People get an art education for a variety of reasons that span from being really passionate about learning and excelling in art making to wanting to please their parents with a university degree. No matter why someone decided to go to art school in the first place, the real challenge comes when you have graduated …
Happy New Year Today is January 9th which most likely means you have already dropped your New Year’s resolution, or perhaps you are keeping up with your yearly goal. Like most people I thought about a few things I would like to accomplish this year, including daily showers, clean laundry, and working on my art career. …
The holidays are right around the corner and the best thing to do during the holidays is nothing. The life of the artist is usually a busy one, where juggling your art practice, your part-time job, submissions, checking out shows, doing research et cetera doesn’t leave you a lot of time to relax. Trying …
A couple of years back I was working on a series of large oil paintings in my studio, the paintings were good but no one ever saw them. After I finished a painting I would put it in storage, which just so happened to be where the kitty litter was kept. Months went by and …
Given that art is subjective in nature it can be difficult to be critical of the artwork or exhibition on display. My mother always says “If you cant say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” But is that true when talking about art? Can we be critical and publicly acknowledge what we think …