by Nicholas Wilton | Nov 5, 2014 |
If you pay attention to what your friends share with you from the Internet you start to get an idea of what we all find valuable. Regardless of the subject matter, usually it is something that is extraordinarily different than what we normally see. If it is...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 29, 2014 |
Gouache painting of eraser by Nicholas Wilton Sometimes making my Art feels choppy. The hardest days in the studio are the ones where I go down one road before I realize I wanted another. I was mistaken. So by the end of the day, I have to come all the way back...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 23, 2014 |
Above: Image by Yanko Tsvetkov of alphadesigner.com One of potential shortfalls for Artists, who are involved in the business of selling their Art, often has to do with their thinking. The answers to many of the same old questions regarding a career in art, no...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 15, 2014 |
You didn’t sell anything at your show or open studio. It can make you feel like crap. When this happens to me I am not sure if I feel bad about my work or myself. Probably both. It tends to dampen my enthusiasm about even trying to make art anymore. If you ever feel...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 8, 2014 |
Detail from “The Antique Juggling Girl” by Lord Frederic Leighton Do you know how sometimes you make something that is so good it surprises even you? It seemed so effortless, and till this day you still kind of wonder how you made it? It is that...
by Nicholas Wilton | Oct 2, 2014 |
Above: one of Andy Warhol’s “Dollar Sign” paintings. Being a successful Artist means different things for different people. For some, just being able to make artwork they love is enough. Others, however, also want art making to be their...
