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You may or may not enjoy hip-hop (let alone underground hip-hop), but I thought that this video was pretty appropriate for the blog here; it's for a song called "Artsy" by The Grouch - give it a whirl!Nice!Please excuse the French, lolI'll talk to you soon :)Eddie

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WATCH THIS:!My head hurts... I'll talk to you soon.Eddie

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In an earlier post, I went into this concept about the intimate relationship that art and technology/science have with each other.I saw the following video the other day and thought it'd be perfect to share it here.YOU GOTTA WATCH THIS:Contraption IIby PeteRockNow, THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!If that's not a work of art, I don't know WHAT is, lol.Alright, that was pretty dang cool - keep an eye

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Put your learning cap on, it's time to paint with Bob!As a kid, I used to watch Bob Ross paint on television ALL the time, just as many others did. It's amazing to see how these paintings come together - he makes it look so simple!It's ridiculous.Originaly, I tried to post a 30 min. instructional video of his here, but it looks as though there is a copyright infringement issue? That's kinda

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I have a confession to make...I have mixed feelings about Andy Warhol, as an artist.On one hand, he was committed to his way of seeing things, created some REALLY great imagery, shared a lot of interesting things through his work, basically invented photoshop...On the other hand, he was all about doing the same thing over and over again and, a lot of times, it seems that he didn't even care that

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This guy's pretty special if you ask me.His work is so urban yet culturally diverse - I'm not even going to get into this, check out this video:AWESOME.I'd suggest searching the internet for images of his paintings, and if you want to learn a thing or two about him, I suggest starting over at Wikipedia - they've got a pretty good article over there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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This man needs no introduction - Dr. Seuss is an icon.I do, however, think that we generally tend to forget about how great his work really was.He was a true artist who had A LOT to say, and it's apparent in most of his work if you can learn to read between the lines.Besides, I'd say he had some pretty dope rhymes, lol.Now, let's watch some Green Eggs & Ham!That was awesome - now go and revisit

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Mark Kistler is a guy who teaches kids and adults how to draw, I think he even has a television show.When I was in 6th grade, my teacher tought us out of his book Draw Squad, and let me tell you, his instruction had an EXPLOSIVE effect on my drawing skills.I decided to buy my own copy of his book back then and I still own it.  I definitely recommend his book, checking out his videos, his website,

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Probably the biggest influence over me, in my drawing, has been Norman Rockwell.I don't even particularly like Norman's work as much as a lot of other artist's, but I truly feel like he was the most influential because I fell in love with his work at such a young age.Anyone who knows me, knows that I can draw very realistically - thank Norman.My goal, as a kid, was to be able to replicate anyone

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Oh boy, this particular artist has a very special place in my heart.I'll try to be brief about this (but will fail miserably)...When I was in 8th grade, I used to watch a television show on MTV called MTV's Oddities.The Head, anyone? lolIf you saw this show back in '94, then you know what' I'm talking about.Anyway, the show kicked off by running a cartoon series based off of a comic book called

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Derek Hess has been one of my favorite artists, oh, probably since high school.Anyway, I looked ALL over the internet for a good video with his art in it so that I could share it with you here, and this is the ONLY video I found!I'll be honest, I'm not much of a fan of the song being played during the video, but I DO think it's appropriate, considering the work that he has done:Good stuff, right?

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Here's a video from a guy who goes by either Kofie One or Draftsmen.His work means a lot to me because I have been working, professionally, as a draftsman for over 8 years now, so I have a different appreciation for his work than most people probably do.Anyway, this guy is AWESOME, check out his website, he's got a TON of stuff there to see (http://www.keepdrafting.com).Gotta run - I'll talk to

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As promised, I would like to introduce you to (in my opinion) one of the most amazing artists of our time - his name is Alex Grey.For those of you who are already familiar with the artist, can I get an Amen?Anyway, I think this video captures the spirit of who the man is and what his art is about:If any of this video resonated with you at all, do yourself a HUGE favor, and check out his books,

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Maurits Cornelis Escher, was my favorite artist when I was in 7th grade.I learned how to shade in my drawings thanks to this guy!I still love the man's work, just because he was a mathematical wizard AND a true artist.Check out this video, I think it's a cool homage to the essence of what his work is all about:There's a ton of books out there, for pretty cheap nowadays, that pretty much cover his

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I have always been a HUGE fan of graffiti art (though I'm not a fan of vandalism - not the same thing, I know).Well today, a friend shared a video with me about a phenomenally COOL thing that just went down in Bristol, England - thanks to a graffiti artist that I have personally respected for a long time now...See for yourself:I think that this is probably a first in art history, so let's take a

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Another favorite artist of mine is Alphonse Mucha.He was one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau, a older form of VERY decorative art.I love his style because I feel that he captured a lot of beauty in his paintings, his compositions are top notch, and I really just love how there's this "gypsy" quality throughout the "meat & potatos" of his work.Check this video out, there's a lot of cool stuff in it

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My favorite artist of all time, is Leonardo Da Vinci.This may seem like the obvious choice to make because of his popularity, but the only reason why he is my favorite is because of how much his work and outlook on life resonates with me.I found the following video on YouTube, and it seems that it was created in 1985, though I don't know how accurate that is - if you ask me, it's very well

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Here's another video you gotta watch!It has my 2 favorite things in the world :1. Artand2. WomenlolYou may have seen it before, but it's so cool that it begs for a replay - enjoy!I'll talk to you soon :)Eddie

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How's about we change the pace around here and just watch something cool, eh??This is a video that a friend of mine once posted on my MySpace, check it!I'll talk to you soon :DEddie

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As artists, we are influenced in many different ways, but today, I want to focus in on 3 key areas:1. Similar ArtistsSometimes, we find an artist whose work resonates with us so much, that we become influenced by their style, methods and ideas.Personally, I think that it's one the best ideas to imitate the work of your favorite artists, but only as a way to LEARN and expand your horizons.I

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Something that you'll notice is that I am ALWAYS asking for feedback from you.The reason why I ask for feedback is because I want artists, and people in general, to try out the stuff that I'm talking about on this blog.Why?As I've mentioned before, this blog is a part of me practicing art as a spiritual practice, which means contributing to others who are on the same path and trying to make

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The one artform that I, and people who personally know me the best, would say that I am the best at - is drawing.In time, I will share some pictures of drawings that I have done over the years, but for now, let's just say that my skills with pen and pencil are "above average".This is NOT a boast, I just truly believe that I have honed that craft, so I feel that I can make these bold claims

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Today, I want to talk about one of the BEST ways that we can expand our creative horizons...Creative Collaboration.Are you a lone ranger?If so, you are missing out on a TON of growth, this is not an exaggeration.The best get better by working together with other artists, not alone.Remember, wisdom lies in being able to learn from EVERYONE - so if you want to grow, then collaborating with other

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I'm a true fan of optomism.Don't get me wrong, I get in my funks and my bad moods too - but I always know, in my heart of hearts, that to be optomistic is the way to go.I used to be of the mindset, "I'd rather be pessimistic because then, when things don't work out, I won't be disappointed."Do YOU think this way?My take on it now, is that it's actually the opposite - I think that if we're

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I'm going to keep this short and sweet...I figured out a great way to determine what we should "major" in, here at Affordable Art School, lol.All you've got to do is ask yourself one question..."What do I HAVE to do before I die?"Of course, we're talking about this within the context of our goals as artists - but it could be anything.Personally, I have a TON of things I want to learn and master,

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One of my favorite thinkers of all time, is a man named Robert Anton Wilson.He was an author of many books - one of them being The Illuminati Papers, which, from my understanding, is a very strange and random book that he wrote in the '70's, lol.In this book, he covers a wide spectrum of topics, but I wanted to share an article with the same exact title as this blog post (from page 143 in the

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In my opinion, the beauty of creativity is that it can be applied to virtually EVERYTHING!Creativity can be applied to even the most monontonous and mundane minutia of day to day life, let me give you an example...I commute to and from work, 5 days a week for about 2 to 3 hours a day.Say what?I spend way too much time in the car.Now, typically, this would drive the average person CRAZY - but not

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From what I've heard, the "8 hours of sleep at night" thing is pretty important.I forget where I heard this, but the idea was that the "perfect day" is composed of 8 hours of work, 8 hours of play and 8 hours of sleep.A reasonable explanation for why sleeping 8 hours a night is so important for us to do is because, if we don't, then we won't ever be fully awake when we're awake, and we won't be

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Something that I have found to be universally true amongst most (if not all) artists, is that we tend to be our own worst critics.One day, we feel pretty good about our work.Then the next day, we go to some art exhibit or a concert, or we watch a documentary or read a book about some great artist, or whatever -  and WHAM!Instant discouragement.Can you relate with the feeling of leaving an art

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Today, I want to wrap up this theme of aligning our "planets", by focusing on where we stand in relationship TO those "planets".Let's recap...Alright, well we've got 4 so-called "planets", and they are:1. Physical2. Emotional3. Mental4. SpiritualIn my opinion, these are 4 key areas of life, and my experience has taught me that by strengthening and continuously developing each of these, we can

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I almost called this post "Getting Our 'Planets' Aligned : Beliefs".But then I realized that, beliefs are not what this "planet" is about.It's really about who you are, it's about your very being - in a very real sense.For example, a high school cheer leader, may be said to have "School Spirit".In a sense, whether the cheer leader looks at it this way or not, they are being spiritual about their

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Today, I want to delve into the topic of aligning our Mental "Planet".A model that I think is useful in this context, is the Left Brain-Right Brain model.Our left brain is where we do all of our logical, rationalizing, reasoning - where we can make sense of numbers, figures, equations, etc.  In MY life, the career that I am currently working in requires me to exercise this part of my brain a lot

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Moving onto part 2 in this theme of aligning our "planets"...Now I want to talk about our EMOTIONAL "planet".I think that emotions are very powerful things.  In fact, I think that they are SO powerful, that they can even become OVER-powering.Now, this can either be a positive thing, or it can be a negative thing - it just depends on what you want.Do you want to become the best and most powerful

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Today, I want to start talking about getting our “planets” aligned.What could I mean by this?Well, let me tell you somethin’ – by focusing on strengthening every area of our lives, we can make all of the difference required to become the best artists we can possibly be.For example:  I went to the gym and had a really great workout yesterday.  I got some cardio, worked out my legs, had great

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I realized something COOL last night that I want to share with you…I’m currently working on a project with some friends, and we get together at a studio in a top secret location, a couple times a week, to get our creative juices flowing and to make some art.Well, we got together at the studio to work on some stuff last night, and while we were there, I thought to myself, “Wow, as an artist, I am

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Hi, my name is Eddie, I’m an artist stuck in a 9-5 stereotypical office space career, and I am currently working towards transitioning into a career in the arts.This blog will be the documentation of that process - and I want to share it with YOU!I have always wanted to go to art school, but I have never been able to afford it.So instead, I've decided to get the hands on, trial and error, by the

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