I’ve been a professional artist since age 14. In other words, a very long time. (When I was 14, I was a freelance illustrator and represented by an agent. Really.)
And, during those years, I’ve written many articles about earning a living as an artist. Some of those articles may be outdated, but most contain at least some helpful information.
Here they are… and there will be preview images with them, soon. And I’ll edit/update them, too.
Round Robin Journal #1 – ArtistsJournals Group
Last April (2010), I launched two round robin (RR) journals at ArtistsJournals2 (aka AJ2) at Yahoo Groups. (Since then, AJ2 merged with my main ArtistsJournals group at Yahoo Groups.) RR Journal #1 has returned to me. I’m scanning it before sending it to Stephen in England, to begin the international segment of this journal’s adventures. […]
Torn-Paper Collages – How-to and video
Torn-paper collages are among my favorite ways to illustrate an artist’s journal. I’ve been creating them for over 20 years now, and I never seem to get tired of them. In fact, two walls in our living room are a mini-museum of my favorite torn-paper collages. (People who visit us can be overwhelmed. It’s like […]
What’s an Artist’s Journal?
Artist’s journals are illustrated diaries and journals on any theme. An artist’s journal – or art journal – can be a record of your daily thoughts, a travel journal, an exercise or diet diary, a dream journal, a place where you jot down your goals or to-do lists, or… well, almost any record that you’d […]
Homage to Dr. John – mixed media collage
This is a collage to honor the music of Dr. John (aka Mac Rebbenack). It’s art I created for the Homage to Music card deck exchange hosted by Red Dog Scott. Dr. John is among my favorite musicians, since I first heard his music around 1970. On an early album, Gumbo, he described his sound […]
Breakthrough Shrines Workshop – My 2005 Notes
Breakthrough art – as a process – is sometimes defined as art that challenges the artist. It’s when an artist takes their work in a dramatically different direction, just to see what happens. Maybe they like it. Maybe they hate it. Either way, they learn something about themselves, their art, and their unique creative process. […]
Artfest 2004 Collaborative Journal – 2
This is the second set of scanned pages from the Artfest 2004 collaborative journal. The pages go from left to right in the table below. Thumbnails: Return to the previous page: Artfest 2004 Collaborative Journal – 1 Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc, or its affiliates. As an Amazon Associate, I […]
Artfest 2004 Collaborative Journal – 1
These are scanned pages of a round-robin style art journal created for Artfest 2004. It is one of two similar (but unique) journals. Participants included: Lisa Guerin, DaNelle Haynes, Tammie Moore, Rhonda Scott, Sabrina Molinar, Shannon Breen, Rose Bedrosian, Jill Haddaway, and me, Aisling D’Art. After I scanned the art in this journal, it was […]
Edgar Allan Poe Shrine
The Edgar Allan Poe Art Shrine is one of my favorite assemblages. The elements include a raven printed on muslin, in three sections. I found him in a Dover book, and added color in PhotoShop (Image-> Adjust-> Saturation). Then, I printed him on iron-on tee shirt transfer paper that worked with inkjet printers. (This was […]
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