Category: Wildness By Design
Podcast Interview from “Something (rather than) Nothing” Introspection question 1: Were you an artist when you were born?
I recently was asked to do an interview on an amazing podcast titled “Something (rather than) Nothing”. The founder of the podcast happened to be vacationing on the Oregon Coast and more specifically was in my neck of the woods, little o’l Waldport, population 3900. He purchased one of my prints at the Farmer’s Market …
Origin Story
I have recently started peddling my artwork locally at the Wednesday Farmers Market in my hometown. It has been quite the experience because up until this summer, all of my work was dropped off at the galleries and then sold by an associate. I never really got to interact with the people who were buying …
Artist Submission Email
Lastminute Assignment GIFfrom Lastminute GIFs As I said in one of my other articles, I would go through the process of applying to galleries and others if you are just starting out as an artist or creative creation person. I knew I needed to have some form of presence to get “found” or whatever it …
Trying to make money with art
Let’s talk dollars and cents. I think it’s fair to say that a large majority of artists do not end up making a lot of money in their chosen field. I know this to be true because the phrase “Starving Artist” specifically outlines the financial struggle of only artists. Yeah, it doesn’t go starving engineer. …
Why Charcoal?
I may have mentioned a time or two that I have been creating art for a very long time. Approximately 25 years. It is a passion that bloomed early and has lasted a lifetime. However, it has only been the last 3 years that I have done it “professionally”. For the longest time it was …
A Piece of History
I recently got married. It was SUPER fun!! We did a “Princess Bride” theme, which basically means that we all dressed like medieval savages. I bought a couple of polaroid camera’s to take all the photos because I am very much obsessed with old stuff. That said, I did not want to buy a stupid …
The Roaring 20’s Fish women
“I think I’m picking up what you’re putting down” Hooch, hosiery, and happiness This has been my favorite subject matter by far in my “Oceanic Commentary” series. It also took me a while to figure out how I wanted portray women in this series. I struggled with the visual concept for a couple of months. …
It’s not peer pressure, it’s just your turn
Art Juice. That70s Show Drinking GIFfrom That70s Show GIFs “Let us drink, drink until thine asses are drunk!” Like many creative people before me, I enjoy, to an addicting degree, liquor. I call it my art juice. Some of my best ideas have come from my second (maybe third or fourth if I am being …
Fucking Up
Happy accidents. “No, fuck it, it’s over” The thing that people don’t really think about when it comes to being an artist is that the artist exerts a lot of control while creating. Control over our chosen medium, control over the visual representation of our subject matter, and control over our own imaginations. It never …
