goldenberries

When giving workshops last weekend, I was confronted with something at least remarkable. I had a random chat with a girl that apparently knew me from DeviantArt. We a friendly conversation about art such. It wasn't that strange, until she concluded her message with. "It's nice talking to you. I always wanted to know what you were like. You know... since you draw so well" And I was like... "Huh? What?" Some people see me as a talented writer or artist, others (including myself) raise the bar even higher. But regardless of what you see as skilled or not, I don't think there's such a thing as 'them' and 'us' in the art world. It's too small

By now everybody already knows that becoming a good artist doesn't come from talent alone. On contrary; talent is a myth. Like the famous quote goes: "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration". Meaning so much that even with a good idea and a bright mind, you still have to work your ass off in order to achieve something. While this makes mad skills available for basically everybody, I still hear many people complain about practice being a rather boring thing, or about them practicing a lot but still getting nowhere. So I thought; Oh well... Why no article about practice? Conscious vs unconscious practiceFirst of all lets divide practice

Over the years, many people have asked me for how long I've been drawing. While it's true that I started drawing as soon as I was able to hold a pencil, I was never that serious about it. In a sense, you can ask yourself if I was any serious on art altogether. Because, in the end, all kids draw. I think most people can remember making drawings in grade school. Because it's something kids do naturally. Depicting the world around them with images. The beautiful thing is that kids have no fear. They just draw whatever they like, and are usually happy with it. It isn't until the age of 10 or 12, that the outside world suddenly expects you to be e