TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Studying the Portrait Using George Bridgman’s Book
One of the most influential art instructors was George Bridgman who was part of a core group from the Art Students League back in the early 20th century who defined and refined the process of learning how to make art for commercial and fine artists. Bridgman was one of the first to define a process for breaking down the human form, and compared it to the machine and its mechanical parts, indicative of the times…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Throwing Spaghetti
January 3, 2024 - In my last post, I reviewed some of the reasons why 2023 felt like an unusually difficult year for artists. Well, it’s 2024 now, so I’m happy to say we can put all of that behind us! Ahh, relief. That’s how it works, right? Seriously though, we made it through a rough one and, in all likelihood, tomorrow and the day after won’t feel all that different. But we keep moving forward all the same. One of the action items that I noted in that previous post was to dedicate time and energy to “personal development.” That pursuing personal projects or following whims and curiosities often leads to unpredictable but valuable rewards. Even just the act of pursuing personal projects helps to define our strengths and interests so that we can better understand ourselves. In…
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What To Do When Someone Steals Your Art
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A Teaser
Monday, January 31, 2011
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Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration
Saturday, January 29, 2011
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It’s not too late!!!!
Friday, January 28, 2011
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Inspiration: FASHION
Thursday, January 27, 2011
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Showing At The Society of Illustrators
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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