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  • Jun10

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    yea yea yea, I heard it all before…

    Posted in: Rebecca Salcedo, acrylic, art, artist blog, mixed media, painting blog, resolutions, smellyrhino, take action

    In studio all week. Painting in Progress…

    For quite some time, 2 years, actually, I have been kept away from any sense of normalcy when it comes to a workday in my studio. My desire to learn more about this internet/blogging/social networking/online selling world of ours has made, well, an addict outta me. It was innocent at first. I thought, “well, I’ll just learn this stuff real quick like so I can do my own marketing!” Did I mention that was 2 years ago?

    Monday, I decided to alter this freakish course of action because the perceived outcome wasn’t lookin’ good for my art career. I have no inventory!

    So, I intervened on my own behalf, and legislated a self-imposed computer ban in my studio. I had to add (to myself) that I also have to BE in my studio (or it wont work). he he

    Today was day two and I have made a lot of progress. I even wrote in my journal 3 mornings in a row! I know, unbelievable.

    I told Eric I needed a little push toward that manifest destiny thing. I work on it constantly by saying aloud all the weaknesses I’m dealing with so that he can regurgitate them back to me at strategic moments. It’s my own way of holding myself accountable.

    I asked him for help and he gave it to me!

    He said, “Ok, well, first of all, no computer during the day. You can get online at night while you’re hanging on the couch with me! Pretend your boss is there and you can’t surf!

    The other thing: Stop making lists and plans. Just paint. You need to just paint without worrying about all that other stuff for a while.

    You are doing what they do in the corporate world…lists and schedules and planning, it’s like Dilbert, for crying out loud! Nothing gets done this way at the office either! That’s why they wrote a cartoon about it. Just allow yourself to let loose and be creative. Let yourself see some progress that makes you feel good. This is your goal, after all. You are having anxiety about it, but once you start to see progress, this will pass.”

    I was listening this time.

    Well, the reward the past 2 days has been real progress on a painting and a nice feeling of satisfaction after focusing for a change on what I really want to do.
    He is really smart.

  • Jun10

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    “Waiting for a Scoobie Snack”

    Posted in: aceo, art, artist blog, dog portraits, drawing, graphite, illustration, pencil, pet portrait

    “Waiting for a scoobie snack”
    Graphite on Bristol smooth paper
    Sunday was Drawing Day!
    Here was my little drawing.
    I hope they got to 1 million worldwide!
    What a fun goal, and to see the drawings everywhere, on facebook, flickr, youtube, imagekind, deviantart, you name it, they were everywhere!

    Join in the fun next year! Until then, check out the results of the day here!
    drawingday.org

  • Mar24

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    #16 The New Yorker; 31 days of rhinos

    Posted in: 31 days of rhinos, Rhino art, Uncategorized, art, art history, art techniques, artist blog, ink, prismacolor markers, rhinoceros, smellyrhino

    #16 Ode To The New Yorker; 31 days of Rhinos
    Prismacolor on Bristol Smooth paper

    #16 in the series, yet another ripoff of one of the iconic images of the 20th century; The New Yorker’s highly hatted Mascot!

    Since 1925, when the New Yorker began publishing it’s famous magazine, cartoons have been an integral part of it’s legacy. So much so that most identify the magazine with it’s cartoons! They recently compiled a book of all All 68,647 cartoons ever published in The New Yorker! That’s a lot of cartoons!

    Cartoons, in fact, have become such an important part of our culture, that their influence on us is barely fathomable. Consider that many of our greatest cartoonists perhaps were inspired by The New Yorker growing up, and that alone makes it formidable. Great cartoonists, illustrators and satirists abound here!

    Regrettably, and it pains me to say this, but Wikipedia is down today, so I can’t give you a fun wee history on The New Yorker and it’s indelible mark on art history. Perhaps I can add some more tomorrow. For now, below are some of the greats.

    Roz Chast is one of many to influence us, and it’s great to have a female cartoonist in the mix, because it seems that not many women take the path of cartoonist. Roz first contributed to The New Yorker in 1978 and became a staff cartoonist in 1979, and has contributed over 1000 cartoons to the magazine. [from CBSnews.com: "     Editor David Remnick wrote that her cartoons convey a comic sense of "domestic anxiety." ]

    Robert Mankoff,     is currently the cartoon editor of The New Yorker. He captures that cross section of American business and politics with his humor, as well as every day life in the US. Robert is also the creator of The Cartoon Bank, which is the largest cartoon licensing business in the world. So, if you are a cartoonist, maybe you should start there!

    Charles Addams, adored by many as the creator of the Addams Family, spent most of his career drawing for The New Yorker! It all started as the Gothic, dark, bizaare, macabre but humorous cartoon in the New Yorker, which resulted in the beloved TV series and 2 movies! Aren’t tidbits fun?

    James Thurber, humorist, cartoonist, writer. A distinguished figure of American Literature, He wrote “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, and others, which put him in the history books as more than just a cartoonist!

    Saul Steinberg, among the most prolific artists of the 20th century, appeared in The New Yorker for nearly 60 years! Now that’s a career! Visit his site and be awed by the archives!

    Their cartoons were political, controversial and funny. Satire at it’s best! Maybe not that well known to the average person, but if you grew up with this magazine, you were influenced by them! And, well, maybe you do really know a few!

    The New Yorker has had a profound effect of US Popular Culture since it’s inception, and I think it is fitting to mention in my 31 days of rhinos series.

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