Artist As Brand

I have been talking about the magic Five Years ever since it took me as much time to really lock in my illustration career. It can happen sooner, but the five year mark generally holds true. Check out this post on Muddy Colors where Chris Moeller talks about the five...

REGISTRATION CLOSED I am honored to be presenting a workshop at the historic Westbeth in NYC. Located in West Greenwich Village, Westbeth has provided affordable living and working spaces for artists and their families since 1970. The workshop is open to all artists. I guarantee that any participant that faithfully...

The Facebook Machine Lori Taylor has a philosophy based on 3 simple principles when it comes to social marketing- 1. Popularity is vanity, sales are sanity. 2. If content is King, then context is Queen; you must be relevant and extraordinary to go viral. 3. Going viral is not an outcome, it’s a happening. You Don’t...

I am honored to be presenting a workshop at the historic Westbeth in NYC. Located in West Greenwich Village, Westbeth has provided affordable living and working spaces for artists and their families since 1970. The workshop is open to all artists. I guarantee that any participant that faithfully applies...

It is that time of year again when San Diego is transformed into a popular art culture paradise. Being a part of this event for twenty years has informed much of my course instruction with AAB. It has really turned into a monster of an event. If you have not...

The Illustrators Journal is the brainchild of Lon Levin. It’s a new magazine about the illustration world. There are articles about empowerment, marketing wisdom, and the other facets of jumping into a career of art. I am interviewed in it too! Check it out here. Peace...

PRIORITIZING YOUR TIME Managing time is an illusion. Time has it’s own schedule. We can only work with it. What matters most is how we prioritize our time. This means focusing on what is important in our lives. I look for a balance of mind, body, and spirit. I meditate morning and...

Amy Turk *MINI ART EMPIRES IN THE ROUGH* “Daybreak Designs is an innovative grassroots business venture for women in transition. The women achieve economic self-sufficiency by actively participating in the design, development, and maintenance of a small arts and crafts business.” -Amy Turk My friend and graphic designer Terese Harris...

Dodge College of Film and Media Arts launches a for-profit movie company to train its students. I have been talking about the coming of the micro studio for years. The future of entertainment will shift to smaller teams of individuals. Bob Bassett, Professor and Dean at Chapman College is doing it!...

Mark Murphy is a champion of the artist. He publishes books about them “Murphy Design”, makes films about them “Scribble” , and creates shows for them “Survey Select”. Now it is time to celebrate Mr. Murphy! There is an opening of his one man show, “Plug Me” this Friday at Subtext....