There’s always something, isn’t there? Something that keeps you from your easel, away from your paints and pencils?
I have two of these “stumbling blocks” myself—one is blogging (well, the internet in general) and the other is just feeling too tired to start in on a new project. I think it helps to know your weaknesses, though, because with some planning you can often work around those stumbling blocks ahead of time.
So what’s yours? Feel free to vote below, or add a new one if you’d like.
What one thing seems to always keep you from making art?
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This week's poll is short and sweet—I thought it might be interesting to see how other artists expected to be using the internet a decade from now, so I wrote out the following question: {democracy:20} If you're an artist, feel free to vote. . . I fully expect the results to be skewed towards . . . read more
This week's poll is on art prints and original artwork. Some artists are totally against making reproductions of their paintings, while other artists just want to sell prints of their work over and over again (and don't care that much about selling the originals.) I've had several guest writer. . . read more
Ever get asked, "Where's the best place to find art supplies?" Or more likely, "Where do you buy art materials? Online? Or from an actual store?" Truth be told, for me the answer usually depends on where the sales are. However, a few weeks ago I thought it would be interesting to find out whic. . . read more
This week I decided to ask all artists who have their own art blogs what blogging program they use. Now, I personally use the Wordpress blogging platform (which means paying a small monthly hosting fee) but I know that's not the case for most art bloggers and I was curious to find out what you. . . read more
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