Art Supply House & Custom FramingThese posts were weekly emails and are archived here for any sort of future reference
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. ~ Abraham Maslow I’ve always struggled to answer questions along the lines of: When/how did you learn to draw? Well, I’ve had crayons and art supplies available […]
I do not believe that your best creative work is done when you’re stressed out because you’re teetering on the edge of bankruptcy or other personal disasters. Just the opposite. You should set up your life so that it is as comfortable and happy as possible – and so that accommodates your creative work. ~ […]
I do not believe that your best creative work is done when you’re stressed out because you’re teetering on the edge of bankruptcy or other personal disasters. Just the opposite. You should set up your life so that it is as comfortable and happy as possible – and so that accommodates your creative work. ~ […]
Food is our common ground, a universal experience. ~ James Beard I’ve always thought that art, beauty, and creativity are human needs. Looking at prehistoric tools from around the world, things like pottery, weavings, or carvings show great care taken in the details and the “decorations”. From a purely functional point of view, time was […]
Drawing is 50,000 years old, isn’t it? I think it comes from very deep within us. When all those people in the 1970s were trying to give up drawing, I did go and see them and they said: ‘Oh, you don’t need to draw now.’ And I did point out: ‘Well, why don’t you tell […]
Art is our memory of love. The most an artist can do through their work is say, let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved, and perhaps you will see it and love it too. ~ Annie Bevan It can be scary to share your art, whether it’s your first piece […]
If you draw, the world becomes more beautiful, far more beautiful. Trees that used to be just scrub suddenly reveal their form. Animals that were ugly make you see their beauty. If you then go for a walk, you’ll be amazed how different everything can look. Less and less is ugly if every day you […]
The creation of your art should always be the priority. The only variables you can control are your passion toward the work you create and the intensity with which you act upon that passion. It is futile to predict the public’s reaction to your art. The moment you begin to seek approval from external forces, […]
The creation of your art should always be the priority. The only variables you can control are your passion toward the work you create and the intensity with which you act upon that passion. It is futile to predict the public’s reaction to your art. The moment you begin to seek approval from external forces, […]