by Douglas Paul Smith | Sep 5, 2020 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
Creative inspiration is a complex and beguiling subject. As an artist with years of experience, I’ve spent countless hours trying to summon that timeless muse—sometimes it works like a charm, and sometimes it’s nowhere to be found. For many creative folks I know,...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Sep 3, 2020 | Advice for Creatives, Making a Living as an Artist
To Become, or Not to Become, a Social Media Guru to Sell Your Art To be honest, I am really tired of hearing people spouting on about how you can sell your art by doing this marketing plan or doing that social media strategy, or making videos of yourself...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Aug 31, 2020 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists, The Artist’s Dilemma
The Artists Are the Cultural Trailblazers Perhaps more than any other profession at this time, the Artist (writer, dancer, painter, sculptor, etc.) helps a culture evolve by defining the cultural paradigm. That is to say, the Artist’s role, among other things,...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Aug 26, 2020 | Advice for Creatives, Creativity Coaching
What is a Creativity Coach or Art Coach? What do Creativity Coaches do? And why do we need them? “Support is often in terribly short supply in a creative person’s life. There is no one to talk to about the work. There is no one to talk to about the struggle. There is...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Jul 5, 2020 | Advice for Creatives, The Artist’s Dilemma, Transforming Fear Anxiety and Depression
Our whole civilization is based on the idea that rational knowledge is king. But rational, empirical knowing is only a small part of our human potential. Concepts, by their very nature, are limiting. And so, when we fill our heads with ideas about how things are, we...
