Comments on: Making art every day http://blog.danielsroka.com/artist/making-art-every-day.htm Watch behind the scenes as fine art nature photographer Daniel Sroka tries to make a living from his art. Blow-by-blow excitement! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cynthia http://blog.danielsroka.com/artist/making-art-every-day.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28361 cynthia Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:01:05 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=329#comment-28361 I'm impressed with your schedule, I haven't been able to make any art since summer vacation started. I love your son's self portrait! I’m impressed with your schedule, I haven’t been able to make any art since summer vacation started.

I love your son’s self portrait!

]]> By: paula http://blog.danielsroka.com/artist/making-art-every-day.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28355 paula Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:25:18 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=329#comment-28355 I like your not being too stringent...I think when one gets caught up in how long and how often it doesn't let things happen the way they would naturally. if i force myself to work it feels more heady and not magical. and good for you, your son wont be that young or want to 'play' forever, you on the other hand will always be an artist. hey, how'd you do that twitter thing under tags? i doubt blogger does that. nice :) I like your not being too stringent…I think when one gets caught up in how long and how often it doesn’t let things happen the way they would naturally. if i force myself to work it feels more heady and not magical.
and good for you, your son wont be that young or want to ‘play’ forever, you on the other hand will always be an artist. hey, how’d you do that twitter thing under tags? i doubt blogger does that. nice :)

]]> By: Kim Hambric http://blog.danielsroka.com/artist/making-art-every-day.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28354 Kim Hambric Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:54:17 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=329#comment-28354 It seems that the more marketing venues there, the more overall time required to market grows larger. We still have to enter shows, locate and supply galleries, mail items, email, blog, and now Twitter. It does not seem that we do less on one venue when we add another. What is coming after twitter that will require another chunk of our time? Of course, if we went to sell our art, then being an artist is hard work. But we have to be creative. Sometimes we will have to give in to the urge to make something even though it is previously scheduled twitter time. And, oh yes, the sweet "demands" of the kids. This week, my daughter has taken up my after school computer time to play hangman. She is learning to read and spell. How can I say no?!? I love that photo of your son in your studio. Will he be following in your footsteps? It seems that the more marketing venues there, the more overall time required to market grows larger. We still have to enter shows, locate and supply galleries, mail items, email, blog, and now Twitter. It does not seem that we do less on one venue when we add another. What is coming after twitter that will require another chunk of our time?

Of course, if we went to sell our art, then being an artist is hard work. But we have to be creative. Sometimes we will have to give in to the urge to make something even though it is previously scheduled twitter time.

And, oh yes, the sweet “demands” of the kids. This week, my daughter has taken up my after school computer time to play hangman. She is learning to read and spell. How can I say no?!?

I love that photo of your son in your studio. Will he be following in your footsteps?

]]> By: Debbie Overton http://blog.danielsroka.com/artist/making-art-every-day.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28351 Debbie Overton Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:03:05 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=329#comment-28351 You said what I have been trying to say and do....perfectly! "My goal is to keep my artistic momentum constantly moving forward. To not let myself stagnate. I don’t have to become some raging river of creativity — I’ll be happy with a swift moving stream. But just keep moving forward." Enjoy that little one, all 3 of mine are in college and what I wouldn't give to have them say, we have not played today! Thanks for being a great inspiration! You said what I have been trying to say and do….perfectly! “My goal is to keep my artistic momentum constantly moving forward. To not let myself stagnate. I don’t have to become some raging river of creativity — I’ll be happy with a swift moving stream. But just keep moving forward.”

Enjoy that little one, all 3 of mine are in college and what I wouldn’t give to have them say, we have not played today!

Thanks for being a great inspiration!

]]> By: Jean Levert Hood http://blog.danielsroka.com/artist/making-art-every-day.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28350 Jean Levert Hood Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:09:17 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/?p=329#comment-28350 Daniel, That precious little 5 year old is going to be graduating from high school before you blink. If your life affords you the extra time with him, seize the day!! You will never regret that decision. It is a balancing act between creating art and marketing art, to be sure. Daydreaming is a part of both of those! Best to you, Jean Daniel,
That precious little 5 year old is going to be graduating from high school before you blink. If your life affords you the extra time with him, seize the day!! You will never regret that decision.

It is a balancing act between creating art and marketing art, to be sure. Daydreaming is a part of both of those!
Best to you, Jean

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