Good Sketching Habits
I’m determined to raise the storytelling capacities in my sketches, and here are some of my specific goals!… Read More Good Sketching Habits
Tag: Art
The 5 Worst Excuses I Give Myself
As an artist, there are a lot of things that I say to myself (sometimes without noticing) that make it really hard to work. It’s a habit of psychological “nagging” that cuts down on my productivity, but also my confidence. While I’ve gotten a little bit better at it over the years (as I get… Read More The 5 Worst Excuses I Give Myself
Best Mom Advice Ever
“It wouldn’t be so hard if you did it more often.” My mom has said this about laundry, cleaning my room, doing dishes, dusting and sweeping, mowing and raking, and exercise. Do it more often, and it gets easier. After writing about habit in a previous post, this bit of Mom Advice occurred to me,… Read More Best Mom Advice Ever
The First Time a Drawing Made Me Cry
I’m taking part in a challenge to try and improve my writing skills but also (and more importantly) my discipline. Please enjoy (or at least tolerate!) In an art history class I took a couple years ago, we discussed whether or not paintings could make people cry. Certainly movies could, and some music. Books (OMG… Read More The First Time a Drawing Made Me Cry
3 Things I Learned from Working
Everybody loves lists! And I’m still working, so don’t think that this is entirely retrospective or anything. Because it isn’t. A lot of people treat work like some kind of inevitable hurdle that we have to get past in order to be happy. Work is treated like an unfortunate by-product of being human, something that… Read More 3 Things I Learned from Working
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