Archive for August 2021

What is the magic that makes an artistic piece look so masterful? A mastery of the craft is certainly an important aspect but, more important than that, it is the cohesiveness of the work, that intentional, purposeful, controlled result. Or at least the viewer’s perception that we meant to do it that way (because, yep,…

Why do you create? That sounds like it could be a big, deep, philosophical question but I don’t think it is. Most creatives that I know do what they do because they can’t NOT create. There is something inside them that drives them to do it. Artists don’t need outside motivations to fuel that desire…

This is not going to be the post I had planned, but between having family here all week and the complete demise of my primary computer, I am without my usual programs to put together a good post so, just a quote today. This is something to consider when you are frustrated at making mistakes…

How do you feel when starting a new creation, when you’re facing the blank page, the blank canvas, the emptiness of a space you propose to create something amazing in? No matter your answer, getting started on a new project is hard. That doesn’t mean you can’t also be excited or find the openness of…