tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post3234350126041281708..comments2023-10-17T05:41:41.681-04:00Comments on Katharine A. Cartwright Studio: How To Become An ArtistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-26006599458651836992010-06-15T19:13:02.752-04:002010-06-15T19:13:02.752-04:00I'll offer a quote I heard from Wolf Kahn this...I'll offer a quote I heard from Wolf Kahn this year. He said, "if you are particularly unfortunate, you might become an artist."Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-47792850407086984232010-06-15T09:19:40.432-04:002010-06-15T09:19:40.432-04:00Hi Donna - thank you!
Hi Stan - Amen!Hi Donna - thank you!<br /><br />Hi Stan - Amen!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-67844733611499107982010-06-15T02:01:09.158-04:002010-06-15T02:01:09.158-04:00If you desire to be an artist, be true to the call...If you desire to be an artist, be true to the call.Stan Kurthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591425614127432689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-69651864101285137412010-06-14T17:52:18.212-04:002010-06-14T17:52:18.212-04:00I certainly agree with you-- and your responses to...I certainly agree with you-- and your responses to the steps and your conclusions as to 'how to become and artist' is right on... I got nothing to add :-)layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-77513972857338106642010-06-14T17:45:17.900-04:002010-06-14T17:45:17.900-04:00Hi Celeste - I was trained to learn to draw before...Hi Celeste - I was trained to learn to draw before learning to paint. In fact, I took years of drawing courses before I could taking the first painting course in college. I think it's critically important to learn to draw in one fashion or another in order to have control and make your work deliberate, even if you don't become a realist. I also learned classical piano before I could move on to improvisation. The logic is the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-76146060343538677522010-06-14T00:24:27.854-04:002010-06-14T00:24:27.854-04:00"Just remember being an artist is not how wel..."Just remember being an artist is not how well you can draw, but the emotion that comes out of it."<br /><br />Fine. If you have no plans to do any representational work. If you do, however, you need to learn to draw. It always chagrins me when I read that it is "unnecessary to learn to draw". That is generally written by people who want to just splash color around without rhyme or reason (or just "emotionally). It's bad advice to discount drawing!Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-35931373535140590172010-06-13T20:08:39.697-04:002010-06-13T20:08:39.697-04:00Hi Hallie - yes, the time factor can be extremely ...Hi Hallie - yes, the time factor can be extremely long in duration for some, and very short for others.<br /><br />Hi Mark - your list is interesting, and clearly one of the paths among so many. I do hope that you could apply the label "artist" to yourself before anyone else did. You ARE an artist.<br /><br />Hi Dan - what a great quote! Thank you.<br /><br />Hi Don - like you, I was identified as an artist before entering kindergarten (by my parents) so it became part of my "core."<br /><br />Hi Eva - so true! Continually making art is the critical step.<br /><br />Hi Pam - as long as you're living and breathing, it's never too late! Keep going :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-91181805179402323672010-06-13T19:41:37.469-04:002010-06-13T19:41:37.469-04:00Great post! My first thought was- who would Google...Great post! My first thought was- who would Google how to become an artist? Well- an artist would. I slay myself!!! LOL!!!!!<br />I like Mark's response of "Choose your own art philosophy and express it through your art." WOW!<br />Despite my waffling and ambivalence- are you listening Dan?- I AM AN ARTIST!- but haven't followed a list. Like Hallie says- it's emotional- and for me, art is an emotional outlet. I only wish I knew it much earlier- but that kind of wishing is just wasted energy.<br />LIFE IS GOOD!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-18883906411670935992010-06-13T17:20:52.102-04:002010-06-13T17:20:52.102-04:00That list would have kill any desire for me to bec...That list would have kill any desire for me to become an artist. Half of the stuff on the list I would not have even understood when I started. I think if you really want to become an artist you eventually will.There are no guaranteed steps to success.You figure what you have to do and create, create, create!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566258201228886795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-68064967795538359642010-06-13T15:50:41.529-04:002010-06-13T15:50:41.529-04:00Nice quote, Dan!
I've called myself an artist...Nice quote, Dan!<br /><br />I've called myself an artist since I was 4 years old, but, I'm not sure how many of those 'Wiki'steps I followed before getting to that point. I started creating because it was fun, kept me out of trouble and caused adults to say nice things about me. Hmmm, I guess you could say that those were my first 3 steps... My next 4 steps would involve mentors, teachers, observation and experimentation.<br /><br />What a fun "exercise" you worked out to this morning. Thanks for including us in the fun.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-90255771611551811432010-06-13T15:15:14.773-04:002010-06-13T15:15:14.773-04:00I don't think I can comment on the steps to be...I don't think I can comment on the steps to becoming an artist, since I am still an artist-becoming. <br /><br />But this brings to mind a saying I love. To apply it here, I substitute, for the word "life", the words "becoming an artist", and voila!: <br /><br />"Becoming an artist is a journey to be lived, not a puzzle to be solved."Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-3713838614244679702010-06-13T14:12:18.699-04:002010-06-13T14:12:18.699-04:00If it's a Wiki then you Kathy among all of us ...If it's a Wiki then you Kathy among all of us could enter the best seven steps.<br /><br />Hmm, let's see. I wonder what my steps were.<br /><br />1. Find a mentor to suggest a subject and deadline. Buy a starter set of paints and paint it for them.<br /><br />2. Experiment with the media and techniques.<br /><br />3. Buy books on colour mixing, drawing, and books about great artists of the past that explain and depict their paintings.<br /><br />4. Visit art galleries and watch art documentaries while continuing to practise technique.<br /><br />5. Enter art competitions and join a local art group. Commune with other artists.<br /><br />6. Choose your own art philosophy and express it through your art.<br /><br />7. Hold an exhibition. Soon after someone will call you "an artist" for the first time.<br /><br />The end..?Mark Sheekyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710485457283053795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-72890330932225749422010-06-13T10:30:06.056-04:002010-06-13T10:30:06.056-04:00Interesting. Wiki doesn't mention that it mig...Interesting. Wiki doesn't mention that it might take a lifetime to get from Step 1 to Step 7. You're so right about art being an emotional --not just conscious--decision. (I'm not even sure it's a decision.)hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.com