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The Oatmeal’s recent comic strip on working from home was, I thought, painfully (and hilariously) accurate. Many other freelancers, grad students, artists, coders and designers must have thought so too as the link flashed its way around the web with lightning speed. Yup, we agreed, it’s great to have peace and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘artist’
Happiness for artists #1: How to fall in love again with working from home
West Philadelphia gallery plans: ‘the Why’
Rosalind recently asked me a pertinent, and challenging, question. It’s had me shaking in my boots – well, sandals, actually, we’re having a heatwave here in Philly – and thinking hard. So, after a few days of wondering, I decided to set a timer and blog my tentative, flighty, totally unedited, stream-of-consciousness, passionate answer…
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Status Anxiety 2: ‘taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are’
Reading this old article by Anne Lamott raised my spirits a little today. It also scared me, shook me and confirmed my new, raw restlessness…
The piece, published at Salon in June 2003, is the transcript of Lamott’s commencement (graduation) address to students at Berkeley, California. Her focus is on truth, spirituality, artistry and, most [...]
Christine Kane’s ‘Word of the Year’… in August!
Ok, so I’ve set myself a 20 minute timer for writing this post. If this blog is going to keep going with fun, creative, quality posts I need to make it work within my current postgrad and aspiring artist schedule. I’m thrilled that you’re reading and I hope you’ll understand if I make this quick…
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30 Days of Drawing #17: artist Anthony Boswell on his relationship with drawing
In front of you nothing and then, with only the requirement of an instant gesture, something. The ’something’ is of course the begining of a drawing. And what does drawing mean to me? I find it a question that I constantly adjust as new discoveries are made during the process of my practice. It has [...]
30 Days of Drawing #14: Interview with Noah Becker
I recently spoke with multi-talented artist, founder and editor-in-chief of White Hot Magazine, writer and musician Noah Becker. We discussed his views on drawing, art criticism, methods & technique and the artists he is currently watching…
You’re a practicing painter. This might seem like an obvious question, but I reckon everyone’s answer would be a little [...]
