Artist Strong Blog
Enjoy interviews and articles about creative process and our inherent creative spirit.Art Activity: Color Mixing
Did you know our first record of using the word orange to describe a color originates in Europe, during the Middle Ages? Before that, the color was described as yellow. Did you know the color purple was reserved for Roman Emperors because it took 12,000 mollusks to...
Creative Spirit Shelby Pizzarro
Shelby Pizzarro is an illustrator and performer. Her visual art has been exhibited in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Digital and conventional collage art has been licensed for bookmarks, calendars, datebooks, sportswear and accessories. Her client list...
How Art Can Be For Everyone
When school programming is cut, which kind of schools in the US cut the arts? Schools who don’t have the money. Why don’t they have the money? Their community cannot afford to pay more taxes to fund the school programs, to build new schools, etc. Similar situations...
Creative Spirit Robert Storey
As a young boy Robert always dreamed about becoming a fiction writer, but it never occurred to him that he could follow that dream. Some years later fate intervened and he was struck down with a debilitating neck condition known as Cervical Dystonia, which was brought...
Is Fear Holding You Back From Your Art?
We are scared to create. Fear evolved to help us stay physically safe. Thanks to our ancestors heeding their fears, we are alive today. Yet, how many people today really need that fear in their lives? Yes, there is violence. There are reasons to fear for our safety,...
Creative Spirit Showcase: Leonardo DaVinci
The Creative Spirit spans time. Periodically on Artist Strong I will showcase a creative from history. Working from the same kinds of questions, I will research and share how these creatives across history and geography may have answered our questions about creative...
Are You Responsible for Your Art? Intuition, Faith and Creative Process
I’ve been in conversation with several artists discussing the fact they keep a special object in their artist studio. It is not a direct tool for making art but has everything to do with creative process. It seems many creators have an object, such as a Buddha...
Creative Spirit Corina S. Alvarezdelugo
International mixed media painter and sculptor Corina S. Alvarezdelugo thrives experimenting with new materials and techniques. Her work has been shown in juried exhibitions including the prestigious Salmagundi Club in New York. She has won several awards from major...
Art Activity on Artist Strong: Creative Block
I have a great book I want to showcase to you today. It’s the perfect tool for people looking to loosen up and have some creative play. The book interviews artists and asks them to share one art based activity for readers to try. Today, I just randomly opened the book...