I think we are all ready for this year to be over. Aren’t we always though? I want to take the last day of the year to reflect on everything I accomplished in 2016. A lot of people do these types of posts and I don’t know about anyone else, […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
I didn’t want to leave you hanging after yesterday’s post. If you want something more specific for art and activism, I recommend checking out The Center For Artistic Activism. They have webinars and podcasts (although they haven’t done one in awhile. I have no room to judge). They are a […]
What’s Next?
Yada Yada Yada. I don’t want to discuss “politics” on my blog. I really don’t. I truly believe we need people of differing views in this country. We need compromise and working together. I’m a people pleaser and I want everyone to be happy and feel welcome. I am a […]
Be The Change…
Because it sounded like you said I’m exhausted. Oh wait, that was me. I had the best time this past weekend meeting new friends and talking art. I’m already looking for another fair to try, but I can’t wait to go back next year. What a blast. If you are […]
Did you say art fair?
The past few weeks I’ve had one injury after another. It’s been a bit ridiculous. The culmination was a completely numb, yet extremely painful left hand. It’s surprisingly hard for other people to understand the seriousness of an artist unable to use her dominant hand. Everyone seemed to think it […]
Pain, Pain, Go Away
So, now you know your primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Now, it gets good. Complementary Colors Oooooh yeah. This is why the color wheel is not arbitrary. Other than the fact that every color leads to another and it shows you which colors make the other colors, but whatev. Here’s […]
Basic Color Theory: Part 2 Complementary Colors
What’s the big deal about color theory? Thank God, somebody finally asked me. I’ll tell you. That right there is a color wheel. It shows your Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary colors. When I picture a color wheel, my reds are to the left and blues to the right, but […]
Basic Color Theory: Part 1
Before I was in high school I didn’t even realize art was a career. I don’t even know if I knew anything about the masters. I’m sure I heard of them, I watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, after all, but I don’t know if I realized that was their actual […]
How I Ended Up At Art School
This is one of my favorite paintings I have done. I went to Thailand, a place I’d been wanting to see for years. In Thailand, when they say thank you, they place their hands in prayer position and bow slightly. I kid you not, I went on a 3-hour boat […]
The Story Behind Thank You:
[I met artist Cindi Zimmerman through an art group on Facebook because she shared some paintings and I fell in love immediately. I had to have them and finally convinced her I really wanted to buy them. We hit it off immediately and she kindly let me interview her for […]
Artist Interview: Cindi Zimmerman
Everyone likes to think of art classes as easy As and art degrees as just coloring all day. Let me tell you, the arts are consistently listed as one of the hardest degrees. Look here, here, and here for proof. Why is it so hard? I can only answer from […]
6 Reasons Art Degrees Are No Joke
Buy art when you love it anyway, even if you don’t have room for it. Once we get use to something we become blind to it, we take what we see every day for granted. Rotating your art is a great way to get around this phenomenon. My Grandma used to […]
Have More Art Than Wall Space?
Galleries are great and you should definitely support your local galleries, however, they aren’t always the best judge of new talent. What’s that you say? Of course they are? They know what to look for and can weed out the bad art? Yes, they may know better than you and […]
Don’t Rely On Galleries For New Talent:
Or, why I started blogging. Ya know, whichever. I love blogs in general. I love seeing a glimpse into people’s lives and knowing I’m not alone. I love reading how they react to the bad in life and celebrate the good. I tend to get in the grumpy, “I hate […]
The Birth Of A Legend…
Results for the May Art Muse Contest Now An Award Winning Artist!
It’s wrong. Yes, some of the best artists ever were poor artists and died penniless, but can we just stop? Do you know why these people died penniless? They weren’t appreciated. People didn’t recognize genius when it was right in front of them. How could they? That’s part of why […]
I’mma Let The Poor Artist Myth Finish, But…
Hey! How have you been? I have some good news, I hope. I’m revamping this blog. I have 104 post ideas and I’m going to spend the next couple of weeks making rough drafts and hopefully having someone else edit them. That’s a year’s worth of content that I’m passionate […]
Yet Another Brief Update.
My Grandma passed away a week ago. My heart is broken and I feel lost. I know every day will get better. Then worse and then better again, until I have more good days than bad. I feel like I never want to paint again. My cousin reminded me that […]
Brief Update
“If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.” –Anonymous Gunnar says, “Do we have to go through this every Monday? One of us has to adult and it isn’t going to be me. “