Comments on: DON’T do this!

By: Alyson B. Stanfield

Alyson B. Stanfield — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:16:29 +0000

Eric: Thanks for subscribing!

Liza: I thought you might like the bird. Reminds me of someone else I know.

Michael: Thanks for sharing your art. You can see it was a big hit!

Doug: I’m so glad you understand the need for being around others.

Quinn: Love the idea of a Creativity Incubator.

Amanda: Hopefully you intended “squeezes all the creativity right out of you” in a good way.

By: Amanda Seyderhelm

Amanda Seyderhelm — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:08:01 +0000

Hi Alyson, this was just the encouragement I needed to take my foot off the gas pressure of making my art sell. This just squeezes all the creativity right out of me, and I’m going to work with the law of attraction rather than the law of pushing uphill!

By: QuinnCreative

QuinnCreative — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:21:36 +0000

Wow, Alyson, you hit the nail on the head several times with this article! Thanks for some great advice here. I’m a creativity coach, and working with artists who often rush into selling before they are finished making meaning with their art. I just started a Creativity Incubator to provide some group support. Keep writing, you are a huge help!

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:06:09 +0000

Great advice and article!

By: Doug Dourgarian

Doug Dourgarian — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:13:07 +0000

The artwork in this post is nicely done, thank you for sharing. The list of items today is especially good and I liked:

DON’T try to create art in a vacuum.

Solitude can be a good thing but not all the time. While I don’t need a group of cheerleaders, it is nice to have friends that understand art and the creative process.

By: Robert Ashbury

Robert Ashbury — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:31:38 +0000

Thanks for the advice. I run a blog that provides artist's resources. Perhaps it is of interest to your audience too. http://artistsresources.blogspot.com

By: Michael Orwick

Michael Orwick — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:12:43 +0000

Alyson, Thank you so much for using one of my paintings, and on an especially great post, I feel very honored. This one touches on many of the things our little art business group (that you met at Annie’s house) is working on. It is always amazing to me the almost electric quality of the air when a group of excited artists get together to help each other and share ideas.
For me our meetings are as much a strong cup of “go out and kick some artistic butt” pump up sessions as they are about the what’s and how’s of selling paintings.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:11:54 +0000

I’m printing this one, too! Just what I needed to hear!

By: Patrice deAvila

Patrice deAvila — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:56:05 +0000

Thank you for always keeping us creative types on track and you keep refocusing our eye to the “ball”… I am grateful to you and use the tools you put out every single day. Be well and be inspired.

By: liza myers

liza myers — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:09:22 +0000

I’m printing this blog post out and posting it over my newly organized desk.
And over the sink.
And over the clay wedging table.
And behind my easel.
Thanks!

p.s. I always am impressed by the artwork you post. This one has a particularly lyrical grace and serenity. Thanks for sharing.