The hidden power of constraints. As a kid I loved Dr. Seuss’ book Green Eggs and Ham. I still love the book. I read it to a couple of little girls just the other day. There is something so masterful in such a simple book. Dr. Seuss wrote the book on a bet. In 1960… Read More »The Power of Constraints
Have I told you before that I love my job? Every 6 weeks or so I meet my friend and fellow photographer Debra for lunch. These are not quick 45-minute grab a bite and go. We chat about all aspects of our creative worlds. It’s nothing for us to have a 3-hour lunch. But last… Read More »Do you see a Higher Purpose to your work?
Careful about what you find online about photo encaustic. A few months back I got an email from a well-respected encaustic instructor in my circle but have never met. In it she says, “I am constantly meeting people who are interested in incorporating photography in their encaustic work and so I do refer them to… Read More »Everything you see on the internet is true, right?
Oil and Wax Combinations. I love combining oil paints into my encaustic pieces. I think every one of my pieces has an element of oil paint. Its the building up layers of oil in my paintings creates an opulence and unusual sense of depth that I find incredibly beautiful and exciting. But it doesn’t come… Read More »Oil + Wax
Quit griping about paying gallery commissions. I frequently hear some iteration of ‘why should I give a gallery 50% of my profit? I’m here to tell you why. Basically, few of us have the wherewithal to make art and to effectively market art. It’s a different set of skills entirely. The rules of commerce are… Read More »Paying Gallery Commissions
3 Real Artistic Fears. I’ve been doing this for what seems like a long time now. And one thing I know is that people have deep-rooted fears about creating art. I know I do. It’s a really brave thing to create art. There are 3 real artistic fears that I know come up again and… Read More »Artistic Fears
The 40-40-20 rule. When I last asked what type of blog posts y’all wanted me to write about. I got an abundance of request that circled around the business of selling art. That’s a HUGE topic that is near and dear to my heart. I get really jazzed up about the business side of things.… Read More »#1 Rule for Successful Art Business
The moment that changed it all. I first started exploring traditional alternative processes and tried a bunch of different techniques. I was in search of more depth than a printed image could provide. I wanted something that I didn’t have to put behind glass. Something more organic, something that I could touch, feel and smell.… Read More »My ‘Aha’ Moment
Get Yourself an Accountability Partner. I’m not big on New Year’s Resolutions. But I’m a firm believer in evaluating where you are and where you want to go. So, at the start of every year I take stock and decide my path for the coming year. I create a list every year called my “Do… Read More »Accountability Partner
This is one of my all-time favorites. Sometimes I forget about images that I made awhile back. Majestic Rain is one of them. It’s one of my all-time favorites so it’s surprising that I would forget about it….but I did. Kim Pogue (at First Edition Prints) prints all my reproductions for me. I take the… Read More »The Story Behind the Image