Outfoxing Your Reluctant Artist – 2

Stalled? Change your venue!
I prefer the word stalled to blocked, because sooner or later we always get going, and blocked is so …. well, final. One of the things I have found to work when I am feeling stalled is so simple it sounds like the obvious – do what you’re doing someplace else. If [...]

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NJ SCBWI June Conference – A Few Thoughts

The June 2009 Conference was, once again, spectacular. There was an amazing group of agents, editors, illustrators, authors, and art directors waiting to critique, guide, challenge and enlighten the 240 participants. And there was plenty of talent on the attendee side as well. Both new and familiar faces were present to submit manuscripts and illustrations, [...]

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Kathy Temean Exhibits in PA

Kathy Temean is an outstanding illustrator whose work is being featured the entire month of June in a one-woman show at the Newtown Public Library in Newtown Square, PA.

While you can view Kathy’s work online at her web site, seeing the color and texture of her work in person, as is so with any artist, [...]

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Try and Relax!

Have you ever noticed the positions your animals get into? They make it look as if they invented the word `relax’. They stretch out, especially in the heat, so every potential draft will ease slowly over their languid bodies. They make it look so damn easy.
Now you might think that this is a comment on [...]

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