Another Tip to Improve Drawing Skills A Tip Within a Tip Back in August, I wrote Five Tips to Improve Your Drawing Skills. The five tips (plus one bonus) that I listed are all your best bet to improve drawing skills. But the #1 tip beats all, hands down. To reiterate, the tips covered in […]
Are You Selling Yourself Short? The Temptation is Real You’re an artist and you want to sell some of your work. But how do you price your work? The temptation is to price low so that you get sales. A sale is better than no sale, right? True, but selling yourself short not only devalues […]
How I Got Past My Artistic Insecurities For the Most Part Anyway… Artistic insecurities. Nearly every artist I know has them to some degree. I most certainly did and still do, a little. But despite what everyone told me, I was still very apprehensive about publicly showing my work. Let me try to explain. I’ve […]
Self-Taught Artist Who Started Drawing At 70 Lady Shalimar I read a Huffington Post article recently about a woman named Frances Montague. She was a self-taught artist who started drawing at 70. These kinds of stories fascinate me and make me wonder what inspired them so late in life to begin creating works of art. […]
This Incessant Heat is Cramping My Portrait Production When Will It End? This incessant heat is cramping my portrait production! If you live in Los Angeles or for whatever reason keep up on weather around the world, then you know that LA is experiencing temperatures of 90+ degrees. That usually means triple digits where I […]
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 […]
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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