Well, my project is already having beneficial effects. I am feeling a lot more focused and in control. The other night I had a painting session that didn’t go very well and I was in high ‘hack mode’. I felt that I had to try to cater to other people’s concepts and work more realistically.…
Characters like Baslim the cripple (a spy who used his artificial leg to store data) and Richard Campbell (an amputee who changes the world) show Heinlein’s own experience with disability after being invalided out of the army…. Heinlein also shaped the way I view art and what I want to create, how I want people to feel about my work: Jennie’s Palette » Blog Archive » Beauty RevisitedFitz Literary Character by Robin HobbRobin Hobb’s HomeFitz showed me the reality of pain and the fear of pain…. Obscurely he also taught me the pain of losing someone you care about to their art.My DadWho showed me that a career can be a winding road and that you can follow your dreams and inspiration, even if it takes you in a random direction.
I’ve always had my goals in my head but I think lack of owning my goals, having them written down and keeping them firmly in mind, is why I am possibly losing my way a little now…. If any readers have any thoughts through this process I would love to read your comments (please be constructive and supportive, this is going to be tough!) I want to look at: People who inspire me and why: Posted here Who I am and my personal goals: Posted here My career goals and aspirations: Posted here Then, having identified what I want I will need to turn my attention to how to get it!
I thought it might be a good idea to turn around some negative thoughts and start working through my Quandry to identify what I really want and how best to get it. I will do this over a few posts and I’d like to invite everyone to bear with me, some of it will probably…
Seven Powerful Steps to Increase Self-Confidence As some of you know I am not gifted with a whole lot of self confidence. I found this article really helpful in a lot of ways. So, rather than focus on what I can’t do I am trying to focus on what I can. stop the self bashing,…
I don’t know which way to turn! Do I try to make money selling online or do I go for a more traditional path? or is there a happy medium for fence sitters like me? What am I supposed to do? wait until a gallery drops out of the sky and into my lap? My…
The previous article also notes that 60 percent of nude buyers are women. My online selling research also concurs with this percentage. Currently my nude purchasers are all women. I find this fascinating.. what is it about us women that makes us desire nude artworks? is it our body issues? the connection to our bodies…
Jessica Lyons at Art Business News writes about the growing market for Nudes in Selling Sensuality “Buyers are sophisticated and more likely to be informed about styles in art nowadays,” says Cincinnati-based artist Eileen Bloustein, who uses watercolor, oil, charcoal, clay, paper and metal to create nudes. “There seems to be no prevailing style and…
Art News Blog: Guggenheim in UAE with no Nudes?The interesting thing about such a grand museum for contemporary art is that there will be no nudes or works that are confrontational in any way, which includes works of a religious nature. I don’t think it’s a major issue, just different to museums in other countries.Usually I agree with Dion’s views at Art News Blog but this is a bit more personal as it were, a subject close to my heart…. A fear that seeing a nude figure might corrupt their faith probably means it is not strong enough to begin with.There is nothing wrong with the human body.
It is becoming more and more obvious to me that I need to rethink the way I want to proceed as an artist. I didn’t realize how much the show would take out of me. I am still recovering. From the photos I realize I don’t remember a whole lot of what happened. I don’t…
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