studio blues, reds and yellows

studio blues, reds and yellows

Updated website...We need each other...share a critique and get one back...We'll both grow or not.-Charlie

Hello, Bien Venue, Salud,
I recently reworked my website..I am never satisfied but thats okay. I recently also heard my words come back to me that I spoke to a young art student who wanted to know how to get started being an artist..art school, lessons,etc.?
I found these words from my own lips to be good personal advice...get a mentor..spend your money on good supplies and an artist mentor. I suggested a woman artist for this young girl. Well. I admit I am doing the same because we are all learning and can't know it all if we are going to make OUR art. We don't have the time, so we don't need to reinvent the wheel, Let's take the lessons from other people and cut short the learning curve for growth artistically, professionally and business savvy. I have been in contact with Alyson Stanfield an art consultant (artbizcoach.com) who's business has grown quickly after leaving the museum business circle. I hope I said that right. Anyway, I have spent too much money sending out portfolios and making 'lead' contacts which fell to the ground like the proverbial balloon. I have a business plan and an artist's plan. The latter is spending as much time looking as painting. Those other artist who've gone before us have had to learn the same things we are right now. By this I mean those inner philosophical attitudes and outer methods that give our work it's uniqueness. I remember when I gave away all my how to books several years ago. They had not been opened for ten to fifteen years. God that gave me more space for work. By the way..Play it forward..give those old books to young artists and whatever else you can to shorten their road a little...it will come back..always does. "Keep your paint caps screwed down." 'til next time this summer I hope. -Charlie Spear