It's easy to get ahead in the corporate world. The average person is lazy as hell. If you have any work ethic at all, you'll simply just get ahead. Smart employers know this. Note though that not all employers are smart. A lot of them can't tell the difference between…
I'm a simple man. I like simple things and I prefer to follow a repeatable process than wing things. You'll see me painting the same painting over and over again, with slight modifications each time. That's how you get better at things. By repetition. Bruce Lee said something like he…
You know why most artists starve? Because most artists either lack a work ethic or decent social skills. I know this from experience. My wife and I over the years have gone to tons of art galleries and have met countless artists. As ruthless as this sounds, that's another reason…
One huge beef I have with a lot of today's artists - in the 1980s, artists stood together for Free Speech. "I may not like what you have to say, but I will die to defend your Right to say it." You'd hear artists make that proclamation. Musicians teamed up…
Are you a Bob Ross fan? I am. Big time. Not just for his painting lessons. But also his mindset. You ever see Bob Ross freak out? Heck, if the zombie invasion started, he would have just kept painting. Chill AF. In a zone. He'd even take his mistakes and…
If you're in STEM, sure, by all means get all the degrees you need. But I may come across as a brutal realist when it comes to art. I've done my art school classes. A whopping two of them. And been friends with Art majors. Not coincidentally, none of them…
Yes, I wrote my artistic influences last month. But I decided to put some order to it. And note, these are my personal influences. Not necessarily who I think are the absolute best artists in the world. For example, Judas Priest is my favorite band. Do they write the best…
This is the first blog post that I'm co-writing with my wife. After all, she's putting it all together. I'm just supplying the artwork. Quick background. Allie and I have been working on the game recently and Roxy and I have been cramming to get ready for a second show…
I've written before about what I look for in a Pinup Model. This article is slightly different. Rather, here are 7 tips for Pinup Artists. I love pinup art. I always have and always will. Among my favorites - Frank Frazetta (although he's a Fantasy artist but his work overlaps…
We all know the obvious top three ways artists make money - selling paintings, teaching, and commissioned works. But we're not talking about the obvious ways to make money for artists. We're talking about side money. And more importantly, two of these methods will make you money in your sleep.…