"A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper"
-E.B. White
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Sunday, September 08, 2013
Quote DuJour
"Inspiration is for amateurs – the rest of us just show up and get to work"
- Chuck Close
Friday, September 06, 2013
Quote DuJour
"The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death"
- Steven Pressman The War Of Art
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Monday, September 02, 2013
Quote DuJour
“I would say to any artist: ‘Don’t be repressed in your work, dare to experiment, consider any urge, if in a new direction all the better.”
– Edward Weston
– Edward Weston
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Ode to the Blackwing 602
While thumbing through a past issue of The Hollywood Reporter (it's a fun read) I came across an article about a Hollywood obsession for a pencil. It seems that a certain pencil, the Blackwing 602, was the pencil of choice for screenwriters, animators composers and illustrators. No longer made, this pencil seems to be The Holy Grail for some. Though no longer made a knock-off of the original is now made, the Palomino Blackwing 602.
Creatives have always had their lucky charms or muses, it seems for some, it was the Blackwing 602. For a fun read I recommend you go to The Hollywood Reporter site and read this well written article Why Is Hollywood Obsessed With This Pencil.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Street True Colors
© Neil Schierstedt All Rights Reserved
"But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow"
-Cyndi Lauper
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Quote DuJour
"A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong."
- Orson Welles
- Orson Welles
Monday, July 15, 2013
Thursday, July 04, 2013
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Life
Image © Neil Schierstedt All Rights Reserved
"From Which I Came / A Magic World"
Ten pounds and a head of hair
Came into without a care
What they thought were cries
Were little laughs
Only looking forward and moving fast
The little bundle had arrived
And i was happy to be alive
In a magic world
Long days and dreaming nights
Wide eyes take in all the sights
A little wonder goes a long, long way
Learning where to go and what to say
Say hello to your new son
Well he sure is having fun
In a magic world
Every moment's built to last
When you're living without a past
In a magic world
-Lyrics from the Eels song
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Quote DuJour
"The moment a man begins
to talk about technique,
that's proof
he is fresh out of ideas"
author Raymond Chandler
Monday, April 29, 2013
Quote DuJour
"When the only tool you have is a hammer,
every problem begins to resemble a nail"
-Abraham Maslow
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Quote DuJour
"The contemplation of things as they are,
without error or confusion,
without substitution or imposture,
is in itself a nobler thing
than a whole harvest of invention"
-Francis Bacon
(posted on photographer
Dorthea Lange's darkroom door)
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
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