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 […]
Myra and I have been friends for 25 years. Over the years, I have watched her art progress from fantastic to simply spectacular. I’ve seen her work in multiple mediums and I have to say that her work in pencil is probably my favorite. She has a wide range of subject matter, from galaxies in airbrush to animals in pencil, each completed with outstanding attention to detail. I’ve commissioned two pieces from her to hang in the lobby of the building where I work. Each piece was completed flawlessly and within the time frame given. I love Myra’s art so much I wish she’d pick up a tattoo gun and put some on me, permanently.
- Judi Brashers-Hansen
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