I scribble frantic shorthand as the witness shouts at me quickly as the hail that splatters my flimsy reporter’s notebook and he just wants to get inside and dry and warm and stop talking to me. The camera doesn’t register […]
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21/06/2013
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aleekwrites
What’s the difference between bad art, good art, and great art?
Here’s my theory. Bad art. Bad art is simply produced by an artist who is learning. That’s what failure is. And it fails because the artist didn’t have enough discipline, preparation, focus, or inherent talent. It fails because it’s […]
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14/06/2013
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aleekwrites
A call to action
Why are you still dreaming? You have all the power to do! You gained that power years ago while you were busy worrying about how far you would make it by now, and you wonder why you’re not there yet. […]
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23/05/2013
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aleekwrites
Photoshop will never go too far, Jonathan Jones.
Photoshopping classical masterpieces makes us forget the brilliance of the original, argued Jonathan Jones in his Guardian blog on Monday. I think he is wrong. The internet has created a boundless gallery of online remakes of great art. […]
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14/05/2013
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aleekwrites
How to apply for admin + sales at a poetry magazine
“Dear Amanda, Thank you for sending your CV and an email in verse which I enjoyed reading.” You must get many poets apply But if I may I want to be sly, For a passion for poetry is not […]
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10/05/2013
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aleekwrites
Writers need to write copy, not advertisers
When Sanam Petri, associate creative director at R/GA, held a workshop for advertising students in London, she was amazed at their intelligent questions and discussions about creating good work,
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07/05/2013
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aleekwrites
How to be happy *and* unsatisfied
An artist’s work is never done. Therefore an artist is always unsatisfied; hungry with ambition, angry with disappointment, obsessed and never able to rest. Would you say you’re doing your absolute best (work, life, everything) right now? I bet you […]
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28/04/2013
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aleekwrites
10 silly inspirations
1) Jump about or dance between each line, brush stroke, 10 minutes or other manageable segment. 2) Describe the complete opposite artwork to your piece. 3) Walk, run, climb or investigate an unknown area near you.
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