“There is as much dignity in plowing a field as in writing a poem.” Booker T. Washington The art market is much different today than in years past. Everyday many more artists come on the scene. Some trained and some not. If you are looking for fame and recognition or wealth, you may be...
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In our art world there are no industry-figures only anecdotes. Focusing more intently on the art created from the canvas, six figures are paid by collectors for the opportunity to own work that intellectual elitists deem “important” not withstanding the fact that the masses haven’t a clue as to what is and what is...
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The pursuit of the Artistic Life is truly a noble aspiration, and though it may at this stage seem like a gamble, if it is viewed and handled with a commitment to personal excellence and thinking within lines as much as without, you can find yourself with a winning hand. Fame may never come. ...
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Artists are born, again and again and again. Artists are created, again and again and again. Every time a brush strokes paint onto a canvas, an artist is born. Every time words are placed to elicit meaning, an artist is born. Every time a performance is acted out, an artist is born. But it...
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Image via Wikipedia The first step on the journey of the Artist is Commitment. Without Commitment, the Artist is merely a hobbyist, utilizing his skills to pass time with the potential to someday delight a passerby. Without commitment, the painting never gets finished, the book never reaches an end, the film never gets edited,...
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Image by wallyg via Flickr In the world of Art, it is celebrated when rules are broken. It is applauded when boundaries are stretched so much in the creation of a new endeavor that the whole of the art world is forever changed by its inception. Nevertheless, these new advancements do not diminish or...
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In the generations that passed since cave walls were smoothed and savage etchings transformed to hieroglyphs, creative expression transcended still image and took on the vibrancy of word, sound and movement as Art created music, poetry, literature, drama, and, much later, motion pictures. Paul Gardner once said, “A painting is never finished – it...
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Image by PamelaPiccolo via Flickr A few years ago, I embarked on an extraordinary adventure with an artist by the name of Gale Fulton Ross. It was her vision to write a book for artists called Artists Must Play CARDS. And so, building upon the principles of Commitment, Ambition, Resourcefulness, Dedication, and Solitude, the...
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