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• If you want it you have to go and get it.

  Published: July 28, 2007, 10:12 am

  Tags: Change, Networking, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  I finally got to see the movie “the pursuit of happyness”. Great movie about following your dream no matter what. Chris Gardener had some very rough life experiences to go through and had to give up pretty much everything in his life except his son to succeed. He had a vision of who he wanted to become. That red sports car was the

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• Patience… That Again?

  Published: July 23, 2007, 9:21 pm

  Tags: Absurdity, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Change, Peace, Life, Health, Creativity, Philosophy, Religion

  Patience This is beginning to feel like a dirty word to me. It seems to be the lesson that comes to me every day in every aspect of my life. The same or similar people, the same situations, the same lessons. Just when I think I am making progress on the patience front I realize I still have a long way to go. I have tried meditating on patience-

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• Living in Love and Staying Tuned In.

  Published: July 21, 2007, 11:16 am

  Tags: Change, Networking, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Health, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  Well it is the end of week one. It has definitely been a very good start for getting back into the Art & Design world. I made progress on all fronts including keeping the fear monsters away. They love to come out in the middle of the night and inject insecurity and doubt into my brain. They did visit a couple of nights this week but I managed

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• What are you going to do today that moves you further along with your dream?

  Published: July 20, 2007, 11:06 am

  Tags: Networking, Change, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  Finally made it to a couple of art gallery openings last night. There are so many galleries in this city. Why am I not in one of them yet? I have to get out more. I think I need to set a gallery day or 2 every week. Get out and see art and find a home for my work besides my studio. It really is time. It was good to get out and see art, talk to

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• The Business of Building a Business- It takes Passion and Intuition

  Published: July 18, 2007, 9:48 am

  Tags: Change, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Networking, Graphic Design, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Illustration, Marketing

  So now that I am in business for myself again, I am busier than ever. I finished rebuilding my website. Made it much cleaner and simpler than the previous edition. Much easier to look at, no scrolling, a little bit of Flash but nothing that gets in your way. Have been working on other marketing tools as well. An alternative brochure and I think I

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• When you love what you do, you don’t need time off.

  Published: July 16, 2007, 10:09 am

  Tags: Networking, Change, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  Now I know this is not true. It is good to give yourself down time to regenerate and renew. But it is different when you are happy with your work. When work is not drudgery your energy flows easily and you are excited to be there. Vacations are more enjoyable because you know that when they are over, you are still going back to something you love

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• First day on the job, or First Day of the Rest of My Life!

  Published: July 15, 2007, 10:11 am

  Tags: Change, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Life

  So yesterday I spent the day getting organized. Getting my office back in shape, re-designing my business cards and re-building my website. I have decided it is time to learn Cascading Style Sheets and get more familiar with html and xhtml and whatever else in happening in web stuff these days. I have done a little with Flash but really very

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• “Off to the Next Big Adventure!”

  Published: July 14, 2007, 11:21 am

  Tags: Absurdity, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Change, Illustration, Health, Creativity, Philosophy, Peace, Life

  Last blog I was talking about angels. Well, yesterday was full of them! My horoscope for weeks has been saying things about making changes and moving on to new adventures. Well yesterday it became a reality. I got laid off. Normally this is not a good thing, however in this instance I think it was. For the last few weeks I have been thinking about

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• Funny, You don’t look like and Angel!

  Published: July 8, 2007, 9:53 am

  Tags: Change, Beliefs, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Peace, Philosophy, Life, Health, Religion

  Yesterday, while walking downtown, I was stopped by a woman who was looking for sponsors for the Aids walk that is happening here next week. I don’t usually stop when asked for money, there are so many people here begging, if I gave them all a dollar, I would soon have to start begging. Some of them have their pitch down so well, you know

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• What do I know today? What I believe is up to me.

  Published: July 4, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Absurdity, Beliefs, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Change, Peace, Life, Creativity, Philosophy, Religion

  I was just reading some of the other blogs on this site, and I came upon one by an overzealous Atheist. His or her need to prove the absence and nonexistence of God was just as strong and just as annoying as that of many of the overzealous Christians I have met in my life. Both are coming from a position of absolute belief in only their own

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• Pregnant Jailbird Nicole Richie

  Published: August 2, 2007, 8:10 pm

  Tags: Celebrities, Nicole Richie, Celebrity Arrests, Baby, Celebrities, Celebrity Baby, Diane Sawyer, Illustration, Joel Madden, Poto, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Pretty On The Outside

  perfectly hilarious illustrations. Pregnant jailbird Nicole Richie looking rather hot in her stripes. More Funny POTO Illustrations Pregnant Jailbird Nicole Richie Rosie Discusses Whoopi’s Hiring on her Blog Lindsay Lohan Freckled Felon (Funny) Paris ‘Lochness Monster’ Hilton Tara Reid Pretty on the

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• Staying Grounded Keeps You Moving…

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:29 am

  Tags: Networking, Graphic Design, Change, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Illustration, Business Development, Marketing, Health, Creativity, Philosophy, Life

  I have been learning how to get grounded this week. My Father was an Electrician so I know the importance of grounding. It is what makes electricity stable and use-able. I am learning how to bring my energy in to support me and stop sending it out to causes and people who aren’t really getting it anyway. I have been just draining it away

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• Happy Birthday to Me!

  Published: August 9, 2007, 1:36 am

  Tags: Graphic Design, Illustration, Change, Beliefs, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, The Business Of Art, Business Development, Peace, Marketing, Life, Health, Creativity, Philosophy, Religion

  Today was one of those days - it didn’t start off bad or anything. It actually started of very well. It was my birthday and I got lots of love from family and friends. But it just felt weird. I had a hard time focusing on getting work done. Almost felt like I might cry any minute. No it wasn’t PMS. Just one of those days. It has been

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• Can you imagine?

  Published: August 10, 2007, 10:50 am

  Tags: Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Change, Illustration, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  A few years ago I took an illustration class that taught me to plan them out more. Doing the composition and layout all in advance. It is a much different way to work. Easier in many ways as you can plan the layers and the perspectives knowing which images to lay down first. It is a much faster way to work as well as you don’t have to

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• Finding My Niche

  Published: August 18, 2007, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Change, Networking, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  The Holidays are coming! O My! I know it is only August. I am not advocating pulling out your decorations just yet, don’t worry. However, if you are a business, corporation or in retail it is time to get serious about your plans for the upcoming events. One of my best ever ideas has been creating custom Holiday Cards. It started about 8

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