Dean Mictchell Super Artist

If you read this, google artist Dean Mitchell. I brag about this artist every chance I get. He's diligent and rich from his artistic effort. I just had to blog this.

Art Is a record.

I like the fact That I can account for my time by looking a the art I have made up to this point. I came across an article recently that stated people waste five years of their lives waiting in lines.
This reminded me that making art, good ,bad or indifferent is a worthy thing to do.

Art is a record how artists spent their time. The art books validate that.

No Pro Bono

A lady asked me recently about working as an artist with a group of young people.
I scared her off by asking if there was any money to pay me?

I don't think any artist should work pro bono. At my age I ain't going to work free.
I don't need no exposure either. That's what people die of in bad weather.

I just had to say this.

A reminder about my art life.

I recently was in the company of several people who, after finding out I am an artist,asked me thoughtful qusetions.
The one that stuck out in my mind was, how is the art business?

I answered the art business as good as one wants to make it, I was glad to be able to say that I have a decent art life and career considering the great recession.

Many of my coleagues are hard chargers as far as their survival in the art world goes.
I am glad to get questions from people who, don't have any idea what a visual artist does to be a non starving artist.
This is a good reminder for me to keep on doing the art career thing as well as I have been able to, to this point.

I will ARTON o purpose.

Great Recession

Being an artist that has so far survived this part of the great recession, I will toot my own damn horn.
I am old enough now to know that I will make my art life what I want it to be. I still have bread and shelter and enough cash to kill any wolf that shows up at my studio door. I have done this on purpose, with intent and artfulness.

I live in a city where there is an artist behind every tree. There are many who are paying their way in a diligent manner. I get survival ideas from a lot of them.

I will attack this new decade with persistence and tenacity on purpose.
I will not starve on purpose.

NPR interview

Last year about this time my NPR interview was aired nationally. At the end of each year , I take stock and list my art career milestones. The NPR interview is one of my special milestones. It can be found by Google.

Surviving The Great Recession

Well the new year will soon be here and the best part is, I am still being an artist.
I count my blessings that I have been able to get throught the great recession as an artist.
I have been able to heat and eat up to this point in time. Being an artist requires stamina and resourcefulness. I intend to keep going as long as I can.