As I come down from my studio I can hear screaming coming from the bar. I reach for the handle of the back door and it comes flying open. “Screw you. You f•cking…..!” A man comes barging out, rage in his

It’s about 2 a.m. and I can’t sleep. It’s Wednesday night and I find myself pacing back and forth in my living room. I feel unsettled. There’s a motion welling up inside me and I just can’t shake it. I

The life of any artist begins with a search, a search for a mode of expression, a mode beyond the grasp of the ordinary, giving voice to their inner rumblings. Some are born with natural talent and immediately

I just finished rearranging my studio so my model would have some space to move around in. I like to draw her in motion in order to capture something about her body language. She is so expressive and

It’s the kind of place only regulars go, there’s no sign out front and you’d never know it existed unless you’d already been there. It was darkly lit and if they had a wine list there’d be no light to

This primarily addresses painting, but may apply to others as well... Artist block.... what to do? • Don't focus on the whole project and the finished product, but break it down into steps/parts and develop

I’ll be happy to make it to 60, will probably be here sooner than I expect but isn’t everything is this my illusion? that I will be an artist, a successful one. I don’t know if I can let it go is all of

If one is unwilling to fail, one will never succeed. Much as in a game of chess, the one who plays too conservatively, never taking a risk has at best the hope of a well- played tie. Breaking even is better

Caravaggio was a small town boy that journeyed to the center of the world and set it aflame. In an era of Master workshops filled with apprentices and assistants, Caravaggio went it alone. All of his works

Vincent Van Gogh was one of the most prolific artists ever to live, however he didn’t start painting till he was nearly 30 years old and produced the majority of his major work only 2 years before dying

(Painting by: Jeremy Yong. Vistit to buy) Emperor Wu : "What then is the sacred teaching?" Bodhidharma: "Vast emptiness. Nothing sacred." Emperor Wu, (by now bewildered, and not a little