It could be a line of poetry, a pencil sketch, or the way we dress. Critics remind us that there is a disagreement about what art really is. Some won’t get it. Some will miss the point. But, some will agree that what your looking at, listening to, and experiencing, is in fact art. Perhaps, […]
One of the most challenging aspects of creating art is coming up with fresh ideas. Being inspired. Developing concepts, listening to criticism, and sticking to the truth. Art culture grows, develops, and multiplies. As in life, art keeps forming and growing into newer larger concepts. We eventually see beyond what we have learned.
What you should know about logo design. Logo design seems simple enough. Copy some clip art, add text, and, voilà, a logo. Well, not quite that simple. Yes, logos contain text, they contain graphics. They need to reproduce easily. Logos send a message and convey a feeling about a company or organization. Will that logo […]
Growing up just outside of NYC our family often, very often, visited the art museums. I think all of them. This had a big influence on my career as a graphic designer. The ability to draw is essential for the visual designer. Artists can draw from the subject and the imagination. For example, some of […]
Don’t Cry for Me Chocolate Put a few things together and give it a storyline. The inspiration for this photo is selling and marketing chocolate. The story is in the title, “Don’t Cry for Me Chocolate”. We hear a lot of marketing propaganda. How to eat, what to look like, what car to drive. Product […]
Graphic design work includes logos, websites, and print advertising. Technical skills are equally important as the creative artist behind the scenes. Graphic design balances technical and innate creativity, however without the technical and learned skills as a foundation, creativity can be limited. The more you know the better off you can be. The image below […]
Just finished a small series of still life photo paintings: http://flyingclouddesignshop.com/hosting-flat/2016/01/27/still-life/
Photogeoia Photogeoia is currently exhibiting photo paintings of the local Newburyport area. Photo Paintings It’s very difficult to survive as an artist unless you have a steady source of income. Authors sell books. Musicians sell music. Visual artist have shows, but there is an expectation that images should be free, and many images are pirated […]
With start-ups, or any creative environment with a sense of immediacy, we get going on something and then the light changes. I like to say we’re always in the state of yellow alert, as a traffic light ready to change. Often, marketing and product development are happening at the same time, and requirements may change […]