by Nicholas Wilton | Dec 22, 2016 |
Beginning a painting of any kind of artistic expression is always hard. It is like that blank page when nothing has been written yet. The emptiness can be intimidating. It scares me sometimes. Personally, I would prefer to begin with something that has already been...
by Nicholas Wilton | Dec 18, 2016 |
I’ve been painting a lot on canvas and noticed that some of the most interesting parts occur on the edges, where I’m working with less control. Taking my hand out of the process and letting the materials be themselves brings in a sense of play and is so...
by Nicholas Wilton | Dec 15, 2016 |
Would you like to be creative whenever you want? I would. Is it possible? What are the optimal conditions for creativity? If we knew, it would make the whole affair of making art so much easier. Sometimes I feel creative and sometimes not. Often, instead of making...
by Nicholas Wilton | Dec 11, 2016 |
I like to start multiple pieces at once – it encourages me to work larger and helps inform where I should go next with each piece. How do you start?
by Nicholas Wilton | Dec 8, 2016 |
How many hours in a life does it take to master something? In Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book “Outliers” he opines that the number is 10,000. I am not sure this is accurate as it doesn’t take quality of practice or intention as a factor. It does, of course, take passion,...
