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21 Artists to Watch in 2012
The last several years, Skinny Artist has published a list of "21 Amazing Artists to Watch" in an effort to recognize some of the best up and coming artists online, as well as… [Read more]
Turn Off Facebook, Tune Out Twitter, and Rediscover Your Life
Turn Off, Tune Out, and Rediscover Your Life It's probably no surprise to you that these days we are under a constant barrage of media input. If it's not television, music, moves, or video… [Read more]
Check out the Artist Online Community Directory
Artist Online Community Directory As a community-based site, our purpose is to not only give you the opportunity to interact with this amazing worldwide creative community we have here at Skinny Artist,… [Read more]
150 Amazing Quotes to Feed Your Creative Soul
I have always believed that the right words have a way of finding you when you need to hear them. For me, quotes are little bite-sized messengers of courage, perseverance, and hope for the creative artist… [Read more]
Is Etsy Dying?
Etsy is a dream come true for Artists (isn't it?) Etsy is widely known as one of the premier websites for selling arts & crafts online. They essentially took eBay's shop concept and focused it squarely… [Read more]
The Delusional Freedom of an Artist
The only limits artists have is their imagination (right?) Let's face it, part of the fun of being an artist/writer/musician is being able to do whatever the hell you want. After all, if we wanted people… [Read more]
Why Art School (may or may not) Suck!
Actually I guess that's not really fair because as a writer, I never actually went to art school because as I was stuck in "writers school" which I'm pretty certain sucks. Then again, if the esteemed Jamie… [Read more]
9 Warning Signs of an Amateur Artist
Are you a "Professional" Artist? I'm not talking about if you have a corporate sponsorship or whether or not you are earning the big bucks. I'm not even talking about quitting your day job, if you have… [Read more]
How to Create (and destroy) your Reputation Online as an Artist!
Unlike high school, getting a reputation online as an artist isn't easy. We can't just smile and charm our fans and potential customers with our good looks. Sure they might stop by and admire your… [Read more]
Stop stealing my sh*t!
The internet is great. With the world wide web we are connected like never before. News travels almost instantly and communities of like-minded individuals can easily come together and share their… [Read more]
Here’s the Latest Stuff
There Are No Artists
You win, I lose! As creative artists we have been trained to see things in a particular way which is if you win, then I lose. We either get the publishing or recording contract or we get rejected. We either get the gallery show or it goes to some other artist We either get the [...]
Copyright is Not the Problem, You Are!
Copyright is Not the Problem, You Are! by: Cory Huff Pinterest is upon us! For some reason, the Internet decided to throw a giant fit over copyright over the last few weeks. It started (sort’ve) with this interesting blog post by a lawyer who tearfully deleted her Pinterest inspiration boards. Her post spread like [...]
21 Artists to Watch in 2012
The last several years, Skinny Artist has published a list of “21 Amazing Artists to Watch” in an effort to recognize some of the best up and coming artists online, as well as a few who are already highly successful artists in their field. Now obviously we continue to keep a very close eye on [...]
5 Ways to Rediscover your Art and Reclaim your Passion
So what happened?! Do you remember when you just loved to create? Do you remember that feeling of being lost inside your imagination while the rest of the world dropped away? When exactly did you lose that? When did creating your art become something less than it was supposed to be? As creative artists, we [...]
The Zen of Inbox Infinity
You’ve got more #$@% mail! Those of you who have been online long enough may remember when getting email was an exciting event. We all loved hearing that bossy little AOL voice telling us that we got mail. Our pulse would quicken and we would race to our email inbox to see what technological [...]
The Goal of Nothing & the Art of Letting Go
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu Let’s face it, having goals kind of sucks! What do you want to do, be, or have in ten years? Where do you see yourself in twenty years? What are your three major goals for this year? What [...]
An Artist’s Bookshelf – “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron
This is the third book in an ongoing series where we’ll be talking about a small collection of books that deal with art and the creative process. These particular books were chosen because they have dramatically changed my own perspective as both a writer and as a human being I really believe that any of [...]
Introducing Skinny WordPress!
Why Skinny WordPress? Those of you who have followed Skinny Artist for awhile may be wondering why I would think about starting another website when I already spend so much time bitching about not having enough time to get anything done as it is. Well, you’re right and I’ll admit that I’ve wondered about this [...]
How to Not Screw Up your Art Scholarship Submission
How to finally get that art scholarship by: Kristina Gehrmann There are literally thousands of available scholarships, awards and grants out there, for both art students and professional artists alike, in all fields of art: writing, painting, sculpture, dance, acting, music, ballet, photography… This mere fact is a revelation for many. You too can [...]
Meet artist Connie Hozvicka of Dirty Footprints Studio
Every once in awhile when we get our act together here at Skinny Artist, we have the pleasure of introducing you to a new featured artist. We have them sit down and talk to us for a few minutes about their experiences working as a creative professional. We’ll talk to them about their work, some [...]
Turn Off Facebook, Tune Out Twitter, and Rediscover Your Life
Turn Off, Tune Out, and Rediscover Your Life It’s probably no surprise to you that these days we are under a constant barrage of media input. If it’s not television, music, moves, or video games consuming your time these days — it’s probably email, blogs, apps, YouTube, websites, Twitter, and Facebook. I mean it’s [...]
An Artist’s Invocation
I have always loved invocations like this because they remind us of the mysterious and quite possibly magical creative process that inspires all artists regardless of their craft. I forget how many times I have read this particular piece by the late great Irish poet John O’Donohue, but I do know that each time I [...]
Check out the Artist Online Community Directory
Artist Online Community Directory As a community-based site, our purpose is to not only give you the opportunity to interact with this amazing worldwide creative community we have here at Skinny Artist, but also to connect with one another beyond this particular website. So many of us have multiple websites and social media accounts set [...]
15 things I wish I would have known back when I knew it all
Don’t worry, this is not some boo-hoo my life sucks kind of thing. This is not about regret. This is not about looking back and wishing that I would have done things differently in the past because I do believe that every experience both good and not-so-good has an important lesson to share as long [...]
The Muppets Guide to World Domination
The Muppets guide to life and personality development I distinctly remember watching the old Muppet Show growing up and thinking that the vast majority of these muppets characters were completely insane. For those of you who may not remember the show, it consisted mostly of slapstick chaos and really bad jokes. Kermit the frog would [...]
Meet artist Trevor Jones
Every once in awhile when we get our act together here at Skinny Artist , we have the pleasure of introducing you to a new featured artist. We have them sit down and talk to us for a few minutes about their experiences working as a creative professional. We talk about their work, some of [...]
Beating the Green-Eyed Bastard!
“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.” ~William Shakespeare . Jealous much? Let’s face it, now that almost every artist and their creative brother are online showing off their handiwork, it’s easier than ever to become jealous of … their artwork/writing/music their sales [...]
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