Category Archives: Being an Artist

Diptych, Opportunity?, and mass appeal vs. originality

Posted on February 16, 2012 by April

About a month ago I met a friend of a friend by chance while hanging out at Cafe Palm who has offered me an exciting and philosophically provocative opportunity. Here is the tale, and some beginning stages of two paintings … Continue reading →

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Watching Ice Melt ~ Part I

Posted on December 9, 2011 by April

OK…. like most of my posts, this is WAY LONGER than blog posts are supposed to be, but here goes anyway. Any brevity-gifted folks out there, your advice is super-welcomed! This last Friday, I took part in “Meltdown to Drummer’s … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down Artist Stereotypes

Posted on September 9, 2011 by April

(originally published in ABCD in Action) This is really just the beginning of what I feel will be a long string of essays/blogs, but it’s been rolling around inside me for all these months and I have to let it … Continue reading →

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