PinnedYes, We Are Living in Weird Times, Which is Exactly Why We Should All Become Artists.We are social beings living through weird, stressful, and isolated times, to say the least. What if we all became artists to survive?Apr 13, 202226Apr 13, 202226
I use AI Generators to Make My Offline 2D Art.And you should, too, because the future is AI, but the future is also us all becoming artists.May 10May 10
A lesson in getting started and telling a story with your style with Ed EmberleyAmidst the pandemic, I stumbled upon an Ed Emberley how-to-draw book on a Brooklyn sidewalk. Although I wasn’t familiar with his work as a…Mar 26Mar 26
Instead of only a sketchbook, pick up a pack of printer paper in your art practice.And you’ll find you’ve been there all along, staring back at you on the page, as you go.Mar 1Mar 1
We Can Attack Isolation with Art Education on Social MediaThis past year U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned both of an epidemic of loneliness and that social media is a danger for young…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
To become an artist, find a process, play, and let it guide you!What’s your history of wanting to make art? I paint and draw now so it would be easy to assume that ever since I was a little kid, I wanted…Sep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
Look at your art constantly, like it’s telling you a story.You’ve got to look at your art, whatever it may be, all the time because it’s full of easter eggs for you. You’ve got to find ways of…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
To find your artistic style, you must embrace the kinds of art that come naturally to you, even if…I learned this lesson through the gauntlet of my life that led up to the pandemic. I saw it formalize through my work firsthand in the…Mar 7, 20232Mar 7, 20232
The visual learning of studio art education is essential for everyone.Temple Grandin wrote in New York Times, "Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All.” I agree wholeheartedly with her…Jan 24, 20231Jan 24, 20231
Looking for an art practice to get started in? Try Collage.As I’ll probably repeat forever when I write here, it’s time for all of us to become artists.Oct 23, 20223Oct 23, 20223
