Again and again, I need to be reminded of who I’m painting for. It’s so easy to start painting to impress someone else – critics, gallery owners, even fans of my work. You start to listen to too many outside opinions and you forget to listen to your own. Robert Genn says artists need to [...]
I just want to thank everyone for the support and the comments yesterday. It was really, truly helpful. I also think I figured out what was going on internally and why this was bothering me so much. Because as so many people have said, it’s just one person. One. Person. So it didn’t even make [...]
October 8, 2009 – 6:49 am
So yesterday, I happily climbed up on my soapbox and ranted about the crap I get for not having attended art school. And how sometimes, this can frustrate me or make me doubt the quality of my work. But just getting that off my chest helped. And you know what? Screw it. I don’t care [...]
