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The Art Calendar magazine is accepting entries for their self portrait magazine cover competition. I’m not sure if artists outside of the United States can enter, but I entered it anyway. Entries are submitted online and it’s free to enter, so it was pretty easy. Here’s my self portrait entry.. Here’s their blurb..“Entrants will have [...]

People are really good at making excuses and I’m no exception. I try not to accept my excuses though as they’re usually pathetic, just like all of your excuses for not getting off your butt and doing what you really should be doing now. Here’s my pathetic excuses for not posting lately.. There’s not enough [...]

I was asked a few questions by a student journalist at City University London recently.. 1) First of all can you tell me a little bit about your work? What themes do you explore in your art and why? What do you strive to achieve through it? I basically just paint what I want, how [...]

I can’t honestly say how useful this application is as I don’t own an iPhone, but it sounds like a good idea. It’s a free application (I believe there is also a pro version for a small fee) available from iTunes which guides you to art museums, exhibitions and galleries around the world. If it [...]

Basquiat is my favorite movie about an artist. It’s hard to make a good artist look interesting as they’re usually just working. Read the original post on the Art News Blog

I sometimes wonder why? What’s the point? Why make art at all? It’s usually only after days like today, days that are physically, mentally and emotionally draining. Everything will be alright tomorrow. Read the original post on the Art News Blog

I’m susbcribed to a whole bunch of newsletters and am bombarded with all kinds of promotional emails, most of which I never open. But one that I always open is from Other Criteria. It is a collective of artists, pushing all kinds of limited editions, prints, and publications, but I really only look at what [...]

This news is a little late as I have been a very absent blog editor lately, but I keep telling myself that it’s better late than never. This month the art news site Art Daily turned 13! In internet years thirteen is almost ancient.. well done Art Daily. Here’s to another 13 years! Five years [...]

Just thought I would share a nice EP called Queen of Cities put out by Luna Roslyn. They’re using one of my paintings from Turkey for the cover. Hear the songs on their MySpace page here or support them by buying the album online here. It’s good for the ears while holding a brush! Luna [...]

ARTINFO has reported on the new retail outlet of gallery mogul Larry Gagosian..“The sleek, 2,500-square-foot, bi-level space, which opened to the public this past weekend, also inaugurates London import (and Gagosian artist) Damien Hirst’s publishing company and retail shop Other Criteria on the lower level, making for a kind of casual art emporium with a [...]