This is how we art The studio should be a place of no shame, where you’re open to surprise and humiliation; where you’re never afraid […]
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 – Start Working When You Wake Up
Or as soon as possible thereafter. If you can get into it within the first two hours of the day, that should be early enough […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
HTBAA - Get Lost
Avoid lingering on the well-worn path; you don’t want to be a minor example of someone else’s major style or idea. Jerry Saltz, How to […]
HTBAA – Develop Forms of Practice
Whenever you have an odd moment – over your morning coffee, as you’re riding the subway, while sitting in the dentist’s waiting room – practice… […]
HTBAA – Cast Your Nets into the Waters
You are probing for ideas even if you don’t know what you’re hoping to find. Anything goes. Jerry Saltz, How to be an artist I […]