

Creativity and Desire -Breaking with Buddha
Artistic Process, Creativity, Making Art, Spirituality, Uncategorized



Art Sales & Marketing 11.06.19
Art Sales and Marketing, Artistic Process, Mark Rafter Art
I know I make good art. I know what goes into it. I will always be more critical of my results, my craftsmanship and my process(es) than just about anyone else.
But, by good, I don't mean you will like it. If you dont like it, it may…

Not Knowing (what you're doing)?
Artistic Process, Creativity, Musings, Spirit of Art
The subtitle for this should be "Get in Line"
A while back I heard the expression "You should always be a beginner at something." To me, this goes beyond the macro of learning something new, whether its the oboe or Mandarin or patience.
I…

Why Do We Make Art?
Artistic Mastery, Artistic ProcessWhat I am pondering today: It is an interesting philosophical exercise to consider the joy and flow one can realize in the making of art juxtaposed with the not infrequent challenges of creating.
Let's start with just why do we do this? There's…

Full Tilt Bozo
Artistic Process, CreativityLots of people associate artists with madness. Admittedly, we have our share of folks that historically were case studies for many generations of psychologists.
Crazy is often a synonym for madness. I look at it slight differently: You…