We hopefully learn and grow in our journey as people and artists. By taking a larger perspective we can learn to make these life/business principles work to our advantage and become better, deeper and more accomplished artists. Here’s how: Getting older is not all its cracked up to be, however, one thing it DOES is... Read more »

One of the biggest and most pervasive myths of creativity is that you must wait for it. That is, the age-old myth of having to wait for divine inspiration in order to create great art. While, I agree, there are times where you need to let your ideas simmer or evolve a bit, that practice,... Read more »

You might think becoming rich as an artist is a rather vain goal but with money comes power, influence and additional resources (including people, environments, etc.) – so who’s to say really?! I’m in touch with a number of “famous” and very wealthy artists and one thing I know for sure is that they think... Read more »

There are many, many ways you can motivate yourself as an artist. Here are just a few ideas to get you inspired and motivated at the same time. 1. Translate your work into another medium This one is always a big motivator for me. It is so easy to create the same type of work... Read more »

Funny, when one thinks about creativity they often associate it with the arts, music, etc. But what about other parts of your life? How can you use creativity to re-invent those? Of course, it makes since to discuss creativity in terms of the arts (as this IS an art blog) but I wanted to try... Read more »

It might be a good idea to give all your recent communications a quick review. Are they simple, clear and easily accessible? If not, here are a few suggestions that may help. Most of us today are so pressed for time that we are always looking for the shortest route possible. And there is such... Read more »

Not finishing what you start can begin to eat away at you in small and insidious ways if you let it, like: lack of energy, overwhelm, tension and general lack of self esteem, among others. Now, this has always been a biggie for me and I’ll admit I loved to start things but never seemed... Read more »