Wake up by letting go.

by | Jan 12, 2017 | 13 comments

Art awakens us. It can be the meeting place where things come together that are exquisitely different from one another. I remember seeing Christo and Jean Claude’s Running Fence as a boy; that thin calligraphic line of white fabric that ran across the windswept,...

How to Stop Avoiding Your Art Practice

by | Jan 8, 2017 | 38 comments

We all procrastinate. Some days it feels harder to find the time to make your art. I know this is the case for me. Here is a little way I have found to overcome this problem. It just might help you too. Let me know if this rings true – or not true at all –...

Finding the Value of your Art

by | Jan 5, 2017 | 10 comments

There is this really cool shop in Portland that I accidentally wandered into last week. At first blush it just looks like a metal junk shop but peering in the window as I went past, I realized that this just wasn’t any old junk shop. This shop was only selling old...

The Best Gift for an Artist

by | Dec 25, 2016 | 17 comments

Just wanted to share some thoughts on being grateful and appreciating where you are and where you’re going.Be sure to check out Mitchell Johnson’s work at www.mitchelljohnson.com/. This took me a bit to learn, but I’m glad I did. Merry Christmas and...