Sorry about the holdup!

Sorry I haven’t been blogging this week. My new computer arrived and it is a work of art! But restoring from out of date backups and a defunct hard drive have kept me very busy. I should be back to normal very soon now. The render speed increase is astounding, I will be able to…

Nude of the Week -iPad frenzy

Nude of the Week -iPad frenzy, originally uploaded by minxdragon. Can’t sleep. Can’t go paint. Here’s an iPad sketch. It’s 3am i’m going to try again. I get a bit frenetic when I cant sleep.

achieving my goals for 2011 bit by bit – the studio

so, I mentioned that I had a number of goals for this year , getting back on track after taking a bit of maternity leave (I didn’t take much time off, but I always feel behind) so I’m going to break down my plan for each of my goals in turn in a project management new years series. this is so that I can a) get it all down in an accountable way, and b) show a little on how classic project management techniques can be used for artists.

Su Zizi – artistic purity through nudity

You all know my views on the nude, and on posing nude. what I think is interesting about this story is the way that Su is handling everything. her exhibition was quite successful and she has appeared live in an interview to discuss her views. she’s not shrinking away from the controversy, or the hype.

My goals for 2011

I have been thinking about my goals for this year. They are broken down into personal, marketing, online, offline, exhibiting, creating art, learning and other revenue streams. At least so far… Last year was a wonderful year for me, I finally achieved one of my long term goals and gained gallery representation. I’ve been building…

Nude of the week -iPad sketch

Nude of the week -iPad sketch, originally uploaded by minxdragon. I love the capabilities of sketchbook pro! This is just a quickie, it’s rough like all my sketches, but I can certainly see huge possibilities for a sketchbook that I can zoom in and out, with an infinite color palette, layers and as many pages…

2010 – my year in review

2010 has been a huge year for me in just so many ways! I decided to take much of the year off from chasing galleries, focusing on exhibiting and the hard slog of being an artist, and instead made my focus studio work, improving my art, and, of course, getting used to being a mommy!…