Comments on: The Shaun White Guide to a Gold-Medal Art Career http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html for the Business of Being an Artist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Twitter Tweekly via @abstanfield — Art Biz Blog http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html/comment-page-1#comment-44248 Twitter Tweekly via @abstanfield — Art Biz Blog Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:02:57 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=5478#comment-44248 [...] Shaun White Guide to a Gold-Medal Art Career http://artbizblog.com/shaunwhite [...] [...] Shaun White Guide to a Gold-Medal Art Career http://artbizblog.com/shaunwhite [...]

]]> By: Katherine Tyrrell http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html/comment-page-1#comment-16745 Katherine Tyrrell Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:44:13 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=5478#comment-16745 Thanks for your comment on this week's <a href="http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2010/02/21st-february-2010-whos-made-mark-this.html" rel="nofollow">'who's made a mark this week?'</a> - where I highlighted this post. I thought it really interesting that we could both be stimulated by the Olympics to write a post supportive of artists trying to achieve a 'standout' performance - and yet pick out different aspects of approaches. I thought highlighting the signature trick is very valid. There's absolutely no question in my mind that artists who are recognisable and unique get remembered more and better than artists who have not broken away from 'same old same old' delivery. If your readers are still in an olympic mood and want to continue with this theme here's a link to my post of 18 months ago <a href="http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2008/08/gold-medal-art-lessons-from-olympics.html" rel="nofollow">Gold medal art – lessons from the Olympics for Artists</a>which was written after watching the UK win a gold medal while sat outside the National Gallery watching the POlympics on a big screen in Trafalgar Square! BTW did I mention that the site for the next Olympics is walking distance from me in East London? I've even <a href="http://travelsketch.blogspot.com/2009/05/sketching-olympic-park.html" rel="nofollow">sketched it being built!</a>. Thanks for your comment on this week’s ‘who’s made a mark this week?’ – where I highlighted this post.

I thought it really interesting that we could both be stimulated by the Olympics to write a post supportive of artists trying to achieve a ‘standout’ performance – and yet pick out different aspects of approaches. I thought highlighting the signature trick is very valid. There’s absolutely no question in my mind that artists who are recognisable and unique get remembered more and better than artists who have not broken away from ‘same old same old’ delivery.

If your readers are still in an olympic mood and want to continue with this theme here’s a link to my post of 18 months ago Gold medal art – lessons from the Olympics for Artistswhich was written after watching the UK win a gold medal while sat outside the National Gallery watching the POlympics on a big screen in Trafalgar Square!

BTW did I mention that the site for the next Olympics is walking distance from me in East London? I’ve even sketched it being built!.

]]> By: Kimberly Lennox http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html/comment-page-1#comment-16737 Kimberly Lennox Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=5478#comment-16737 Great article! He is a very attractive personality. For all of the reasons that you stated. Very inspirational. I would love to shoot him actually and have been thinking about sending him a note. I did shoot Jim Craig the other day. Why not Shaun White? Cheers, Kim Great article! He is a very attractive personality. For all of the reasons that you stated. Very inspirational. I would love to shoot him actually and have been thinking about sending him a note. I did shoot Jim Craig the other day. Why not Shaun White?
Cheers, Kim

]]> By: Lynne Oakes http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html/comment-page-1#comment-16736 Lynne Oakes Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:25:25 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=5478#comment-16736 Alyson, GREAT post! It is my view that this, all that you said about the joy of it all and letting er rip, as it were.....is really senior to all the other stuff about what mailings to send, what programs to buy, what places to sell, etc. If this attitude, a spirit of play about it all is not in place, the rest can be drudgery. I would humbly suggest posting on this subject on a regular basis at intervals which seem timely to you. Because without this joy, IT just isn't going to happen. I'll bet if you interviewed those who are doing well with their artist lives, you would find fun, pleasure and delight as attributes. Alyson,
GREAT post! It is my view that this, all that you said about the joy of it all and letting er rip, as it were…..is really senior to all the other stuff about what mailings to send, what programs to buy, what places to sell, etc. If this attitude, a spirit of play about it all is not in place, the rest can be drudgery.
I would humbly suggest posting on this subject on a regular basis at intervals which seem timely to you. Because without this joy, IT just isn’t going to happen.
I’ll bet if you interviewed those who are doing well with their artist lives, you would find fun, pleasure and delight as attributes.

]]> By: River Hunt http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html/comment-page-1#comment-16733 River Hunt Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:44:15 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=5478#comment-16733 Great article, thanks Alyson . This is a wonderful example of what is possible, when you combine a passion for doing something, with the effort required to be excellent at doing it, topped with a determination to continually improve. This is then packaged in a cool, fun and exciting way, where the level of enthusiasm becomes contagious! The guys not doing all that to get some new sponsorship deal or for a big pay day, it's his life! He'll be succesful and get all of those things as a result of being commited to his dream over the long-term. The thing that ensures that success is that he knows how to market himself, and does that really well too. Having a dream, being passionate about it, focusing major effort on it, continually improving and successfully branding it = BIG SUCCESS :) River. Great article, thanks Alyson
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This is a wonderful example of what is possible, when you combine a passion for doing something, with the effort required to be excellent at doing it, topped with a determination to continually improve. This is then packaged in a cool, fun and exciting way, where the level of enthusiasm becomes contagious!

The guys not doing all that to get some new sponsorship deal or for a big pay day, it’s his life! He’ll be succesful and get all of those things as a result of being commited to his dream over the long-term. The thing that ensures that success is that he knows how to market himself, and does that really well too.

Having a dream, being passionate about it, focusing major effort on it, continually improving and successfully branding it = BIG SUCCESS :)

River.

]]> By: Kelly Fitzgerald http://www.artbizblog.com/2010/02/shaunwhite.html/comment-page-1#comment-16732 Kelly Fitzgerald Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:15:05 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/?p=5478#comment-16732 Great post Alyson! I too watched Shaun White that night! Though I only caught his first run, as it was super late California time. It was the first time I had ever seen him snowboard. My jaw dropped to the floor when I saw how high he flew off the lip of the half pipe barrel. He was amazing! You can tell he loves the sport and he does seem like a really cool guy. I like how you used his enthusiasm and hard work as an example for us artist folk. Go for the Gold! Great post Alyson! I too watched Shaun White that night! Though I only caught his first run, as it was super late California time. It was the first time I had ever seen him snowboard. My jaw dropped to the floor when I saw how high he flew off the lip of the half pipe barrel. He was amazing! You can tell he loves the sport and he does seem like a really cool guy. I like how you used his enthusiasm and hard work as an example for us artist folk. Go for the Gold!

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