Best Practices/Systems

Why I Enrolled in the Profit Canvas

Why I Enrolled in the Profit Canvas

At the end of March 2018 I enrolled in an online course for artists in business, called The Profit Canvas, created by Alexis Fedor. I first learned about Alexis from an interview she did with Owen Garratt (Marketing Tools for Artists). Now Owen is a successful artist and a straight shooter. And his recommendation goes a long way with me. Last October, I signed up for a free training that Alexis was offering called The Money + Magic 30 Day Challenge. Never have I seen such a valuable free course! And throughout the…Read more
My One Thing

My One Thing

One artist’s journey to become a better version of himself I have a confession to make. My plan to completely redesign and overhaul my daily schedule hit a snag. Let me explain. This past month I planned out my daily schedule and tried to establish it as my regular routine. But I quickly realized that I had bitten off more than I can chew. Planning a comprehensive daily schedule is a fine exercise. But implementing it is quite another story. My model daily schedule is fairly extensive and includes exercise, diet, work schedule,…Read more
Discipline – How to create good habits

Discipline – How to create good habits

One artist’s journey to become a better version of himself by focusing on systems instead of goals or resolutions “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” – Chuck Close This year I'm not doing New Years resolutions. Instead, I'm doing something a little different. Top Level: My Word of the Year My word-of-the-year for 2017 is “Discipline”. Discipline – noun • activity that provides mental or physical training • orderly or prescribed training that corrects, molds, or perfects one’s behavior, skill, mental faculties, or moral…Read more
Telling Your Artist Story

Telling Your Artist Story

Inspiration and advice for artists. In the process of building my artist website I ran across a wonderful online photo-journal that absolutely inspired me. In The Make – http://inthemake.com is a beautifully produced website that documents studio visits of West Coast artists. Each article features dozens of large photographs of the artist, the artist’s work and studio in order to tell the story of the artist’s creative process. Interspersed between the photos is the transcript of an interview with the artist. Artists fascinate people. Folks who are interested in your artwork also want…Read more

Painting Studio Shelf

During the holidays I built a 4 inch wide shelf that runs the length of one wall in my painting studio — and I love it! It looks good and it just works! I tend to work in batches — that is to say, I have several paintings going - at various stages of development - at any given time. The shelf allows me to conveniently display the works-in-progress, and then exchange the painting on my easel to work on for a while. Here you can see my studio with several unfinished canvases…Read more