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"Create meaning in your work." That phrase may seem daunting to some, but below are a few tips that might help. (Thomas Moran, painted glorified important Luminist landscapes never had not been seen by most Americans) But first, what is MEANING? Meaning is the responsive chord that is struck in the sensibilities of the viewer. Okay…but how do we do that? I have listed a few thought-provoking and useful ways to help bring more meaning … [Read more...]
A lot of people dream of being an artist. Maybe you are one of those people who loved to draw as a kid or took an art classes in college, but was discouraged away from art as serious profession. Ask yourself: Do you still have an inner desire to create? To relax, do you like to flip through art magazines, books or art related websites? Do you find yourself saying things like, “I just don’t have the time to … [Read more...]
Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude toward us - and that includes our art careers! For years I have collected quotes and inspirations to help me with my own attitude. The paragraph below written by Charles Swindoll is an old favorite of mine. I hope you enjoy reading it. The priceless wisdom of inspired thinkers like Swindoll is thought provoking. This wisdom expands our own … [Read more...]
Having just returned from a wonderful tropical vacation in the Virgin Islands after leaving snowy, gray Idaho for two weeks. After a trip like that I should be recharged and ready to tackle the work I left behind – right? Wrong. In fact, I am feeling blue. I am overwhelmed by the work ahead; I don’t know where to start! Before I left town I was on such ‘a roll’…what happened? Obviously, I have gotten out of the habit of … [Read more...]
Most of you know that artists tend to be ‘right-brain’ thinkers. But in school, left-brain strategies are still the ones that are most often used in the classroom today. Right-brain students sometimes leave their school experience feeling inadequate - did you? Each individual person has a right, a left and/or a middle-brain ‘neurological style’ preference in which they view the world. By understanding the processes at work in our own … [Read more...]
Why am I feeling blue in the studio? I just had a successful gallery show and sold a lot of paintings in spite of the slump in the economy. I am grateful for my successes, but I still feel letdown, grumpy and just plain, blah! And worst of all – I can’t seem to drag myself back into the studio to paint. I don’t want to face those blank canvases! Maybe it is that typical, self induced artistic temperment we all suffer or indulge … [Read more...]
Picasso’s, “Dora Maar with Cat” sold for $95 million in 2006! Were you one of those kids who carefully colored inside the lines, careful of breaking the rules? I was. As a small girl, I remember taking pride in my perfectly colored pages. Teachers, parents and restaurants alike still encourage and glorify these early crayon versions of paint-by-numbers by taping them to their bulletin boards, refrigerators and the walls at Apple … [Read more...]
Life is full of choices. I ponder that sometimes while I am sitting at a red-light in town getting ready to turn left for home – but, what would my life be like if I turned right? That is a seemingly small choice to make, but it would affect my life. If I turned right, maybe I would get a flat tire, pick up a hitch-hiker, or decide to go to Starbucks on the next corner and meet Mr. Right…well, you get the idea. As artists … [Read more...]
Lori McNee is a professional artist who specializes in still life, and landscape oil paintings. She is an exhibiting member of Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, serves on the Plein Air Mag Board of Advisors, and is an Ambassador Artist to Royal Talens. As the owner of FineArtTips.com, Lori blogs about fine art tips, marketing … Click HERE to read more.
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