Monday in Motivation - Join me here tomorrow as I continue my new series for artists on overcoming fear. This week I’ll be sharing some practical methods and advice for overcoming the fear of confrontation.
Tuesday in Painting Tutorials - Dianne Mize’s next painting tutorial will explain how to find the golden ratio (also known as the golden section or golden mean) and more importantly, how to successfully use it in your compositions.
Wednesday in Featured Artists - If you want to see some gorgeous watercolors, look no further than Pennsylvania artist Mingming Bowerson. Drop in on Wednesday to browse through a few of her paintings. . . I’m sure you’ll agree.
Thursday in Art Products - Give a big welcome to Robert Sloan, the newest member of our writing staff here at EE. His first official post, an incredibly informative guide to oil pastels, will appear on Thursday—so make sure to check that out.
Friday in General Art Advice - And when the weekend rolls around, don’t miss this week’s reader-submitted entry, entitled, “How to Find Your Own Niche & Style,” from landscape photographer Aggie Villanueva.
Last week’s articles on EmptyEasel:
Overcoming Fear: An Inspirational and Practical Series for Artists
How to Use Symmetry and Asymmetry with Your Focal Points
Light-filled Photography by Melissa Tooker
The Curating Debate: Is There a Need for Art Curators Anymore?
5 Simple Copyright Rules for Bloggers. . . That I Wrote Myself
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Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .
read moreEveryone faces fear. . . and in the right circumstances, uncomfortable as it may be, our fears exist for a reason. For example, most of us would be (quite reasonably) afraid if a mother bear and her cub came sniffing around our campsite. Our fear of the mother bear will even dictate how we act. . .
read moreWhy are we afraid of failing? Of all the fears I've discussed in this series, this one is fairly universal. Everyone fears failure. Of course, what people do with that fear is very different. Some folks use that fear to spur themselves toward greater effort and loftier achievements. Others fee. . .
read moreAs I sat down to write this last article in my series on overcoming fear, I had to laugh at myself for putting this one off until the very end. Because this fear—the fear of the unknown—is one of mine. I'm a planner to the core. I like lists and schedules, and just. . . KNOWING. Anything unexp. . .
read moreAs many of you know, over the past few weeks I've been going through a lot of applications to find some additional permanent writers for EmptyEasel.com. Today I'm very pleased to announce two more writers/artists who will be joining the writing staff at EE—Doris Glovier and Charlotte B. DeMola. . .
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