BobBlast 606 - "So… You Want to be an Artist"

Описание: Weekly BobBlast Issue 606
So… You Want to be an Artist

Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!

This week’s BobBlast is really a PepTalk! I talk to and listen to a lot of artists, both privately and in workshop settings. I have made some notes that I hope may help those of you who want to have the life of an artist—a painter.

The most important thing I want to start with is Invest in Yourself.
•Take classes at a community college
•Take drawing classes with live models
•Hang with like-minded people—where art is valued and art making is encouraged

That last part is important. Adding to that, don’t paint for the approval of others who don’t paint.

Join art groups. Here’s where you find those “like-minded people”. You don’t have to be the President of all the organizations you join. Joining will give you opportunities to exhibit your work, talk about your work and be involved in an artistic community.

Here’s more of my list:
•Journal everyday (read “The Artist’s Way” by Julian Cameron
•Read “Art & Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Who are your favorite artists? Read their bios, follow their work and copy them! This is how you learn.

What drives you? If you took a magic pill, what would you paint? Selling is not the most important part… your desire and drive to paint your own voice is the most important.

So… Be original. Be interesting. Paint interesting originals. Paint lots of small originals—lots. Practice, practice and practice more.

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•Gallery of Hermosa, Hermosa Beach CA
•Dillman’s Creative Arts, WI
•Hudson River Valley, Greenville NY
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