Weird is the new cool

Back when I was WAY past ready to leave my cozy insurance job, I was dishing out my art portfolio like fresh crab at an all-you-can-eat buffet.   One problem that kept coming up was,…

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Removing the pressure

My mentor Chance Wolf asked on Facebook, what knowledge would you share with younger artists? This is what I wrote. “One of the biggest ‘ah ha’ moments, ironically I learned it from you is… It’s…

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There are no secrets

There are no secrets to success.   Actually there is.  There’s a TON secrets out there, that’s why they’re secrets. On just about every topic too. There’s a reason why Disney’s Nine Old Men, their…

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Enjoy the wine and not the label

You ever watch the show, Schitt’s Creek?   It’s brilliant.  Like Seinfeld brilliant.  It’s a little zany, but it’s so good.  Here’s one of my favorite quotes from Dan Levy’s character David Rose.  He was…

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What to do if you don’t feel ‘good enough’

I was at an event today and met a lady who was interested in drawing caricatures for a living.  I love helping people or pointing them in the right direction so I gave her my…

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