Connecting Strangers: Artist Beatrice Shoff
Artist Beatrice Shoff’s emotional, faceless paintings represent women of all ages, races, and experiences. Try to not see yourself!
Record This, Dumb Ass
Nothing is more rewarding than watching a student learn. But my enthusiasm is waning. It’s taken me twenty years to conclude my effort is madness.
Art Ethics: Image Manipulation- The Good, The Bad, and President Lincoln’s Head
Manipulated images are dangerous. We rely on images for legal decisions, scientific conclusions, and our perception of reality.
Reject Rejection! Writers Wanted
If you’re a creative, you must learn to reject rejection as subjective feedback. One person’s trash is another’s treasure. Keep doing you.
Color Your World
Notice what colors others choose. What does that person communicate when he or she chooses clothing or decorating colors? What does the logo’s color say?
Greatness, Mediocrity and Glorious Defeat
Artists and creatives: forget perfect. Perfectionism is an unattainable delusion that will keep you from achieving greatness.
No Words Tell All
Here are a few pointers to help you master nonverbal communication. No less than 65% of every message, nv mastery is required to communicate effectively.
Art Ethics: Grinning Assassin–The Societal Threat of Image Manipulation
Photo manipulation is desirable for creative reasons, but misused, is dangerous. We rely on the authenticity of images – and perhaps should not.
Prove It
I hold my breath. I have to. If I let it out, it will carry unpleasant words. “Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one.”
Tasting Pink
Colors come alive. “A rainbow, my son, is something you do not understand. A rainbow is making love to someone who can make you see….”
Melody Roads
Imagine my excitement at discovering MUSICAL ROADS. A musical road turns your automobile into a stylus: Like a needle on a grooved, pressed vinyl record.
Best Friend Wanted
What is a best friend? Draft a classified ad to attract a bestie. But ask: Would you qualify for your own job post? What does it mean to be a best friend?