[Today’s featured artwork for Day 36 of the 365 Days Project is by Esmond Lyons.] Art can bring beauty to the world. It can also confront the viewer by challenging perceptions. #36 – Listen. Artists have something to say and they’re not afraid to say it. Artists are used to exposing their souls on gallery... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 35 of the 365 Days Project is by Marilyn Ines Rodriguez.] Artists can be highly sensitive and acutely in tune with the world. How do they work with these powerful emotions? #35 – Artists are gifted with the emotive power of the creative mind - and the strength to deal... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 34 of the 365 Days Project is by Mark Susinno.] Look below the surface. There is more than meets the eye. #34 – Artists see what others may not perceive. Art is a doorway into an enhanced experience of the world. There are as many ways to see a river.... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 33 of the 365 Days Project is by Vincent van Gogh.] OK, here we go. Let’s talk about artists and money and artistic worth. And how dead artists might have made more money in their lifetimes. #33 – Artists don’t have to wait until they’re dead to maximize their artistic... Continue Reading →
[Today's featured artwork for Day 32 of the 365 Days Project is by Kimber Berry] If you want to dance, invite an artist. #32 – Artists know how to dance. They dance with their paint, their clay, their words, their music. I’ve always experienced life in full-blown living color. Even when I'm not in the... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 31 of the 365 Days Project is by Ronit Baranga.] Everyone talks about Thinking Outside the Box. Artists do it every day. #31 – Artists are definitely Outside the Box. And that can be a very challenging place. Creative thinking is one the biggest corporate buzzwords today. Artists have been... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 30 of the 365 Days Project is by Ayessha Quraishi.] Let’s talk about NOT naming artwork. #30 – Artists don’t always name their artwork. It’s the ultimate liberation, both for the artist and for the viewer. When I attend an exhibition of an artist that’s new to me, I try... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 29 of the 365 Days Project is by Jackie Abrams.] Do artists create for themselves or for others? #29 – Artists create for everyone, including themselves. My creative intentions have shifted over the years. In the beginning, as an emerging artist, I created to explore my inner self, using the... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 28 of the 365 Days Project is by Martha Hall.] Artists aren’t supposed to be good in math. #28 – Many Artists have a natural aptitude for math. I love math and have always been good at it. So if you listen to the myth circulating about artists and their... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 27 of the 365 Days Project is by Serena Kovalosky.] There is a romanticized notion that an artist must “wait for the muse” in order to create. Most artists know better. #27 – The Artist’s Muse is most often one that is in the subject being explored rather than an... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 26 of the 365 Days Project is by Allen and Patty Eckman.] To an Artist, nothing is impossible. #26 – The Artist Mind always sees what's possible. The Artist in me knows that nothing is impossible. If an idea has even the slightest shred of possibility, I’ll work at it... Continue Reading →
[Today's featured artwork for Day 25 of the 365 Days Project is by Jan Hopkins.] Artists often work in a variety of mediums, choosing the materials that best suit the artwork being created. But sometimes, the materials you work with choose YOU. #25 – When the materials resonate with the Artist, they can also inform... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 24 of the 365 Days Project is by Brad Stroman.] Is art necessary? What is an artist’s purpose in today's society? #24 – Art reveals its value to those who take the time to appreciate it. The question of the purpose and value of an artist in today’s society comes... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 23 of the 365 Days Project is by David Kreider.] The highest form of compliment is to be the subject of a work of art. #23 – An Artist honors a subject by creating a work of art about it. Whether it's a person or place, an idea or an... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 22 of the 365 Days Project is by Elyce Abrams.] Give someone the facts, and they’ll remember it for a day. Tell them a story and they'll remember it forever. #22 – The Artist is a storyteller. The Artist Mind prefers metaphor to description. Symbolism has an innate “truth” that... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 21 of the 365 Days Project is by Lillian Loponen.] Creating is like travel. You have to step outside your comfort zone to experience the extraordinary. #21 – Artists are Grand Explorers. But instead of discovering new worlds, artists discover new ways of seeing the world. The Artist Mind is... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 20 of the 365 Days Project is by Carpin.] The greatest works of art have integrity: they are created from deep experience and knowledge, inspired by curiosity and ignited by passion. #20 – One of the secrets to producing great artwork – create from what you know. I sometimes wonder... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 19 of the 365 Days Project is by Pierre Karam.] We live in a world of three dimensions. Life, however, can become “one-dimensional.” #19 – Sculpture makes us appreciate all dimensions, reminding us there is more than one angle to explore. The Artist Mind rarely takes anything at face value.... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 18 of the 365 Days Project is by Léa Rivière.] Creating art often has little to do with the final product. Process is everything to an artist. #18 – For most artists, the act of creating is more rewarding than “having created.” I create to satisfy the hunger in my... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 17 of the 365 Days Project is by DiAnne Cooper.] It has been said that courage is not the absence of fear – it is the willingness to walk through fear into action. #17 - Artists are courageous, even though we might not be entirely fearless. It takes courage to... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 16 of the 365 Days Project is by Adriano Manocchia.] Paint a sunset. And when you’re done, paint ten more. #16 – Don’t settle for a single sculpture or painting or photograph. Any subject can have a million ways of seeing it and working intensely with a singular subject or... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 15 of the 365 Days Project is by Shane Wilson.] In a world hell-bent on moving faster with increasingly sensational visual and emotional stimulation commanding our attention, can people slow down long enough to truly appreciate art...and life? #15 – Art teaches patience, appreciation and deep understanding. My sculptures take... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 14 of the 365 Days Project is by Frances Gaffney.] Seeing with the eyes of an artist can open perceptions into other realms. #14 – Altered perceptions, by the Artist as well as the viewer, can be experienced through deep creative work. Artists are very sensitive to the energetic vibrations... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 13 of the 365 Days Project is by Leslie Peck.] Being an artist is not like choosing a day job. It's a way of life as much as it is a disciplined practice. #13 – Even outside the studio, an Artist is an artist is an artist. Early in my... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 12 of the 365 Days Project is by Ginger Ertz.] Navigating the crossroads between work and play in art. #12 – Art is Serious Work. And Play. Regardless of how much it looks like play, when I’m in my studio, I’m seriously working. No one ever believes that because it’s... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 11 of the 365 Days Project is by Laura Von Rosk.] How do you know when an artwork is finished? How far do you take it before you go too far? Or not far enough? #11 – A work of art is never finished. My mind is always working on... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 10 of the 365 Days Project is by Jeffrey Anderson.] Anyone can draw a tree. An artist will capture its essence. #10 – Art is not just technique. It’s about seeing the world like an artist. A wise art mentor once told me, “I’m not going to teach you how... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 9 of the 365 Days Project is by Irene Cole.] It is tempting to share a wild and juicy idea before it has a chance to take root. Placing a brand-new vision in a box and presenting it too soon can take the life out of it. #9 - Ideas... Continue Reading →
[Today's featured artwork for Day 8 of the 365 Days Project is by Brenda McMahon] Getting into The Zone is not a conscious act. #8 - The Zone is a sweet state of flow that arrives when talent and technique are in synch with the artwork being produced and the Artist is wise enough to... Continue Reading →
[Today’s featured artwork for Day 7 of the 365 Days Project is by Joan Duff-Bohrer] Artists live to create. It’s a way of being in the world, a language for expression, a deep dive into what makes us human. #7 - Creating isn’t a choice for Artists – it’s a necessity. I didn’t choose to... Continue Reading →
