by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 24, 2014 |
Artwork by Joel Nakamura. http://www.joelnakamura.com/ Sometimes creating something new is just downright scary. Many people avoid doing things that haven’t been done before. The only problem is that if you are a “creative,” like me, then this is...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 17, 2014 |
Photograph: Armosa Studios. I just returned from the World Domination Summit held in Portland, Oregon. This is a summit that explores how to create an unconventional life in a conventional world. Its key three core values are community, service and adventure. Many of...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 10, 2014 |
Accomplishing what we want is very challenging. Whether it is a book project, a series of paintings, a new website or any new creative challenge in our life, often the things that seem worth doing are multi-stePPed, unfamiliar and complicated. However one of the...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jul 3, 2014 |
I just returned from the annual ArtLife Mentorship retreat which was held at the Gabilan Ranch in San Juan Bautista, Ca. There were about 20 artists there. We spent the time painting, discussing art practices, eating great food and even managed to squeeze in some...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jun 19, 2014 |
Are you ready to be seen? This seems like a pretty basic question but I am realizing that for many people the answer is not completely a yes. I am speaking of their Art, whatever that may be, but because your Art comes from you, it is actually quite a bit closer to...
by Nicholas Wilton | Jun 12, 2014 |
Above: Detail from “A Bigger Splash” by David Hockney, 1967 I have had numerous conversations this week with friends about how difficult it is to just simply let go of control. It is always hard to do so in life but especially in Art. Of course this is one...
