Category: Making

Does no really mean no?

When you feel like drawing flowers, but someone will pay you to draw monkeys, what comes first?

You can catch the flu from another human, but can you also catch their mood?

If I can’t draw a circle how can I draw the sun?

You may be able to find a tool or technique to make a process or drawing more efficient. A digital camera show the photographer the result of their work quicker than a film camera, but it doesn’t make the photo better or the photographer more competent. One still needs to understand tone, colour and composition… Continue reading No shortcuts

Why do we do anything? What’s the point of it all? Why bother making art or sharing it with the world?

Do I really need a fancy new brush holder, water pot, & palette to express an idea? Or will a stick and some dirt do just fine?

If every new idea is derivative or been done before, what do we need to do to ensure we’re being influenced by our own work insted of others?

Following tutorials to learn a new skill seems like a good idea until you realise you’ve just ended up making someone else’s idea?

Should I be spend my time becoming exceptional at one thing or slightly better at many things?