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Liz Reilly - Using Art as a Tool for Addiction Recovery

Liz Reilly - Using Art as a Tool for Addiction Recovery

Over 2 years ago I was in a deep and dangerous place and my life was at the point of self-destruction. For over 25 years of my life I had ...

Licita Fernández - Art Makes My World Go Round

Licita Fernández San Francisco Bay Area, USA <img align="right" alt="Licita Fernandez" border="0" height="480" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_40CYVBHXC0/Uuc8dmGrGOI/AAAAAAAATl8/7GnOBb7e8yE/Fernandez_AintMisbehavin7.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" title="Licita Fernandez" width="386">Mediums:  As a professional artist (one who sells her/his art) I started out primarily with watercolors for about 30 or so years.  I’ve also worked in oils, acrylics, collage, Prismacolor pencil, monotypes and charcoal.  As a watercolor artist, I focused on botanical subject matter, especially cacti and other succulents.  I found in the forms of the plants not only beauty, but humor, rhythm, and sometimes foreboding.  Especially with the cactus paintings, I relish the juxtaposition of thorny and sometimes unattractive shapes that produce exquisite flowers.  Many of these paintings are realistic, but my favorites are when I used only my imagination in creating a composition.  But the cost of <a title="framing" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/01/when-should-artists-frame-paintings.html">framing</a> and (at the time) the concept that watercolor was just drawing, lesser than a painting in acrylic or oil, turned me to acrylic on canvas.  That’s been my favorite medium for the last several years.  I’ve also made some forays into mosaic, but need a bigger space where I can make a mess. (Above) My favorite from a series I call "Ain't Misbehavin'...", named after the 1929 Jazz classic by Thomas "Fats" Waller.  This series features objects on shelves; the lyrics to the song go something like this, "Ain't misbehavin', just sittin' on the shelf, savin' all my love for you.   Style:  I would put my watercolors under two categories: Botanical Realism and Whimsical Fantasies.  My acrylics on canvas are very colorful and whimsical in nature; realism is not my primary goal.  So I call my acrylics on canvas Whimsical Fantasies, although a few have realistic objects in them. Favorite Quotes: “You have nothing to fear but fear itself,” Franklin Delano Roosevelt  “Yesterday was the past, tomorrow is the future, and today is a gift.  That’s why we call it the present,” Eleanor Roosevelt; also by Eleanor Roosevelt, “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”   Favorite Books:  I’m a voracious reader, so this is a tough one for me to answer.  I finally gave away most of my books and now get them from the library.  Books that I bought and I’ve kept to reread are Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold, The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber, Their Eyes Are Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, The Passion Dream Book by Whitney Otto, and Volume 1 (1935-1936) and Volume 2 (1936-1937) of The Komplete Kolor “Krazy Kat” George Herriman edited by Rick Marschall.  I wish I had ALL the volumes.  I’ve read hundreds of library books since I stopped buying books and have too many favorites to mention here. Favorite Movies:  I love Fellini films and any movie that has Sofia Loren in it.  I especially love her movies Love Italian Style and Divorce Italian Style.  Other all-time favorites are Marx Brothers’ movies, Mae West’s Diamond Lil, and all of Mel Brooks’ films.   For its fantastic stage sets, the 1910 German noir film, “The Somnambulist” has had an impact on my art.  And I can’t forget Betty Boop cartoons, especially Minnie the Moocher.  I guess I’m dating myself here, but I am 67!  Krazy Kat comic strips and Max Fleischer’s Betty Boop have really had an impact on my art.

Licita Fernández - Art Makes My World Go Round

Licita Fernández San Francisco Bay Area, USA Mediums : As a professional artist (one who sells her/his art) I started out primarily with ...

Tamsin Spargo - Revelatory Portraiture

Tamsin Spargo London, United Kingdom Mediums: Acrylic, fibre art, ink, chalk Style: Mixed media portraiture Favorite Quote: “There is no reality but love” Favorite Book: The Electric Michaelangelo Favorite Movie: The Wicker Man   <img alt="tasmin spargo portraiture" border="0" height="667" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dyTvUCNf-gU/UuHtALkqsPI/AAAAAAAATiM/5o6dOvY6xMw/tasmin-spargo-portraiture%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="tasmin spargo portraiture" width="500">   I work in mixed media portraiture and fibre art, and my work is concerned with relationships and human experience. I consider these to be universal themes put into the context on my own life and relationships. I use images of people I know so that I can become very involved with the work, and over the last 18 months I’ve been experimenting with weathering the canvas as a synonym for life experience weathering the individual.

Tamsin Spargo - Revelatory Portraiture

Tamsin Spargo London, United Kingdom Mediums : Acrylic, fibre art, ink, chalk Style : Mixed media portraiture Favorite Quote : “There is...

David Munroe Art – Win a Free Original Painting by Sharing your Picture on his Facebook Page

<img alt="illusions david munroe" border="0" height="355" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tdDbXKetoMg/UuG1bunzwPI/AAAAAAAATho/bK5pag2i_a0/illusions-david-munroe%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="illusions david munroe" width="550">   <a title="David Munroe Art" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/07/david-munroe-artist-slow-down.html">David Munroe Art</a> is holding a competition at his Facebook page where the prize will be his large fluid painting “Illusions” above. David has asked me to share this with all of you, and I think it’s a very creative and innovative idea. Here are some details of this competition: <ol> <li>To enter, you must first photograph yourself holding a sign which says “I <3 David Munroe Art”. An example is below. <img alt="i love david munroe art" border="0" height="332" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--jpxTtKMVWg/UuG1czdw3tI/AAAAAAAAThw/4qszUZEjIbw/i-love-david-munroe-art%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="i love david munroe art" width="500"> <li>David says, “I want to see you and your sign in the most RANDOM, WEIRDEST & FUNNIEST places you can think of.. anywhere you can.. go for it..  (keep it clean tho.. you know who I'm talking to.. yeah you :))” <li>Post this to his Facebook page here: <a title="David Munroe Art" href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtistDavidMunroe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Munroe Art</a> <li>Enter as many times as you want, and this contest is open to anyone, no matter where they live! <li>All entries must be posted to David Munroe’s Facebook page by February 12, 2014. <li>A winner will be chosen by David Munroe based on the criteria stated above, on February 13, 2014. The painting “illusions” will be shipped to the winner, including free shipping. </li></li></li></li></li></li></ol>

David Munroe Art – Win a Free Original Painting by Sharing your Picture on his Facebook Page

David Munroe Art is holding a competition at his Facebook page where the prize will be his large fluid painting “Illusions” above. Dav...

Helpful Tips from Artists about Creating Art, Promoting Art and Inspiration

For the artist spotlight, I have been asking artists if they would share some advice or tips for other artists. There are some tips which keep getting mentioned time after time: keep creating art no matter what and promote your art as much as you have time for. I think its so important for us to hear this from artists of different backgrounds and experiences. This advice applies to us no matter where we are in the world – and its something we need to hear often. Below are 10 featured artists, all of whom share some valuable tips for other artists.   <ol> <li><a title="Ev McTaggart" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/12/ev-mctaggart-accidental-artist.html" rel="nofollow">Ev McTaggart</a> Canada Style: Abstract art Medium: Mixed media, acrylic <img alt="always see myself in nature" border="0" height="494" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZcqrNttH3J4/UuFyzER7zBI/AAAAAAAATgQ/4ZkIAgteVog/always-see-myself-in-nature%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="always see myself in nature" width="500"> Advice and Tips: “If you are happy with what you are doing as an artist, don't worry about whether everyone likes it. There will be plenty of people who think as you do; you just have to hone in on those people. Practice, practice, practice. If you are not classically trained, train yourself. Learn everything you can about your craft. Try to find a mentor, someone who will coax, threaten, encourage and brag about you. Promote. Too many artists seem to feel that selling should take a back seat to creating. Well, honey, if you don't sell, you don't eat. I'm a former marketing person and I can tell you, if you don't promote yourself, who will? It's not something I think about when I'm creating. The muse comes first, but as soon as that painting is finished, bam! It gets promoted.” </li></ol>

Helpful Tips from Artists about Creating Art, Promoting Art and Inspiration

For the artist spotlight, I have been asking artists if they would share some advice or tips for other artists. There are some tips which ke...

Mark Kulaga - Of Hearts and Wings - The Art of Creation

Mark Kulaga (koogz) South West Florida / United States Visual artist, Photographer Mediums : Photography Style : Sculpture I ...

Linda Ursin - The Multi-Creative Heathen Witch

<img align="right" alt="lavender field" border="0" height="578" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l6EetQrS0MM/Ut2Zx2QD6vI/AAAAAAAATfc/97gaqoYGcu4/lavender-field%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" title="lavender field" width="400">Linda Ursin Norway Mediums: I work in acrylic, watercolor, pencil, and colored pencil. I also do the occasional mixed media piece. My specialty is amulet art, where I've hidden a rune, rune symbol, or a word or phrase written in runes in the picture, to make it into an amulet. Style: I'd say my style is pretty relaxed. I don't stick to any particular style, but go where my <a title="inspiration" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/11/site-tour-artpromotivate.html">inspiration</a> takes me. Favorite Quotes: “Art should be a question mark, it should never be the answer” ~ Marilyn Manson “Goddesses do NOT cook and clean – being a goddess is a full-time job” ~ Helga Hlaðgerður Lúthersdóttir “Early to rise, early to bed, makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead” ~ Belafon the druid, The light fantastic, Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett “Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time” ~ John Lennon    Lavender Field © Linda Ursin “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity” ~ Dorothy Parker “Not a shred of evidence exists in favour of the idea that life is serious.” ~ Brendan Gill “You were born an original. Don’t die a copy” ~ John Mason Favorite Books: I don't have favorite books, since I read so much. I do have favorite authors: Agatha Christie, Anne Rice, Jean M. Auel, Jeffrey Deaver, Kathy Reichs, Margit Sandemo Favorite Movies: I mostly watch crime, horror, sci-fi and thrillers. But I also enjoy movies like Ice Age. I never, ever willingly watch drama. There’s too much drama in real life, so why would i want to watch it when I try to relax and enjoy myself?   I paint in <a title="watercolor" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/10/watercolor-paintings-landscapes.html">watercolor</a> and acrylics, and create drawings. My specialty is what I call Amulet Art, where I've hidden runes selected for the purpose of the amulet in the picture.

Linda Ursin - The Multi-Creative Heathen Witch

Linda Ursin Norway Mediums : I work in acrylic, watercolor, pencil, and colored pencil. I also do the occasional mixed media piece. My s...

How Artists Can Get Noticed on the Internet

<img align="right" alt="artists-get-noticed-online" border="0" height="257" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-znNZmyKeUSs/UtvP0s76ItI/AAAAAAAATcw/9roW9yh7ALc/artists-get-noticed-online%25255B10%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" title="artists-get-noticed-online" width="300"> There is one thing which most online artists desire, and that is to get their artwork noticed and make a name for themselves. Posting artworks to Facebook, blogging about them, sending out newsletters, having an online portfolio, and networking on social media are all signs that we want to be recognized in some way. It’s a good thing to want recognition - it’s something which brings us encouragement and motivation – and can lead to <a title="increasing art sales" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/03/how-to-make-increasing-art-sales.html">increasing art sales</a>. Before I explain some ways of getting noticed, I’ll tell you about some things which can actually work against you (for social media).   <ol> <li>Posting too often at the same place. At the <a title="APM group at Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/138531592952146/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">APM group at Facebook</a>, I’ve seen some artists post the same artworks multiple times in a row. Yes, this may get your work seen but you will not be remembered in a positive way. The impression is a desperate attempt for recognition, and the result is annoying many other members of the group. The artist is essentially taking attention away from other members of the group who have been posting honestly. I have not banned anyone for this yet, but will if it becomes a big problem. <li>Re-posting past artworks too often. It’s good practice to post past paintings occasionally, as some may have missed earlier posts. But, posting the same paintings every single day also seems like a desperate attempt for recognition. Followers would rather see new work from you than the same pieces over and over. <li>Not mentioning your name and/or artist website when you post work to social media. After looking at so many artworks by artists on Facebook groups, I would say that I mostly notice artist’s names when they are written in the description box and on the artwork itself. With so many artists posting, it’s best to take these extra steps. Your name is your brand – make it plainly seen as much as possible.</li></li></li></ol>

How Artists Can Get Noticed on the Internet

There is one thing which most online artists desire, and that is to get their artwork noticed and make a name for themselves . Posting artw...

Leslie Kell Artist - Photographic Interpretations

Leslie Kell Austin, Texas, United States Mediums: digital, mixed media Style: surreal, abstract Favorite Quote:  “Do one thing every day that scares you” – Eleanor Roosevelt Favorite Book: anything by John Irving Favorite Movie: Wild at Heart, It’s a Wonderful Life, Forest Gump   <img alt="Expecting To Fly Leslie Kell" border="0" height="200" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Rc0Jb9uswHA/UtdP5E-GTKI/AAAAAAAATaw/9agm6WhTr3w/ExpectingToFly_kell%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Expecting To Fly Leslie Kell" width="540"> Expecting to Fly © Leslie Kell The wings are comprised of photos of prisms, and the backgrounds are images captured from the flowing water of Wimberley and central Texas treetop canopies. The titles for this collection are all inspired by songs with references to flight. "Expecting to Fly" is a song by Neil Young.   The experience that I create with my art is a transformative one. I inspire the senses and create a sense of wonder, movement and sound. I’ve created virtual environments where my photographic images are transformed as they are placed into the spaces and patterns of my designs.

Leslie Kell Artist - Photographic Interpretations

Leslie Kell Austin, Texas, United States Mediums : digital, mixed media Style : surreal, abstract Favorite Quote : “Do one thing every ...

Knuckle Sandwiches and Neanderthals - The Multiple Media Work of Anji Marth

Anji Marth Pacific Northwest, USA Painter, tattoo artist, sculptor  Mediums: tattooing, oil paint, watercolor, taxidermy, sculpture, fiber arts, mixed media, prose Style: psychedelic, surreal, vivid Favorite Quotes: “I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.” James Whistler “The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.” Hunter S. Thompson “I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you don't come along every day.” Linda Hunt Favorite Book: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater Favorite Movie: The Woman   <img alt="Spider She AnjiMarth Taxidermy" border="0" height="497" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z6_N8m0YVRE/UtcfIdSmqiI/AAAAAAAATZg/GIOwpQc9qSQ/SpiderShe-AnjiMarth-Taxidermy%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Spider She AnjiMarth Taxidermy" width="373">   I enjoy decay and texture, the play of light in dark. I enjoy scenes which evoke tactile interest, images which draw in the hand as well as the eye. I have a deep affection and tenderness for the pacific northwest, and for tones of grey and brown. I sometimes work with disturbing subject matter; but to me it’s all exploration. I’ve been painting and working with <a title="photography" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/11/fine-art-photography-artworks.html">photography</a> since 1990-ish. I’ve been tattooing since around 1998. I work in a handful of mediums, and pick up anything that interests me, mess with it. I like to see how I can mix everything together. It's been a struggle to be coherent in the body of work, but it's so, so fun.

Knuckle Sandwiches and Neanderthals - The Multiple Media Work of Anji Marth

Anji Marth Pacific Northwest, USA Painter, tattoo artist, sculptor Mediums : tattooing, oil paint, watercolor, taxidermy, sculpture, fi...

Amar Singha Artist – Behind the Canvas

Amar Singha West Bengal / India. Mediums:  Oil painting. Style:  Cubist & Indian miniature. Favorite Quote:  Painting is poetry, which is seen and not heard. Poetry is a painting, which is heard, but not seen   - <a title="Leonardo da Vinci" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/04/leonardo-da-vinci-art-what-lessons-can.html">Leonardo da Vinci</a>. Favorite Book:  What is art.  Author – Ashoke Mitra. Favorite  Movie:  Bombay, Rocks have eyes, Roja.   <img alt="Blooming" border="0" height="659" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-avIHZ9UfsUs/UtWp318ZT4I/AAAAAAAATYw/Y-Jg9j2PuiQ/Blooming%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Blooming" width="550"> Blooming, Size - H- 33 / W- 28.inch, Medium - Oil on canvas.   I was born in Hoogly district of West Bengal in1978. But, I haven’t seen my birth place, & still now I have no knowledge about that place. I was brought up in several places of West Bengal, because of the transferable job of my father. I have taken the full advantage of this situation, & my life has been filled with several experiences from childhood.

Amar Singha Artist – Behind the Canvas

Amar Singha West Bengal / India. Mediums : Oil painting. Style : Cubist & Indian miniature. Favorite Quote : Painting is poetry, ...

How to Use Pinterest Place Pins to Map Your Paintings Around the World

Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social networks. Its users number reached 70 million by summer 2013. The idea of Pinterest is collecting pictures (here they known as “pins”) by themes in folders (“boards”). For example, one can collect paintings by <a title="Vincent van Gogh" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/05/vincent-van-gogh-getting-recognition-he.html">Vincent van Gogh</a>, baseball cards or photos with Christmas toys. You can upload pictures from a PC or to save pictures from any site by a browser app. Saving by the app will keep the link to the original image. Also you can look in other’s collections and save their pictures in your collections. That’s why <a title="Pinterest" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/04/pinterest-etiquette-rules-to-follow.html">Pinterest</a> is so interesting for artists: it’s built for people who search for visual content and Pinterest has a lot of amazing collections of artworks, much more than one can find in other places. Some time ago the Pinterest team noticed that people collect photos connected with their travels by folders - that’s why Pinterest recently had started Place Pins: a feature to place photos on the map of the world. I’ve got the idea to place my own <a title="landscape paintings" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/06/nature-art-landscape-paintings.html">landscape paintings</a> on the map instead of just photos. It turned out very interesting:  I can see how the world map is covered by memories about the places where I’ve been.  <a title="Landscape Oil Paintings" href="http://www.pinterest.com/daniilbelov/my-landscape-oil-paintings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest Place Pins landscapes world map" border="0" height="331" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sYi9zc5yfwY/UtMsp7MUPNI/AAAAAAAATXY/_0OK3W5fCuY/Pinterest_Place_Pins_landscapes_world_map%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Pinterest Place Pins landscapes world map" width="500"></a>

How to Use Pinterest Place Pins to Map Your Paintings Around the World

Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social networks. Its users number reached 70 million by summer 2013. The idea of Pinterest is collec...

Bobbi Bryce-Miller - A Life of Art

Bobbi Bryce-Miller Midwest USA, Ohio Mediums: Painting, Ink drawing, Photography, <a title="Fused Glass" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/01/eleanor-brownridge-glass-artist.html">Fused Glass</a> Style: Abstract, Contemporary Favorite Book: The DaVinci Code Favorite Movie: Midnight in Paris   <img alt="Blue Lines" border="0" height="625" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WJE3M67G1NI/Us3YROT4LGI/AAAAAAAATWc/VnzRGLpmxoA/Blue%252520Lines%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Blue Lines" width="500"> Blue Lines © Bobbi Bryce-Miller, Oil on canvas, 30”x24”   I consider my art as contemporary abstract. I feel that art does not need to look realistic to be considered a work of art. I like to work with color and space to make my work flow, and move the paper or canvas so paint or ink can flow and move on its own to create a unique piece. Color is often the focus, and what the viewer sees depends on their experience and how the piece makes them feel.

Bobbi Bryce-Miller - A Life of Art

Bobbi Bryce-Miller Midwest USA, Ohio Mediums : Painting, Ink drawing, Photography, Fused Glass Style : Abstract, Contemporary Favorite B...

Eileen Felix - Eco-artist - The Art of Expression

Eileen Felix Los Angeles, United States Mediums: Acrylic, newspaper, plywood Style: Bright, Impressionism, romanticism, abstract Favorite Quote: Real beauty is in truth. Favorite Book: The Kite Runner, The Inheritance Series, Blink, Favorite Movie: Conair, The Princess Bride, Gravity, Precious, Amelie   <img alt="eileen-felix-art" border="0" height="500" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VW5vLStqYfY/Usx_9Vqm8iI/AAAAAAAATVs/124cCW3NUPQ/eileen-felix-art%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="eileen-felix-art" width="500">   My name is Eileen Felix I am a Los Angeles Native creating art since high school. I also taught art to Middle School children for about a year in 2009. That’s when I expanded my own style and with an eco- friendly coworker now I try to incorporate up-cycling. Up-cycling is using trash for art. Creating a piece that “helps” keep trash out of dumps and modeling it to my vision.

Eileen Felix - Eco-artist - The Art of Expression

Eileen Felix Los Angeles, United States Mediums : Acrylic, newspaper, plywood Style : Bright, Impressionism, romanticism, abstract Favor...

Bjorn Davidson - Shut up and Paint!

Bjorn Davidson Southwest Florida, US Mediums: acrylic and collage Style: modern, outsider Favorite Quote: "Shut up and Paint!" ~ Bjorn Davidson Favorite Books: the travelers gift, Struvvelpeter, anything with pictures! Favorite Movies: The man with the movie camera, Rushmore, Leaving Las Vegas,  too many to list but anything with Will Ferrell   <img alt="Bjorn Davidson artwork" border="0" height="333" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NxFEleuVIXw/Usdhlf2roNI/AAAAAAAATUw/vVsP1MAeZlA/BjornDavidsonartwork6.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Bjorn Davidson artwork" width="500">   “Bjørn Davidson, creating modern art with paint and collage. Born and educated in New York, continuing a family tradition of painting with brush, that goes deep into family roots. Heavily influenced and inspired by his grandfather a renowned painter, portraitist and professor of art restoration, as well as incorporating traits passed down from his obscure American roots. Sometimes, harnessing the two on canvas. Painting not only what people want, but painting what they need. At times, serene and calming images, other times bold, intrusive subjects that are meant to "stick to your brain like tar". Most closely associated with the Outsider art movement, the majority of his work lands in the genre abstract expressionist, with forays into subject matter ranging from pop culture to subliminal imagery. Most is done large format with bold visuals. He finds satisfaction not so much on the works of art, but on the effects it has on its viewers.”

Bjorn Davidson - Shut up and Paint!

Bjorn Davidson Southwest Florida, US Mediums : acrylic and collage Style : modern, outsider Favorite Quote : "Shut up and Paint!&...

10 Artists and their Artistic Goals and Dreams

It’s the beginning of a new year – the time when many think about things they would like to change and achieve in their lives. For artists, it can be a time for reflection on accomplishments of the past year. What have you achieved and learned? Where do you go from here? What would you like to accomplish by this time next year? It’s a great time to ponder on these questions and think about our dreams and goals. Here are some articles to help with that: <a title="How to Plan your Art Promotions" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/08/plan-for-art-promotion.html">How to Plan your Art Promotions</a> <a title="How to Set and Achieve Goals" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/02/goal-setting-how-to-achieve-your-goals.html">How to Set and Achieve Goals</a> Below are 10 artists who have shared their future goals with us in their spotlights. Please let us know what your dreams are in the comment section below.. or send them via the contact form (I will share them in a subsequent article if I receive enough).

10 Artists and their Artistic Goals and Dreams

It’s the beginning of a new year – the time when many think about things they would like to change and achieve in their lives. For artists, ...

Randi Grace Nilsberg - Fine Art Photographer with too Many Ideas to Settle with One Style

Randi Grace Nilsberg Horten, Norway Mediums: Photography and digital art Style: Various Favorite Quotes: “A Camera didn’t make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel.” – Peter Adams ”Saying a camera takes nice pictures is like saying a guitar plays nice melodies.” -  Angelino Pan y Vino Favorite Books: The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown, Labyrinth – Kate Mosse, The Shadow of the Sun – Ryszard Kapuscinski Favorite Movies: The Green Mile, Scent of a Woman   <img alt="Procrastination" border="0" height="364" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m7LsxcgRbDo/Urcix3ZL0jI/AAAAAAAATPI/5AZ5DCb3wK0/Procrastination%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Procrastination" width="550"> Procrastination © Randi Grace Nilsberg - I made this abstract while procrastinating writing a job application.  Ingredients: oil, paint, water, mirror and light.   I can’t say that I have developed my own style.  I doubt that you can look at a photo I took and immediately know that it was taken by me.  I try out different <a title="ideas and techniques" href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2012/03/20-art-inspiration-ideas-for-creativity.html">ideas and techniques</a>, but as soon as I feel that I master them, I want to move on to something else.

Randi Grace Nilsberg - Fine Art Photographer with too Many Ideas to Settle with One Style

Randi Grace Nilsberg Horten, Norway Mediums : Photography and digital art Style : Various Favorite Quotes : “A Camera didn’t make a grea...