Sketchbook

I have long held a belief about how to learn art. I feel like it’s an obvious belief and I know many of my artist friends feel the same so it’s not revolutionary, yet, many art schools seem to miss it entirely. Technical skill is super freaking important. Concept is […]

Vindication

20 Apr, 2018 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / art school / art students / concept by Elisha

That’s what I’ve been up to. There have been some major changes, most of which would be boring to anyone but me. There are some fun things I’ve been working on though. One, I have a new set up for speed painting videos and since I’m currently doing a 30 […]

A Little Bit of Everything

16 Jan, 2018 in 30 Paintings In 30 Days / Art / Speed Painting / Water Color Painting tagged figure / Painting / speed painting / video / Watercolor by Elisha

I’m putting in effort to do more art related activity. So far, it’s working out. Mostly because I usually have company. A few weeks in a row I went to the St. Louis art museum to listen to lectures. I had never thought to do this, but in an art business […]

Artventures

28 Jun, 2017 in Artventure tagged Art / art activities / artventure by Elisha

It seems every artist has read this book. It’s been on my shelf since college. 9-11 years. I haven’t read it. Well, I’m trying to get into the habit of the Miracle Morning routine. I love it. But I also love laying in bed and looking at Facebook until Gunnar […]

The Art Spirit

27 Jun, 2017 in Art Life tagged Art / artists / the art spirit by Elisha

If you google how to have a successful blog or online presence, the one piece of advice you will find more than others, at least in my experience, is “be an expert.” You can find “how to be an expert fast” help if you’re not sure how. There are experts […]

Getting Ahead Online

26 Jun, 2017 in Art Life tagged be an expert / Blog / success / successful blog by Elisha

Yesterday, Every Breath You Take by the Police, came on the radio. It reminded me of a comment section I had just read online about that very song. How people used it for wedding songs even though it is clearly a song about a stalker. Someone mentioned an anecdote about […]

In This Corner, We Have The Artist…

23 Jun, 2017 in Art Life tagged Art / artist / audience / georgia o'keeffe / Watercolor by Elisha

Edit: I meant to delete this post because I did not live up to my promise. I’m sorry. Past me completely over-estimated my ability to care about much of anything after my grandma died and when I’m normally a spotty at best blogger, that’s just a recipe for, well, this […]

You Like Me? You Really Like Me?

1 Jun, 2017 in From Me To You by Elisha

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. —Arnold Schwarzenegger Corduroy pillows are making headlines.

Don’t Let Monday Suck – Monday Motivation

29 May, 2017 in Monday Motivation tagged get it started / monday motivation / motivation monday / you've got this by Elisha

We aim above the mark to hit the mark. —Ralph Waldo Emerson A man is driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back seat. The police stop him and say that he can’t drive around with the penguins in the car and that he should take them […]

Don’t Let Monday Suck – Motivational Monday

15 May, 2017 in Monday Motivation tagged get it done / monday motivation / motivation / motivation monday / start it right by Elisha

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. —Eleanor Roosevelt © Michael Jastremski for openphoto.net My girlfriend and I laugh about how competitive we are. I laugh more.

Don’t Let Monday Suck – Motivational Monday

8 May, 2017 in Monday Motivation tagged get it done / get it started / monday / motivation / start the week right by Elisha