by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 21, 2015 |
One of the trickiest parts of being an artist is maintaining momentum. I struggle with this and I also am amazed at how many artists that I work with do too. The making of Art can be super hard and then it can feel easy and effortless. It is a roller coaster ride...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 14, 2015 |
Sometimes I get so caught up in trying to finish paintings, or the business aspect of my art, that I can lose track of what I actually am doing in my art. What is this art all about? Where is all this headed? I know that I am dead set on improving, and I am always...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 7, 2015 |
When I was just starting out making art, I was utterly focused on the kinds of art materials used by artists that I admired. Over my lifetime, I literally have blown bazillions of dollars in art stores. I think what I loved about new art materials was that each new...
by Nicholas Wilton | Sep 30, 2015 |
Pricing and selling your Art can be challenging. It’s sometimes hard to know how much to charge or what to say, particularly in the spur of the moment when someone, a friend or close acquaintance, comes into your studio and looks at a piece of your art and asks, “is...
by Nicholas Wilton | Sep 23, 2015 |
Yesterday while painting I got to thinking about what exactly this practice of art making is all about. It is such an odd activity. I am always trying to summarize, make sense in the larger context of my life what it is exactly that I am doing. I know art making...
by Nicholas Wilton | Sep 16, 2015 |
I sit here tonight quite moved by all the artists I have had the pleasure to speak with this past week regarding my Art2Life Mentorship Program. I feel very filled, humbled and honored that I not only get an opportunity to meet so many artists, but that I also have...
