Something I used to hear a lot when I first started as an art student was “Get out of your comfort zone!” We were always told to try something new, experiment, go crazy, etc, etc. I always associated this mindset with being adventurous. If you’re exploring new territory… you’re on an adventure, right? If… Read More Your Comfort Zone and You
Nothing is the worst thing I have ever done, I think. Yeah. Pretty much. Doing nothing. I have to tell myself, “Don’t stop going, whatever you do.” For the longest time, whenever I felt like I was stuck/lost, I always just stopped whatever I was doing (drawing, writing, painting, driving) and tried to just stand… Read More Don’t Touch the Brakes
I was very maturely whining about a “lack of inspiration” on Facebook. I usually don’t, but whatever. I’m only a human being deprived of sleep. So there I was, complaining. Then a friend of mine, author of “Adventures in My Petticoat“, very kindly commented: “That’s amateur talk.” Why, yes, I do believe it is. And… Read More “That’s Amateur Talk”
I put “fartsy” in a blog title. Ha. In a previous blog post, I talked about asking the right question. I think that’s an easier concept for writers to think about questions. Visual artists have a harder time because they’re answering visual questions. For us, our questions don’t have “?” at the end, they just… Read More Artsy-Fartsy Questions
I learned how to draw by tracing (and I’m using “learned” for lack of a better word.) Actually learning how to draw was too much work. I just wanted to have some pictures. But then I thought I was just awesome because I could swallow individual pieces of Kix cereal whole, so there’s that. Artists… Read More A Forever Observer
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