Terms Plein-Air: the art of painting out doors Tope: a commonly over used theme, device, or cliche Draftsman: an artist especially skilled in drawing Frippery: Showy, unnecessary ornamentation, gaudy, trivial, pretentious Imposter Syndrome: When an artist feels like they are not a true artist and everyone is going to find out Critique = Feedback, seeing your work from another's eye
Thoughts
There is no one way to be an artist
Perfect is the enemy of done
Start a daily art ritual or practice
It takes at least 10 bad drawings to get one good one
You are lucky if you like 2 out of 10 pieces of your art
Embrace Failure
Create even when you don't feel like it
It's what you do with your mistake . . .
Comparison is the their of joy
Failure is not a permanent condition
Find your own style, stop trying to be someone else and be yourself
Your weirdness is your superpower
The majority of stuff you make is not good, but you have to make a lot of bad stuff to get to the good.
A beginner's frustration occurs when their main goal is to do a flawless illustration and they can't live up to their own expectations
Mistakes in art are not failures until you fail to learn from them
Set a set of self imposed habits, rules or rituals
Make lots of stuff and sort out the good stuff later
Your art expresses the quality of your thought - Carolyn Lord
A lot of art in history is in response to something
You need to be able to tell your story and to make connections in order to have someone else connect to your art
Someone needs to connect to your art before they will buy it
Color gets all of the glory, but value does all of the work