tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179757715176757162.post1540616129350052275..comments2023-03-28T13:56:12.826-04:00Comments on Wood Panels: Look Ma, No Hands!JWoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01302181568306007311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179757715176757162.post-53201602362180983192017-12-11T09:06:27.292-05:002017-12-11T09:06:27.292-05:00I go with the belief that you should do what you r...I go with the belief that you should do what you really want to do and then the money will just happen.<br /><br />I think that's also true with art. If you create something important to you and really well thought out and executed, then somebody is gonna respond.<br /><br />But, more than that belief, I believe that nothing really matters. We're here for a fleeting moment and we should do what we want to do (without hurting - and hopefully somehow helping - others). Don't worry about meaning or legacy -- just do what you like doing. Have fun. Enjoy your life!illustrated ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987649651919184904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179757715176757162.post-4593378937292101142017-12-10T12:48:04.463-05:002017-12-10T12:48:04.463-05:00Maybe you're right but I still think it is a b...Maybe you're right but I still think it is a bit sad. <br /><br />I mean, shouldn't we be a bit more elevated, to do our work for a better reason than to show off or say "I'm here!!!" but maybe that thinking again puts the "artist" on a pedestal again.<br /><br />I heard two related things recently. In one an artist was helping others start doing creative things and encouraged them to do them for themselves. The other thing was from a writer who suggested people should write and try to believe nobody will read what they write. <br /><br />Both these suggest that if one is going to do a creative work, it must be done for oneself and whatever reasons one might have, not to do it for an audience or (probably more importantly) for a market.<br /><br />I both like this and find problems with it. <br /><br />We need to be free to create whatever we do without outside influence or concern about how the piece will be received. <br /><br />But also, if we negate a future audience, we might do something that fails to communicate to anybody.<br /><br />And how does one do creative work with the express purpose of selling it.... AAAANnd to keep that work pure, free, non-commercial?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179757715176757162.post-14686494786475618492017-12-10T08:48:58.319-05:002017-12-10T08:48:58.319-05:00Nice!
Great lines and composition and overall desi...Nice!<br />Great lines and composition and overall design. And no "Joe's Bar" sign! There's so much going on and so much imagination on display. I especially love the rough pen strokes around the blast coming from the fighter. Just very rough but also very dynamic and powerful.<br />Your "why do I draw?" comment is very interesting. Artists have this mystical thing around them, created by others. They call it "talent". Ooh, I can't draw a straight line, you're so talented!<br />Personally, I don't think talent exists. I think it's just practice and determination. And maybe that determination comes from a need for attention or affirmation. I bet all artists started practicing and accumulating "talent" after somebody said "that's a very good drawing, you're an artist - you're so talented".illustrated ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987649651919184904noreply@blogger.com