January 19th, 2011 | 
Author: How do you find a subject?
How do you find a subject? I get an idea. I play with it as a possibility for a while. For example, I had been considering painting landscapes as an alternative to seascapes. I wasn’t quite comfortable with the traditional landscape idea, so I just let the idea roll around my mind for days, weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
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Please visit my new website at creativesecrets.com.au and have a look at the crazy number of e-books I have produced. This has been over a number of years. I did not realise myself how many I had produced until I built the website Read the rest of this entry »
Speed painting – the art of painting efficiently and confidently. Painting does not have to be a slow, laboured experience. Some people prefer to move quickly and get a great joy from spontaneity. Read the rest of this entry »
The road never ends
This is a problem planet, there will always be another complication, an unexpected difficulty. Read the rest of this entry »
Stop talking and start working
When you get an idea, start. Don’t wait until later, because later has yet to arrive for anyone. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh no! A showoff!
You might think, I don’t like people like that. I don’t want to be one! This might make you uncomfortable if you are used to keeping out of the spotlight.
If you consider an alternative meaning of the word, it may make more sense. Showing off your skill or achievement is similar to celebrating your skill or achievement. Read the rest of this entry »
You are the only one who understands
Assume you are the only person in the world who understands exactly what it is you are trying to do. Stop trying to explain and to justify your actions and intentions. It is most likely, nobody will get it. They may even accuse you of not being normal (quite a compliment really!) Read the rest of this entry »
Get the big picture
If you think it looks good, who else do you have to please? If you think your creative work is headed in a direction that please you, then who else do you have to please? Read the rest of this entry »
Go crazy and lose control.
Before I became a professional artist I spent about 5 years practicing portraits. I just couldn’t get them right. Then one evening I was drawing the family when I became really angry and drew so quickly that I lost control. Read the rest of this entry »
Mind your own business
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