What the market wants is lower cost, more efficient production, higher output and easily reproducible steps. If that becomes one’s criteria for running an art practice, it’s not an art practice anymore, it’s a business.
September 30, 2025
Other observations
The most enjoyable games have rules
What constraints do I need to have in place so that I can do my best creative work and produce images I’m proud of?
Keeping warm
Why is it more difficult to make creative work when I’ve rested all day? Shouldn’t the energy I’ve saved through rest be fuel to maximise creative output?
Feeding off in-person energy
If something feeds the soul and something else drains it, why is it so difficult to prioiritise the thing that’s good for us?
Permission to be done
How do we know when something is done and what’s the value of calling something done even if we’re not happy with how it turned out?
A confident line over a competent line
A line can be one of two things: confident or competent. Can it ever be both?