How Do U Do It?

We may not be stuck in traffic every day or have to deal with demanding bosses, but work-life balance also has a place in an artist's world. Here are four tips that will help bring more balance into your life.

Here are some tips on how to overcome artist's block that will help boost creativity and get you painting again.

A look at my personal journey to figuring out I wanted to be an artist and becoming one!

Comparing original art to fine art prints is similar to comparing fine jewelry to costume jewelry. There are a multitude of reasons for having the real thing in your space, but there is a time, place and typically a budget that calls for fine art prints.

I went out of my element and gave myself the self-imposed challenge of working with painting in black and white. Here is what I learned while creating my painting "Vice Versa.”

With so many mediums for an artist to choose from it takes trial and error to find the one that feels right. It can also take lots of experience in one medium to master that and launch you into the exploration of another.

Mark making is a term used to describe the different lines, patterns, and textures that are made visible as a manifestation of energy. I have found that the mark making in my work comes from a subconscious place.

Most artists take their creative energy out in multiple ways (see previous post). In my studio when I’m not painting, fine art quality book design fills one of those creative gaps and leaves me with a permanent piece of art…

I believe all creatives fall into a rut at one point or another. I also believe that dabbling in multiple creative outlets can inspire and refresh the way you see and create things.

Abstract expressionism can be narrowly described as “action” painting. Gestural brush-strokes, mark making and the impression of spontaneity often characterize it. Abstract forms manifest themselves on the canvas, via the artist, in improvised and random compositions. Although I do incorporate…