Yesterday my teacher had some wise words to a budding artist. He said don’t try to figure out what is going to sell by where the market is. Don’t try to invent something new. The only thing unique is YOU, so keep making art and seeing what makes you light up, what you love to paint. Just keep going. You will find your voice.
Hugh MacLeod’s Gaping Void
Found another artist making it with selling on-line and that is Hugh MacLeod. You can see his work at www.gapingvoid.com. He started his blog in 2001 and built his brand by offering free cartoons. He wrote Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity in 2009.
Are You Flowing?
What does being “in the flow” feel like? Is it like navigating through space like these matchsticks are? I share with you a photogram I produced that I had once matched with the Carlos Castaneda quote: For me there is only traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length. And there I travel looking, looking, breathlessly.
A Library of 3 Minute Explanatory Videos
How do you get RSS feeds? What are those? Where can you find the worldwide web, wikis and Twitter explained in plain English? From a blogging meeting I recently attended I found out http://www.commoncraft.com is a great resource. The site offers three minute videos “to help educators and influencers introduce complex subjects.”