I had big plans a couple of weeks ago. I got two days into those plans and things just… fell apart. I’ve been writing this […]
HTBAA – Get some perspective
In the book, How to Be an Artist, this chapter is all about drawing in different perspectives by using the styles of previous generations. I […]
HTBAA – Make Your Mark
All art is a form of decoration. Jerry Saltz, How to be an artist I tried coming up with several ideas of art to make […]
HTBAA – Step Two: How to actually begin
This section is subtitled An Instruction Manual for the Studio. I don’t have need of a studio, but I certainly need a workspace. Over the […]
I believe in moderation in everything, including moderation.
I used to be an “all or nothing” kind of person. I wouldn’t just have a crush, I would fall madly in love. I wouldn’t […]
I want… to worry less about what I’m making.
For the purposes of this post, making = creating. This post is creating. I walk into each and every day with the greatest of intentions […]
Bold Vision
I made a digital vision board because, apparently, I’m that kind of person now.
New year, new me?
HTBAA – Start Now
You can start anytime. Jerry Saltz, How to be an artist I’m big on dates of significance. Up until the pandemic, I started my year […]
WpW – Do people have a right to be happy or should they have to earn it?
Of course, people have the right to be happy in whatever way they choose to make their own happiness and they aren’t harming anyone else […]
HTBAA – Work, Work, Work
Just work. And keep working. Jerry Saltz, How to be an artist Drag my unremarkable ass to the gym. Sit my ass down and read […]