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Monthly Archives: June 2016

[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

June 30, 2016 in Artist Interviews tagged abstract / abstract acrylic / abstract art / acrylic / animal art / Animals / arkansas / Art / artist / cindi zimmerman / figure / mixed media / Painting by Elisha

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

June 28, 2016 in Art Life by Elisha

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?

June 23, 2016 in From Me To You by Elisha

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:

June 21, 2016 in From Me To You tagged Art / artists / galleries / local art by Elisha

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…

June 16, 2016 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / bossy / life / real talk by Elisha

😉 Results for the May Art Muse Contest

Now An Award Winning Artist!

June 14, 2016 in Art Life by Elisha

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…

June 1, 2016 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / artists / myth / poor artists / starving artists / success / success as an artist by Elisha