May 2013
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May 19th
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“You should keep on painting no matter how difficult it is, because this is all...”
– Alice Neel
May 6th
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April 2013
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Apr 29th
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“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me,...”
– Chuck Close  (via r1ie)
Apr 27th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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5 things I learned at MoCCa Arts Festival
Last year I attended New York Comic Con as my very first convention. Afterwards I wrote a blog post on lessons I learned as an exhibiting artist during the convention. You can find said post here: 10 things I learned at NYCC. A few weekends ago I had the sudden chance to attend the Society of Illustrator’s MoCCa Arts Festival in New York City. The table-mate of a cartoonist named Bill Roundy...
Apr 13th
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Apr 11th
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How to contact Art Directors: Part 4 – Mike...
This post is one of a four part series: How to contact Art Directors: Part I – Marc Scheff How to contact Art Directors: Part II – Jon Schindehette How to contact Art Directors: Part III – Lauren Panepinto How to contact Art Directors: Part IV – Mike Linnemann Again summarizing from previous posts: This is a blog series to help art students as well as new artists familiarize themselves with...
Apr 11th
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March 2013
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Mar 29th
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Mar 27th
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How to contact Art Directors: Part 3 – Lauren...
This post is one of a (work in progress) four part series: Contacting Art Directors: Part I – Marc Scheff Contacting Art Directors: Part II – Jon Schindehette Contacting Art Directors: Part III – Lauren Panepinto Contacting Art Directors: Part IV – Mike Linnemann Again summarizing from previous posts: This is a blog series to help art students as well as new artists familiarize themselves with...
Mar 25th
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How to contact Art Directors: Part 2 – Jon...
This post is one of a (work in progress) four part series: Contacting Art Directors: Part I – Marc Scheff Contacting Art Directors: Part II – Jon Schindehette Contacting Art Directors: Part III – Lauren Panepinto Contacting Art Directors: Part IV – Mike Linnemann To summarize from last post, this is a blog series to help art students as well as new artists familiarize themselves with the best...
Mar 22nd
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How to contact Art Directors: Part 1 - Marc Scheff
As a young or new artist it can be intimidating to start contacting Art Directors, it is however a necessary part of the job if you want to make a living as a freelance artist. One of the more frequent concerns I have encountered from other artists and myself as well is how to contact them without being a nuisance. Naturally when asking for a job you want to come off as professional and make a...
Mar 21st
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February 2013
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Listenguyswithpencils: Guys With Pencils Ep98 - The...
Feb 11th
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“When you buy from an independent artist, you are buying more than just a...”
–  Rebekah Joy Plett
Feb 3rd
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January 2013
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“Painting is damned difficult - you always think you’ve got it, but you...”
– Paul Cezanne 
Jan 24th
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“Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that...”
–  David Hockney 
Jan 23rd
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10 Inspiring Quotes about Art
1. As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you’re going to be a second-rate artist. “ - Margaret Atwood   2. You must master fundamentals, but you can never do so by watching another man paint.” - Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All it’s Worth 3. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.” - Oscar...
Jan 20th
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A new year's wish
We bid 2012 goodbye and 2013 hello.   2012 was an amazing year for me personally. It was the first year my husband and I spent in our new apartment; we had our one year wedding anniversary, my artwork improved immensely, I got to attend my first conventions as a professional artist, my freelance career finally started to take off and I received my green card. A great year indeed, that has left me...
Jan 2nd
December 2012
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Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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“You get work however you get work, but people keep working because their work is...”
– Neil Gaiman (via austinkleon)
Dec 31st
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