I’m not 100% sure of this, but I think it’s a safe bet to assert that nearly every child in America has used Crayola Crayons at some point, and that includes all of you adults out there too, especially all of you artists. My last post regarding my visual interpretation of Rachmaninoff might have thrown… Continue reading Being an Artist is Hard, But it Shouldn’t Be
Category: Thoughts on Art
The Greatest Mistake I Made not Once but Several Times
Whether or not your an artist, a writer, a computer programmer, an engineer, an automotive mechanic, a construction worker, a home developer, you are going to need tools. However, a huge mistake I made, and that many others make, was that I thought that if I had the right tools, the tools would in a… Continue reading The Greatest Mistake I Made not Once but Several Times
Why Impressionism Vanished into Plein Air
In the later 1800s, a movement formed in France, in opposition to the dominance and authority of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. These artists essentially rejected the previously accepted “rules” of what was considered art, and what was not. And, attempted to establish a new freedom in artistic expression. Now, I’m not attempting to provide some… Continue reading Why Impressionism Vanished into Plein Air