Melanie Surani's Blog, page 224
August 28, 2015
"One reason that people have artist’s block is that they do not respect the law of dormancy in..."
“One reason that people have artist’s block is that they do not respect the law of dormancy in nature. Trees don’t produce fruit all year long, constantly. They have a point where they go dormant. And when you are in a dormant period creatively, if you can arrange your life to do the technical tasks that don’t take creativity, you are essentially preparing for the spring when it will all blossom again.”
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Marshall Vandruff, one of the best teachers I have ever had, on artist’s block. Said during a webinar done on Visualarium to advertise his upcoming online course on animal anatomy (source links to webinar) (via pale-afternoon)
THIS QUOTE HELPS SO MUCH OMG
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Thank you for this!
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August 27, 2015
"The edit is where the story is told, the edit is where the movie is crafted, the edit is what..."
“The edit is where the story is told, the edit is where the movie is crafted, the edit is what matters more than anything else.”
- Casey Neistat (via graphei)
- Casey Neistat (via graphei)
August 26, 2015
historicaltimes:
The models for the famous painting ‘American...
The models for the famous painting ‘American Gothic’, ca. 1940s. The painting shows a farmer standing beside his spinster daughter. The figures were modeled by the artist’s sister and their dentist
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You know you’ve made it when your #novel is in the...
You know you’ve made it when your #novel is in the #library! #QueensLibrary @danecobain @melsurani #booktrope #booktropeforsaken #bookstagram
