Tag: artist
Cowbird- the Perfect Home for Artists with ADHD
I have a new addiction and, no, it’s not Pinterest. It’s Cowbird. Before you click on the link, I think it’s only fair to tell you that this site’s like crack in a good way (don’t say you haven’t been warned). I’m pretty certain that I’ve talked about my self-diagnosed ADHD tendencies on this site [...]
What Stands Between You and Your Creative Dreams?
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. -Steven Pressfield According to Steven Pressfield, author of the “War of Art,” Resistance is the most toxic force on the face of the planet. Resistance is what stands between who we are and who [...]
Don’t Dismiss Your Day Job Doodles
Are you dying a slow and painful death by PowerPoint? Are you stuck in a meeting that seems to have no end? Don’t dispair…Doodle! Artist With a Day Job, Jennifer Judd McGee, has taken what used to be a Day Job coping mechanism and has turned it into a full-time business. She says “During long [...]
An Artist’s Appreciation for the Day Job
You’ve heard the term “it takes money to make money,” right? Well, it also takes money to buy art supplies and studio time. Lately, I’ve been spending a bit of cash in an effort to bring a long awaited musical project to life. Where did said cash come from, you ask? Why, the beloved Day [...]
Do What You Love and the Money “May” Follow
Even if you’ve never heard of Marsha Sinetar, you’ve probably heard of her famous book titled “Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow.” This is simple advice that’s not so simple to take. I did not take Marsha’s advice when I was in my 20′s. Instead I followed the corporate path and did, not [...]
Feel the Fear and Get Over It
Doing big things in life can be scary as hell. We can sometimes feel frozen with fear when we’re on the edge of, shall I say…Glory. But with each step we take in the direction of our dreams, we develop stamina and muscle and the courage to say “I can do this thing!” I’d like [...]
“In This Life I Will”…a Song, a Blog, a Call to Action
I’ve always loved the poem The Journey by Mary Oliver. It starts: “One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began.” It sounds so simple, but it’s not. In fact, most things in life that are worth doing, especially the really BIG things, are anything but easy. There are two parts to [...]
Not Making Art (or Am I?)
The question I’ve been getting lately is as follows: “Rebecca- I thought the reason you wanted to do your own thing was so you could spend more time on your art…what’s up, slacker?“ True. It’s been weeks since I’ve been in the studio and even longer since I’ve posted anything new to my art website. I’ve [...]
Lessons from an Ex Artist with a Day Job
I ran across an interesting article on the Onion about cartoonist, Mark Seversen, who comes to the realization that his “day job” is now his “real” job: “When I was younger, my attitude was ‘Never give in.’ Nowadays, my attitude is ‘Get real, dumbass.’ If I have any advice for all the young aspiring painters, [...]
Call for Artists’ Studios
I love seeing where and how other people live and, to me, there’s no place more interesting than inside an artist’s studio. Apparently I’m not the only one who feels this way. I included a few pictures of my studio in a post on my art website a while back and I’m always surprised by the traffic I [...]
