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Boldness
Posted on February 11, 2011 | No CommentsA bold line in a painting is a confident line! It is not a well-thought-out, calculated line. It is not schooled and hammered in. It is boldness that you can feel. To get a bold line you have to give in to what it wants... -
The underpainting
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsI do paintings in layers. Without my layers there isn’t much there. What are the layers. Not just a bunch of paint I smushed on there for effect. They are paintings that for one reason or another were not worthy enough to stay alive. I... -
Yesterday and Tomorrow
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsEverything you did yesterday makes today what it is. and everything you do today makes tomorrow what it is. True or false? false You can turn at any point and go an entirely different direction. No matter what happens today does not have wreck tomorrow.... -
Piece of my heart
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No Commentsthe thing that is sort of hard is selling a painting that has not been around very long. Once I just finished a painting and the gallery owner came to my house and took and and sold it practically the next day. I never even... -
the next thing
Posted on February 6, 2011 | No CommentsWhat happens when you finish the show? You have to immediately start the next one. So you had a good show. That lasts for the night of the show. Even while the paint is still wet on the first show, you have to be thinking... -
The day after the show
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsWell the show went perfectly, the crowds were good and the people that I got to talk to were engaging. I especially enjoyed talking to a writer who had just purchased one of my works. I just felt like I had a moment with her.... -
the day of the show
Posted on February 3, 2011 | No CommentsI will tell you what an artist wants on the day of the show. We are not marketing paintings, we are marketing ourselves. It is very much opening night at a show when you have to stand by your work and hear what people say... -
This Market
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No CommentsIn this market in which we are drowning, a good thing is happening. We are being forced to make a better product, since the only things selling are the best things. Ok is not good enough. good is not good enough. Houses and Art and... -
Blog marketing research
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No CommentsWhat I like about a blog is to get in and get out and get something you can use. I don’t like looking at a bunch of pictures. The most perfect blog is the tinyhouseblog. It is perfect because it has one picture of the... -
color
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No CommentsColor can be the weirdest thing .First of all it is nice that we even have color. What a wonderful treat. With that in mind I think you should use it wherever you can. You can get used to the most unusual colors if you...









