How to Handle Obnoxious Amateur Art Critics
Critics aren’t trying to hurt and they aren’t trying to help. They’re trying to impress.
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7 Tips to Shake You Out of Your Artistic Rut
You work your butt off, spend a fortune on art books and workshops, and log in more museum hours than the people who work there.
And still, you feel stuck.
Why is this happening to you and why is it happening now?
Read the post to find out why and what you can do about it.
How to Paint When it’s the Last Thing in the World You Feel Like Doing
Forget about creating a masterpiece. Create the state of mind that will allow you to create a masterpiece.
Six Time-Honored Rules Every Artist Should Ignore
Rules aren’t meant to be broken. They’re meant to be challenged whenever a better solution arises.
Why Don’t We Fit in?
Art that tries to offend no one is the visual equivalent of elevator music. Art that emanates from your soul will be loved…and hated.
5 Unusual Habits to Keep You Growing Artistically
Working hard at your craft is not the same as working toward growth.
Working toward growth means taking big scary chances with your art and risking failure.
Selling Your Art? Stay Out of the Way
From the moment it’s available, ideally, from the moment you begin, don’t think of your art as your creation. Think of yourself as the caretaker. You simply helped the work along…
Artists, Forget You’re Doing a Painting
The best painters connect passionately with whatever is in front of them (or inside) and their art flows from that passion.
Why My Art Students Hate Me
Your art is the biggest impediment to creating your art.
"How dare you not love my art."
The less time spent dwelling on a work in progress the more emotionally detached you become and the internal and external critics lose their power.