by Douglas Paul Smith | Mar 23, 2025 | General Advice for Artists
The Lies We Tell Ourselves (and Believe Anyway) You ever catch yourself mid-thought and go, “Wow, that was some absolute nonsense”? Congratulations! You’re human, and your brain is the unreliable narrator of your life. The mind doesn’t just think; it tells...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Mar 23, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, Art as Meditation, General Advice for Artists
Understanding Flow and Creativity Ever felt so absorbed in an activity that time flies and everything else seems to vanish? Congratulations, you’ve likely experienced what psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls “being in the flow.” This magical state of peak...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Mar 21, 2025 | General Advice for Artists
Your Art, Their Profit (and Yours) Art is a beautiful thing—whether you’re sketching a sunset, painting a portrait, or designing a quirky logo, there’s something magical about creating. But what happens when someone wants to slap your masterpiece on a T-shirt, a...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Mar 20, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
A modern take on creative wisdom—because inspiration isn’t just for the long-dead greats. Creativity today looks wildly different from what it did a century ago. Artists are breaking boundaries, redefining mediums, and creating in ways no Renaissance painter could’ve...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Mar 19, 2025 | General Advice for Artists
Being an artist isn’t easy. One minute, you’re riding a wave of creative genius; the next, you’re questioning whether a toddler with a crayon could do a better job. But don’t worry—some of the greatest artists in history have been exactly where you are....
by Douglas Paul Smith | Mar 17, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists, Making a Living as an Artist
So…the age-old question: how to make expensive art—art so valuable that people willingly part with their hard-earned cash to own it? Is it sheer talent? Is it mystique? Is it an elaborate performance piece where you just sit in a gallery and dramatically sip...
