmas with a portrait of the big boy. I can’t believe it is done with only pencil. She captured every detail perfectly. I have known Myra all her life, as I am her auntie. She has always had a knack for drawing. At 4, she even placed her artwork on my white leather chair! I have seen her develop into a fantastic artist. I will treasure my works of art forever.
- E. Naito
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