I’ve missed using a fountain pen. After decades of longing, I finally bought another one…an inexpensive one. To go along with that, I’ve also been practicing to revive my long-abandoned skills with cursive writing. In a way, it makes me feel more “writerly”.
Read more...As someone who also tends to write “strong female characters”, I applaud this article. via Why I Write “Strong Female Characters”.
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Over on the art site I posted a new scratchboard work. You should take a look.
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“That means that all these examples from 1955 are only the tip of the iceberg. If the pre-1978 law were still in …
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Not long after I started my InArCreMo project of trying to get 50 art pieces done in 30 days, I sort of disappeared from my sites and severely decreased my social networking in general. This post is about the why of it.
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Creative types are told that they also have to be able to market. For the 75% (or so) who are extroverts, this is simply an inconvenience. For the rest, who are introverts, perhaps another business model would be better.
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A few of you have told me you’ve noticed I haven’t been posting to the blog as often as you’d become accustomed to. That’s totally mea culpa. I got enough piled on my life-plate that I needed to find some slack somewhere.
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The TED talks are invaluable to giving access to the worlds of the creative and innovative. This talk and slide show by Shea Hembrey is nothing short of inspiring to any artist…and he was 100 of them! What does this mean? You’ll have to check it out.
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Normally I wouldn’t put an item up that wasn’t still easily gotten, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t suggest to any Wonder Woman fan that they buy “Spirit of Truth” while there are still copies to be had.
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I’ve had anime and manga on my mind, lately. I’ve been watching shows and drawing images in this distinctive style quite a bit in the past month or so. I can’t put my finger on why, exactly, except that I’ve been a fan of the style since its early days in America.
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It’s all the rage. All the cool studios are doing it. What’s not to like about 3-D movies and TV? Well, a lot, but I just don’t want to be a naysayer. It’s possible that 3-D will stick around this time for it to develop into something still only seen in SF movies.
Read more...Having had many ex-agents, let me tell you…you need to know what you’re getting into. Before Accepting Agent Representation « Writing and …
Read more...If MacGyver was a sculptor his name would be Reuben Margolin. Reuben uses everything from cardboard to custom cut steel to make …
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An irony for most photographers is that they have few photographs of themselves. It’s true. You hear the common refrain, “I’m the one taking the photos.” I’m no different.
Read more...The art director for Charm City Cakes (seen via the Food Network on Ace of Cakes) has an eye for design that makes her work stand out. Sure, other decorators make amazing cakes, but week-in week-out, Anna’s cakes have something… something… something more. Three of them stand out in my mind.
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I love “Ace of Cakes”. It’s one of the most entertaining shows on television. There’s heart, humor, art, and oh-no-they-dint moments in most episodes. That said, there is one person on the Charm City Cakes staff that is guaranteed to make me watch episode after episode: art director Anna Ellison.
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Great art can affect you. It touches you. You can see the work thousands of times, and you still feel the power of the message. More importantly, you are drawn into the work and can feel yourself taking the place of the subject. For me, the best example of a great sculpture is Rodin’s image of a pathetic, yet heroic, Caryatid.
Read more...When I talk about the art that I do, a question comes up from time to time: why do I airbrush? I …
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