Why does art cost so dang much? Can you do it for free/less?
The price of a piece of art depends on several different factors. The time and labor, the cost of the materials, the size of the piece, the current market and economy, the artists experience, education and talent… the list goes on.
Artists have bills to pay too! The time that they spend on a free piece could have been time that they would have spent on a payed piece that could go towards buying groceries.
The value of art is also subjective. There is art that make their home in prestigous museums that you could see as worthless, and your little kids drawing of a cat -even if your pretty sure they drew a stalk of broccoli with ears- is priceless.
Let’s talk exposure. Some people think that an artist should have no problem working for exposure alone, but that doesn’t always work out favourably for the artist.
This is an excellent article that talks more about all this good stuff: http://www.sharonhayes.com/musings/no-free-lunch/
What mediums do you use?
Most of the art you will see of mine was done with Copic markers, fine tipped pens, pencils or coloured pencils. I deviate from those sometimes but they are the main ones I use.
Where did you learn to do art?
I’m self-taught. Not helpful or exciting I know. Not to fear, there are lots of great resources out there to learn from in the magical and mystical world of the internet! Check out the Resources page for more info.
Where do you get your art supplies?
I primarily get my supplies from Curry’s art supplies stores but I have found many cool things at dollar stores too. I recommend checking second hand stores for frames and old books/ magazines for collages as well!
What the heck is a sprinkled dog?
I call my dog a ‘sprinkled dog’ because of her spotted markings, and I call her a sprinkled doughnut dog when she is all curled up in a ball sleeping. It’s just as adorable as it sounds.
The actual name for these spots is ‘ticking’ or the slightly different ‘mottling’ and ‘roaning’. These markings are found on many different breeds, like Bluetick Coonhounds, Border Collies, English Setters, Australian Cattle Dogs and more. Briar is an Australian Cattle Dog mix. Now you know more about those spotty dogs than you probably ever wanted to!
If your appetite for interesting coat colours and the genetics behind them is not satisfied you can check out this link for more info, it’s really cool stuff! http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/ticking.html
