May 2012
62 posts
April 2012
51 posts
“you cannot be a painter, and hate drawing. it’s like chef julia child saying she hates cooking.”
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Demographic of One: What is some advice you can give to an aspiring young artist? →
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Work hard, make friends, don’t give up.
A bit more: be incredibly opportunistic and on the hunt for places that can use your art. Be hard on yourself. Shun all the woo woo vagueness that people tell artists: “fulfilling your dreams”, “nurturing your creativity”, the whole lot of that. It…
A Saint Smoking a Bowl
Nardo di Cione, Saint John the Evangelist, c. 1360-1365, tempera colors and gold leaf on panel. Lindenau-Museum, Altenburg
AKA, saint doobie
“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.”
—Michael Jordan
“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.”
—Michael Jordan