See below posts by the artist on the creative process! Approximately one post will be made every week.
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Mired in making mistakes
Whoever said that we can make mistakes like how pencils have erasers didn’t use artist pencils. None of mine have erasers on them. I’ve been at the same sketch for at least 1 hour trying to take a photo reference and making elements from a painting that look like it. I did my usual gestural…
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Using Music to Make Art
When I’m painting, I like listening to classical music typically to make my paintings. Other times I’m keying in on the mood in my painting and listening to music that fits that mood. There’s a lot more to showing visual arts and conveying a message. The choice of colours, those that are saturated are more…
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Fear and Its Affect on Art
I’ve been learning to swim for over 10 years as an adult. It’s probably been engrained in me since I realized that people can drown as a child. I’ve slipped into the deep end both then and as an adult, and that sheer sense of panic comes to me immediately when I know I’m in…
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How to use social media effectively as an artist
I once attended a seminar regarding how to use social media effectively from a broader non-art perspective. Fundamentally, the basic is: 1) attend events, 2) take pictures, and 3) post. It sounds dumb but it’s true. The issue is how to make effective posts that are engaging. When I originally ventured into doing this, I…
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How to grasp inspiration when it comes
Sometimes I will come up with a fantastic idea and need to work on it immediately to get started. Otherwise, I’ll lose motivation to capture some essence of my idea. Generally this is best in the morning after I sleep. I have something to look forward to in the day when I get up. It’s…
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Surprise! Nude Models! Making art with live nude models
I was looking at some of my previous drawings, and the fact that I attended some classes with figure drawing. For the uninitiated, figure drawing involves practising on life models, who are often nude. The issue was that no one had ever told me this! Free class and free show My first time drawing on…