Being an Artist
my thoughts and experiences about making art, living as an artist, and trying to make a career out of all this
Every once and a while I need to remind myself of something important. That the primary job of an artist is... to create art. It's not marketing, social networking, nor applying for shows. My job is to sit in that studio, and sweating out new ...
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My aunt and uncle had the opportunity to visit the Miraval Resort in Tucson, where I have a number of photographs installed in the lobby of their spa. Since I live across the country, I haven't had the chance to see it in person, ...
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The end of the year, a time for reflection. Although it was a busy year, I managed to create a number of photographs I am very proud of. Photographs that remain pinned to my wall months after I have finished creating them....
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This past week I've been hard at work on my website, improving the backend and adding new features. I am adding keywords to all my photographs, so that you'll be able to explore my art in a new dynamic way. You will also soon be ...
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Sometimes you need the help of friends and peers to see the potential in your own art. I had spent yesterday photographing some flowers we picked up at the farmers market last weekend. But after several hours of work, I was growing frustrated. Nothing was ...
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It has been a very busy summer for me! I was recently profiled for the Artists and their Influences series by Lisa Pressman, as well interviewed for the MMCA Marketplace. I am also busily preparing photographs for several group shows I'll ...
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It has now been around ten days that I have been trying to make some art every day. And so far, it has been a success: you can follow my progress on Twitter. A lot of other artists on Twitter are also trying to ...
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Edited a little while later: OK, sorry about this long dull post folks. As an experiment, I let the Twitter plug-in I use on my blog automatically create a post with everything I twittered about last week. And let me say, YAWN, wow, what a ...
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As autumn gives way to winter, my ketubah business tends to slow down, and I find more time to spend working in the studio. Autumn is a important time for me: to collect things to photograph, to search for new ideas and inspiration. My son ...
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My grand exploration of the social web continues! I have been using Facebook more and more lately, not as a business tool, but as a way to keep in touch with my widely spread out network of friends. It has really been a blast, getting ...
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