Comments on: 5 Fast Fixes to Improve Your Artist Statement

By: elizabeth j white

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:31:04 +0000

hope this can be fixed

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By: elizabeth j white

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:30:15 +0000

I have read your tips on artists statements but I am still in Lala land I am going to put a brief statement on here and could you tell me what I need to change or advice please.
I enjoy creating, and developing my craft, always seeking knowledge, I desire
to learn something new daily. I guess I have been painting, drawing and creating as
far back as I can remember, I only started exposing my work though, in recent years.
My sister in law who lost her battle with cancer made me promise to do something with my art, so now I am.
I am working on a series called in the pink, This is work I am doing in honor of
my sis. When I sale a piece in this collection the proceeds will go to cancer research.
All my art in this collection will have pink somewhere in it, and a pink ribbon as well.
and as with all my work , there is a cross, at least one in all my art.
My inspirations are. God, Family, Country. and the artist who made a difference in my
life, uncle Ron, a commercial artist now retired, he gave me tips on how to draw a horse. then Norman Rockwell, and the late Great Painter of Lights Thomas K.
I loved and admired his work so much I’ve done a water color series to honor him
called lights out which is all under the night sky.
I do Acrylic , I also do Oil, watercolor, charcoal, crayon marker and more.
I am sure this is way to long, I have been told it needs to be brief, and 3 paragraphs
I sometimes get biography and artist statement mixed up
I won’t get my feelings hurt, I need to know what I need to change

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:42:03 +0000

In reply to Eric.

You can do it, Eric!

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By: Eric

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:49:46 +0000

I absolutely dread art statements. Perhaps its time to tighten it up.

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By: Lisa Edwards

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:38:16 +0000

Very helpful post. Thank you! Now I just need to figure out what to wear for the opening night of the gallery show where my work will be displayed.

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By: Amy Estrada

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:23:02 +0000

This was great! I feel like I’m on track with my artist statement. Thank you!

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By: David Mahlow

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:11:38 +0000

Thank you for the suggestions. Time to look over my statement again.

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By: Jana Botkin

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:07:38 +0000

My eyes glaze over whenever I read a statement whose writer is “fascinated by reflections/light/the interplay of color/textures”. Aren’t we all? Isn’t that one of the main driving forces behind our work?
Eeeeeek.

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By: Nick Rusko-Berger

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:15:08 +0000

re: Pronouns
James W. Pennebaker was doing an NPR interview about his book, “The Secret Life of Pronouns”…and it made me twice as careful about the “I”, “me”, and “my”. A profusion of them, among other things, portrays the writer as a person of lesser power than whoever the audience is.
Google it. 🙂
Nick

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By: Cheryl S.

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:23:49 +0000

About to tackle my version – again. Thank you for some good food-for-thought.

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