"Do not be afraid of moving slowly. Be only afraid of standing still." - Chinese Proverb Have you ever thought about the importance of the small, steady actions you take every day toward your artistic goals? You can't imagine how important these really are. Most of us have a very…
"Picasso was drawing like an angel in the crib." - Louise Nevelson, Sculptor Artists are the luckiest people I know. That may sound a little funny to you, but it's true. Without question, artists are the luckiest people. Here's why I say this. A few years ago, I was at a…
"Truth is always on the side of the more difficult." - Friedrich Nietzche Not too far from the small town where I grew up in northwest Louisiana, there is a long stretch of swamplands called, graphically enough, "Black Lake Swamp." There is a paved highway with bridges that runs right…
No matter what happens with our national economy, there will be artists who thrive, and who very much enjoy their prosperity. These are the people who refused to fail, who didn’t give up, and who have surrounded themselves with like-minded people traveling the same evolutionary path. Marsha Hamby Savage, a…
Do you want to know the top 5 money making art blogs of all time? Do you want your art career to totally kick ass? Are you ready to start really making some money with your art? Then you must read these top 5 blogs of mine. Making money is…
"I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." -Mark Twain, US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) It's been estimated by psychologists that during the course of a normal day the human brain will produce around 60,000 thoughts. And…
Do you have mental blocks to creative thinking? Whether you’re trying to solve a tough problem, start a business, get attention for that business or write an interesting article, creative thinking is crucial. The process boils down to changing your perspective and seeing things differently than you currently do. People…
Have you ever been tempted to put some of your art on auction websites? Or have you ever put your art on auction websites and wondered why it didn't sell or went for such a low price? If you've been thinking about selling your art on auction websites or even…
To dream ... the impossible dream ... I prefer the madness of Don Quixote to the sanity of…
“The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts the moment you get up and doesn’t stop until you get into the office.” ~ Robert Frost It’s a myth that only highly intelligent people are creative. In fact, research shows that once you get beyond an I.Q. of about 120, which…
