Category Archives: Inspiration

“Chase Burning” sells for $25,200 on eBay!

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Emma

Los Angeles artist Alex Schaefer, painting banks in flames, has obviously caught the spirit of the times.  Visited by the police for questioning over his plein air paintings with added flames, and receiving subsequent media exposure, the painting started on … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons – the Zeitgeist of our new century?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Emma

I wanted to share with you a whole creative world that I knew nothing about until a few days ago.

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Art School can Seriously mess up your head!

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Emma

I came across a fantastic blog post ‘Motivation and Discipline don’t help‘ by the realist painter Sadie Valeri that I just have to share with any fellow artist reading this blog who may be going through a loss of direction … Continue reading →

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When your Inner Voice matches your Outer Voice…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Emma

For me, one of the most thought provoking things on the TV recently has been the BBC series ‘The Big Silence‘.  From the same team that gave us The Monastery in 2005, The Big Silence focused on 5 individuals attempting to … Continue reading →

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Friday Inspiration – Hugh McLeod – Why most artists’ blogs fail

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Emma

All artists should read Hugh McLeods blog post ‘Why most artists’ blogs‘ fail. You may not like what you read, and it may turn things on its head for you, but that’s because the reasons he gives are true:

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Sailing out of the Artistic Doldrums

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Emma

You know when you stop making art, for whatever reason, it can be so hard to get back into it?  The fear of being mediocre…or of ideas drying up…and the starting hurdle just seems to get bigger and bigger the … Continue reading →

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Kate Moss ‘Siren’ – Friday Inspiration

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Emma

Surprise and delight…that’s what I felt seeing the unveiling of the sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss at the British Museum by sculptor Mark Quinn. Life size, contorted into some crazy ‘feet behind the head’ yoga position, the 18 Carat Gold Kate Moss sits serene, … Continue reading →

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Friday Inspiration – Women in Art

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Emma

I know it may seem like I’ve become a YouTube-aholic, due to the amount of video’s I’ve posted in recent blog posts, but this clever video by Phillip Scott Johnson is simply a treat to watch. The faces of women in art morph in … Continue reading →

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