Remember the popularity of ‘zentangles’? I recommend them for keeping yourself in the groove. They’re relaxing, can be as elaborate or complicated as you wish, and you don’t need anything budget-busting to create them by the dozen. Color them in or leave them just lines or explore the full range of black and white. (No, […]
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Hmm. No, it’s not what I’d envisioned; looks like I don’t grok sculpture. Not my bag, y’know? But that’s all right. The only way to find things you really enjoy and that make good vibes in your life is to – try new things. And nobody needs to know what you tried or when unless
Even artists sometimes have to clean an office, whatever the season. (Forget the studio; that’s never going to happen.) But a little chuckle can make the chore easier. Caught Gabby (Gabriela) from the Kibble Kids gang while she was enjoying a nap in some of the stuff I was trying to sort/throw out/compact. Gabby: “I’m
Just to remind us all that it’s okay to wig out and do something different, on a rainy Monday or a too-quiet Saturday afternoon. Get out the markers and just doodle, or grab a brush and create some more papers for the next collage or three. Try painting a glass, looking through a glass, on
… what turned out to be advice, man, which I never (hardly) ever give – to go and see what was lurking in the corners of your studio and maybe scrape off old paint or whatever to make use of what you had started. This piece began over a year ago and disappeared into a
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What, 37 pieces of art done this month? In numbers/quantity instead of ‘by the numbers’ ? Bad scene. Wouldn’t do it, unless it’s a private challenge, like “I’ll paint 365 miniatures this year and publish them in an ebook as inspiration for other artists and illustrators.” But otherwise, too heavy. Not my trip. What I
I always figure it’s something heavy, man, when you get an email about the dreaded Staff Meeting. (gulp.) So it was the first thing this morning and we met in the office (we refer to it as the World Headquarters of Write Up The Road) with a blank canvas, so to speak because the email
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Who’s got the button? Man, it seems like when you look around, there’s inspiration everywhere. Just take ten seconds and count how many colors are in this jar of old buttons. And you can’t tell me that anyone who sews isn’t creative. The people in the fashion industry even have a name for inspired creations
I’m always amazed at the wild color combos Mother Nature thinks up – yet no one says, “Ugggh – those colors don’t go together, Moms. You gotta re-tint the pix.” All artists must remind themselves of this regularly, in my universe. Make it part of your groove for an easier time of actually laying down
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Ever stop to think about what a complicated language English really is? I mean, like, American English has a lot of slang, but at least on this side of the pond, we generally understand each other. We groove on it, bro. For example, take the word ‘brushes’ – you give someone the brush-off have a