Archive of 2007 April

 

the infrastructure of a creative life

April 05, 2007  :  Being an Artist, Business of making art   :  Views 1180  :  5 Comments   
I believe that the most creative act an artist can do is figuring out a way to give themselves the opportunity to create. It seems that the majority of my time goes not into making art, but into building and supporting the infrastructure of my ... Read More

on buying art

April 13, 2007  :  Business of making art   :  Views 1318  :  10 Comments   
One of the challenges of being an artist is trying to convince people to actually buy your art. There are a tons of art fans out there, but not so many art buyers it seems. I've had so many people visit my studio, appreciate my ... Read More

Let me be your artist in residence

April 18, 2007  :  Business of making art   :  Views 787  :  4 Comments   
If you are a nature-focused organization looking for its own artist in residence, I'd like to offer my services. My fine art photography explores our relationship to the natural environment through meditative abstractions of fallen leaves, sticks, and ... Read More

what have you done lately?

April 24, 2007  :  Being an Artist   :  Views 740  :  Add your Comment   
Whenever I talk to someone about my art, one of the first questions I get asked is if they can see my most recent work. Sure, I love to show it! But since not everyone can drop by the studio for a visit, I'm creating ... Read More

art from the sun

April 24, 2007  :  On Art and Artists   :  Views 633  :  3 Comments   
I was reading the news this morning, with coffee and scone firmly in hand, when I stumbled on some beautiful art that really knocked my socks off. The artist? The scientists behind the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) mission. Two robot probes were ... Read More

the myth of the tortured artist

April 26, 2007  :  Being an Artist   :  Views 1407  :  8 Comments   
Our culture holds onto a myth that artists need to be filled with grief, stress and turmoil in order to create great work. That work that made about depressing topics is "better" or more serious that work made by happy, well-adjusted artists. But I don't ... Read More