tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23129246886627752452011-11-27T16:51:08.495-08:00Eduin's Art and Art Business Talk!Eduin Rosellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078500060443904280noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312924688662775245.post-25954017832755015762011-02-03T09:47:00.000-08:002011-02-03T09:52:04.981-08:00

With the new year already in full swing, it's time to hunker down and start putting my soul on a canvas once again. I was pleasantly surprised as I reflected on my projects for 2010 in the variety and amount of pieces finished. This year I wanted to take a new approach and expand my horizons just a bit with maybe more detail and size rather than quantity. The holidays for me are always centered

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I recently came across a quote that would have been useful during my recent bout of artistic blues, "Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success." Of course that's only true if we take the time to analyze it, accept it, and take corrective action. It's also not very helpful to constantly fear failure. Fear of failure is your number one enemy because it doesn't let you complete

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Have you ever been in a museum or a gallery and thought to yourself "I can do that" or maybe you've had the opposite thought and said something like "that seems so hard to do." I'm certain the first thought probably came from the initial sticker shock of some abstract piece. Maybe it's true, you could do such a piece but could you sell it for that much money? There is a famous Picasso legend that

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The Exaggerated Death Of An Artist: If You Lost Everything You Ever Created, Would You Still Be An Artist?

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In my latest quest to paint the world in stunning colors, I've been experimenting with some creativity techniques so I can keep my right brain hemisphere firing like the neighbor's extremely loud corvette. If you're curious, you'll find that there are approximately 160 different creative thinking techniques used across dozens of industries.  I personally don't have as many in my repertoire, but

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Last weekend, my wife and I went to see the musical, FAME, at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta Ga. The show was performed by the very talented Pebblebrook High School Performing Arts program. It was an excellent show because it was perfectly balanced. The right performers were picked for the correct parts, the sound and lighting were excellent, but the set is what really caught my

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It's that time of the year again when families pack up the little ones and head to outdoor festivals in cities across the United States. We love the atmosphere, crafts and beautiful artwork, but we seldom take the final step to purchasing the art. Here are a few reasons that might motivate you to buy some original artwork: Original art is unique and you'll be the sole owner. Because it speaks to

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I wanted today's blog to be short and fun, so I've decided to interview myself with some random artist interview questions I found online. Please leave me a comment with your favorite question or answer. It is hard to find good questions for artist, so here are just a few I've found in case you're looking at interviewing an artist. Follow this link for a bunch more. If aliens landed in front of

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Yesterday I saw a piece of art by young artist Gianna Oms-Rosell, which stirred up some childhood feelings, not because of the subject, but the comments posted to the picture. I've always enjoyed a high level of praise, which I'm sure encouraged me to draw, but looking back now, it didn't encourage more quality even though I knew I could do better. Should family and friends provide generic 

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Have you ever wondered what's the big difference between oils and acrylics? I'll break it down in four parts for you; pricing, durability, color and technique. I don't mean pricing as in the cost of the paint, I mean pricing in the cost of the painting. I'm sure art buyers repeatedly hear about the great quality of oil paintings, so inherently artist charge more money for oils. If you're looking

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10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 release. My brain has been on overload all week and to add to it, I'm not 100% on the new painting. I do plan to finish it this weekend and we'll let the crowds decide if it's worth it or not. I've been running the word FEAR over and over in my head because I'm catching more mistakes in my work than ever before, which I know is a good thing. Being human means that I'm

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Today I picked up 3 books, from Borders, in my quest to better understand the human form. I've always painted from references and haven't really had the urge to study the human form until recently. Deep down inside I've alway want to kick some villain ass and my only real solution is to draw some comics. I think comics look great when they're done correctly and that's why I'm studying the human

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Last week ended in a cloud, just as I expected, with 3 inches of snow and ice. I didn't mind driving home during the storm, but did run into the occasional slow dimwit that hadn't realized the temperature wasn't cold enough to freeze the wet road. Why does every hermit in the neighborhood (including me) decide that they should go outside and play during a snow storm? I guess that's an easy way to

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OK, I've been known to procrastinate from time to time, but not this week. I plan to plan my week, or so I think. No really, I'm going to get to Friday on a cloud, but hopefully not a storm cloud. Let's begin with my website. Designer Joe has mocked-up the site and we'll finalize the design over some wonderful Mexican food this Wednesday at Taqueria Jalisco. Anyone in the Douglasville area

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Why would anyone spend $100 on a Wacom Bamboo tablet? Because it's so much freakin fun people. I must admit that it took me 3 months debating if I really needed this thing. So far, it's lived up to my expectations and then some. I'm not a big fan of Adobe, so I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to use it with GIMP, but it worked just fine. Here are a few things I really love about this

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So the month of Love and Animals is here. OK, not so much animals, the Cobb County Human Society is have their 2nd Annual Winter Variety Show/ Gala event this month. I will be attending because I'm a Gala Ho, as my wife likes to call me. I hear the show will be fabulous, but I'm still wondering who will provide the food. I'm a bit of a food critic and will rate 60% of any Gala event on food

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Mondays tend to be long dragging days, so I'm starting mine with a blog and some coffee. Last week was very productive and I hope to keep it going with new projects and ideas. I did get as much as possible done on the comissioned piece, so it's been set aside until the clients decide what to put on the marqee. I'm very happy with the outcome because I felt a slight improvement on my technique.

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Working on a commissioned piece right now that's about 90% complete. I'm just waiting on clients to finalize the information for the marquee. I'm really hoping to finish it by Sunday. Started planning 3 new projects this week. First I'm hoping to get a show put together for Fall with all new work and hopefully a solid theme this time. Second, I'm working with a web designer on

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