[8 Mar 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
3 Secrets to Success For Artists and Designers

I define “success” or being “prosperous” as having all that you need in order to fulfill your God-given assignments.
Fulfilling those assignments or ”calling” is usually an innate drive (passion), placed there by God Himself. But the irony is that we often exclude the God-given solutions that will fulfill that God-given passion.
That’s why, you as an artist or designer may have been frustrated somewhere in life when pursuing success with your creativity, but the following scriptures can shed light and give clarity on how to be successful according to God’s plan for you life …

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[8 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Artist To Watch: Charlotte Smith aka Caramia

If  you haven’t ventured over there in a while (or at all), be sure to visit our Forum and User Gallerywhere you’ll witness the beautiful work of our latest ALFG member Charlotte Smith , also known as “Caramia”.
Charlotte, who hails from Toomsboro, GA has posted about 16 of the most breathtaking works of art on our User Gallery.
Take a look and some of her work here, then head over there yourself for more>>

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[27 Jan 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Create Something Everyday: Art I Did This Week

From the “Practice What I Preach” file:
Many of you know of my article and video on doing something creative everyday to keep your skills sharp.
This is another example of how I try to adhere to that as well:
My wife is a big “The Bachelor/Bachelorette” fan. I don’t care for the show….AT ALL. But to have some quality time with her, on the couch together we were: her with her show and I with my faithful sketchpad (to rescue me from the agony of that show!).
Here’re a few sketches I cranked …

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[21 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Artist Archives: Bad Aliens and Animals

Still my “Birthday Week”, so I’m looking through the old portfolio, or what I like to call the “Museum of History” (or at least my history!).
 I came across a few sketches from about ten or so years back: