In this second post on how we can support artists (and their art), I’ll suggest some additional avenues. However, there is no way that I can cover all the possibilities in three blog posts, so please leave your suggestions in the comments! And check back since there is one more post (the one that got …
Check out the 2nd (“What’s in a like?”) and 3rd (on art crowdfunding and patronage) posts in this series on supporting artists. Buy Art If you’re a regular reader of this blog you support art. If you found this post through a search engine like Google or DuckDuckGo, you are probably curious or possibly passionate …
Artists get my attention. Some attract my eye or ear with their art; others with their desire for collaboration or their love of life. Today’s #2FollowTuesday recommendations are in the “all of the above” category. #Follow @RCNaturePhotos for lovely outdoor scenes Click To Tweet Tweets by RCNaturephotos Rachel Cohen has a fabulous eye. Not only …
Artists There are many wonderful artists on Twitter and other social networks. As you can imagine, this means it can be tricky to rise above the crowd. For me, the ones who do this the best are like the two I’ve chosen for volume 26 of #2FollowTuesday — they bring their own personality to their interactions. …
There are so many brilliant artists on Twitter. In previous volumes of #2FollowTuesday, I’ve mentioned some like Lori McNee and Carrie Brenner. This week, I’ve got two more for you to follow. Please check out the great art of Dan F. Miller and Brandi Untz. #Follow @DanFMillerArt for pretty pencil art and Colorado scenes. Click …
I’ve just come through two gigs that feel “big” in my world. I can sense the post-project doldrums could take over my life and while I want to honor that I’m genuinely tired, I also know that my general laziness and procrastination could sneak into my creative world if I don’t take action. So, I’m …
Please click here read my updated views on Patreon. Patronage Everyone who becomes a patron is royalty. Everyone who receives patronage is an artist. Well, that’s an idyllic concept of “patron of the arts” anyway. Certainly, in my eyes, being a patron of the arts is a beautiful way to further beauty and creativity in …
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy. ~ Rumi This is one of a series of video art collaborations I have created with Tracee Vetting Wolf. (Check out her video channel.) In most of them, she mesmerizes us with her paintbrush and the colors that swirl …
As you know if you’ve been reading this blog, I have found the art journal paintings of Tracee Vetting Wolf to be deeply inspiring. One of the results is that we’ve collaborated on a few videos. To be more precise, Tracee created the video. I took my inspiration into music and accompanied her brush and …
She Is Change – #art collaboration with @VettingWolf Read More »
Can the serene and impassioned combine? Click To Tweet Sometimes creativity presses two unlikely bedfellows together. For example, would you expect to find serenity and passionate fire together? That’s essentially what happened in this video. Painting partner in art, Tracee Vetting Wolf, offered me two different videos for musical accompaniment. The first one was a beautiful painting …
