TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Unconventional Inspiration: Beyond the Visual
Inspiration comes in many forms. As visual artists, the obvious place to find inspiration is other visual experiences. However, some of my favorite ideas often come from sources that are not strictly visual. Here are some rocks to turn over to find your next great idea or inspiration: Buy the Frame, Make the Painting It's kind of like starting with the end, and reverse engineering the idea. For example: These two frames were being sold…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Turning Points: In Italy Edition
October 3, 2024 - Hi everyone, I'm on SABBATICAL. Orbit Books (our parent company, Hachette, actually) has a sabbatical program where after 15 years of working for the company you get a month off to do something healing/educational and heal a chunk of burnout. And I've been in Italy! I'm about halfway through, so I'll do a recap of everything and thoughts on sabbatical in general next month. For now, here's a repost of a fave episode on my ongoing Turning Points series, where we look at a someone we all think of as a "Master" and talk about realities and problems they faced that shows that Art Masters were just like us. So here's Turning Points: John Singer Sargent — I picked him because I packed my watercolors for this trip and I plan to attempt to paint…
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Holy Crit!
Friday, February 11, 2011
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Spotlight On: JORDU SCHELL
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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ImagineFX #66-67
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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Please Don’t Enter Spectrum: A Personal Plea
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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Up close
Monday, February 7, 2011
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Sidebar with Irene Gallo
Saturday, February 5, 2011
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