tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post1463888435552242612..comments2023-05-11T06:34:55.933-07:00Comments on Painting Blog: Writing an Artist's StatementNancy Reynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834416097809918243noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-1823851866021136792010-05-26T15:02:05.828-07:002010-05-26T15:02:05.828-07:00its a really good site and love it alotits a really good site and love it alotUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686957053423560582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-47175942221515487192010-03-30T09:24:50.669-07:002010-03-30T09:24:50.669-07:00I missed the opportunity to meet you when you were...I missed the opportunity to meet you when you were in Scottsdale recently, Nancy. Who knows, I was probably in New Mexico at that time! Hopefully we'll actually be able to meet someday. <br /><br />Like me, you are probably left AND right brained, which apparently is rare, but people like us obviously exist. <br /><br />Also, similar to your latest post on finding that stillness, it helps to find a stillness to be able to write that artist's statement. If you bring it up from the art, why you do the art you do, it will draw the viewer in, and they will be able to read past the first line and be that much more enthralled and excited about your work. <br /><br />But for those still having problems writing that statement, find a quiet place, picture one of your pieces. Have pencil and paper handy and just let the words flow to answer some questions you should ask yourself, as if you were a viewer of your art for the first time. Ask the questions, and then answer them. Soon an artist's statement will form.Karen Traskhttp://www.designtranslations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-57167605674748378782010-03-22T07:39:33.407-07:002010-03-22T07:39:33.407-07:00The wall easel in the video was made very simply b...The wall easel in the video was made very simply by a carpenter friend. It's just two 2x4 pieces of wood fastened into the wall with holes put in at intervals. I have pegs that match the holes. This can be accomplished easiest by just putting the holes directly into your walls, but my walls were not strong enough so I first put up the wood.Nancy Reynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834416097809918243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-72202685182662282282010-03-21T20:35:04.141-07:002010-03-21T20:35:04.141-07:00Hi Nancy ~
I was watching the crackle video and n...Hi Nancy ~<br /><br />I was watching the crackle video and noticed the wall easel. Is this a commercial easel or your own creation? I sure could use one of these.Paula In Pinetophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911094972820071183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-18630346250303934852010-03-19T01:22:34.238-07:002010-03-19T01:22:34.238-07:00very useful tips, writing is such hassle for me!very useful tips, writing is such hassle for me!Daniel Pecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295413961312335849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-54087491735426909872010-03-17T19:23:40.550-07:002010-03-17T19:23:40.550-07:00I own a decorative painting company and have never...I own a decorative painting company and have never heard of an artist statement! ha! I must not be serious enough. I love,love, love writing in my painting blog in addition to the painting blog itself. Stop by and say hello sometime! JenniferMagic Brushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663747993075580281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-52125184813461542442010-02-07T04:08:32.585-08:002010-02-07T04:08:32.585-08:00It's so hard to write that "statement&quo...It's so hard to write that "statement", so hard to describe your pieces as sometimes they can be so personal to yourself you cannot put it into words how you felt when painting a particular piece.canvas paintingshttp://www.rumneyexclusive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-41790173371572066262010-02-02T09:05:13.607-08:002010-02-02T09:05:13.607-08:00Thank you for this helpful post. It's good to...Thank you for this helpful post. It's good to know that it's normal to keep revising one's artist statement.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120688958195916028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-47559046136278849282010-01-29T09:50:10.306-08:002010-01-29T09:50:10.306-08:00Yeah, artist statements. Why do I skip them after...Yeah, artist statements. Why do I skip them after the first sentence? I always thought someone could redo the concept and come up with something original instead of boiler plate.Art Triphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551751489117593214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-11381120160278522992010-01-27T08:11:09.608-08:002010-01-27T08:11:09.608-08:00Great POST Nancy!
Lord knows I agree. For years ...Great POST Nancy!<br /><br />Lord knows I agree. For years I worked in the Marketing/Advertising/PR world and spent many a day writing glowing PR for everyone else but found it difficult to write about myself in my BIOS and Statements. It felt like arrogance/bragging but then I started to take my own sage advice and realized that if I'm not coming across as extremely enthusiastic about my artwork why would anybody else want to be? Like laughter, enthusiasm is catching!<br /><br />I have learned that people WANT to know the background and motivating factors behind my paintings. Oftentimes they get MORE excited about the work when the know the back story.<br /><br />The other side of the coin is learning the "ART" of good writing. This is harder than it looks and I have enlisted a good friend who is a writer to edit my "more important stuff". Their help has proven invaluable.Tim Gagnonhttp://www.timgagnon.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942288397863667142.post-83850136371109633482010-01-27T02:08:41.817-08:002010-01-27T02:08:41.817-08:00Aghh the dreaded artist statement, in all the year...Aghh the dreaded artist statement, in all the years I have been painting I have never written one! Yours is beautiful and just how I feel about my painting. Writing is the thing that I am most self conscious of so it seems odd that I enjoy blogging so much. I really admire those simple artists’ blogs that just have a picture and a couple of sensationally chosen words, but alas that will never be my style. <br />Writing descriptions of paintings for my Etsy store is like torture and it’s why I have been working on the shop for weeks and only have 7 listings. I have paintings stacked everywhere, but I have only managed to describe 7 of them!Chasing Purple Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480966080150769554noreply@blogger.com