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How to treat your artist brain as a strength.
A Story about our strengths and weaknesses. “Oh my holy heck, you can draw? I wish I could draw. My brother (or mother or aunt) can draw but I didn’t…
Leaving out details can make your art better
Have I mentioned how thrilling it is to sit down with a sketchbook and watch TV? It might be one of my favorite things especially if there’s chocolate. A few…
How to get paid more for your illustrations?
It can be hard to be a freelancer. So here’s a story to help you when you know you should get paid more but you aren’t sure how to make…
What did you love to draw when you were little?
What influenced you then can still influence you now. What did you love to draw when you were little? I’m assuming you loved to draw. Not because all kids love…
Get better at art by doing something different.
There is a lot to learn from artists (and people) who aren’t like you. Sometimes you have to go out into the world and be uncomfortable if you want to…
Your friends might know more about the value of your art than you do.
So you need friends to help you sell your art? A few years ago I thought I try my hand at selling my art at Salt Lake FanX. I had…
Too easy or too hard? What’s your best creative process?
How I stole like an artist, and Larry Mcdougal’s art influenced my painting. Inspiration or Persperaition, what’s your creative process? Creating art (or anything) seems to happen, at least for…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 4 • Mermay 2019
May 25, 1909 I had to leave my room this morning. Martin came in and fell asleep on the sofa late last night. I don’t know where he was, probably…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 3 • Mermay 2019
May 19, 1909 Our discovery has become quite popular. Primarily because of the attention Dr. Densley’s tragedy received a few months ago. The thought of a triumphant and happy ending…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 2 • Mermay 2019
May 8, 1909 Today we visited a site where paleontologists are excavating mermaid bones left behind by the ancient lake. Despite the mosquitos, I enjoyed watching them work. The things…
How to treat your artist brain as a strength.
A Story about our strengths and weaknesses. “Oh my holy heck, you can draw? I wish I could draw. My brother (or mother or aunt) can draw but I didn’t…
Leaving out details can make your art better
Have I mentioned how thrilling it is to sit down with a sketchbook and watch TV? It might be one of my favorite things especially if there’s chocolate. A few…
How to get paid more for your illustrations?
It can be hard to be a freelancer. So here’s a story to help you when you know you should get paid more but you aren’t sure how to make…
What did you love to draw when you were little?
What influenced you then can still influence you now. What did you love to draw when you were little? I’m assuming you loved to draw. Not because all kids love…
Get better at art by doing something different.
There is a lot to learn from artists (and people) who aren’t like you. Sometimes you have to go out into the world and be uncomfortable if you want to…
Your friends might know more about the value of your art than you do.
So you need friends to help you sell your art? A few years ago I thought I try my hand at selling my art at Salt Lake FanX. I had…
Too easy or too hard? What’s your best creative process?
How I stole like an artist, and Larry Mcdougal’s art influenced my painting. Inspiration or Persperaition, what’s your creative process? Creating art (or anything) seems to happen, at least for…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 4 • Mermay 2019
May 25, 1909 I had to leave my room this morning. Martin came in and fell asleep on the sofa late last night. I don’t know where he was, probably…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 3 • Mermay 2019
May 19, 1909 Our discovery has become quite popular. Primarily because of the attention Dr. Densley’s tragedy received a few months ago. The thought of a triumphant and happy ending…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 •Part 2 • Mermay 2019
May 8, 1909 Today we visited a site where paleontologists are excavating mermaid bones left behind by the ancient lake. Despite the mosquitos, I enjoyed watching them work. The things…
The Great Naiad Discovery of 1909 • Part 1 • Meramy 2019
March 28, 1909 The Society of Beast and Mermaidology United State Chapter >38 Davenport Street – Boston Dear Mr. Martin Price, We at the Society of Beast and Mermaidology invite…
Mermendium Part 2• Mermay 2018
Mermendium is available as a book. Click here to learn more about it. May 17, 2018 – A Supposed Terrible Thing If you’ve seen The Storyteller, then you know what…
Mermendium Part 1• Mermay 2018
Mermendium is available as a book. Click here to learn more about it. May 1, 2018 -Mermaids Spotted on our first day! I can’t believe we are here. Jeremy (That’s…
Robot Graveyard
By Manelle Oliphant I should have expected Bill the Cat to be dead. That’s the kind of day, no, month… no, year I was having. Today, they’d posted the soccer…
Zoo Daydreams (revised)
On birthdays Mom lets us kids, that’s my brother and me, choose to do a fun activity, or have a party, but we can’t choose both. Last year when I…