There are various motivations that propel artists in their career pursuits. Some artists embark on their careers in response to an...

There are various motives that inform an artist’s hopes and ambitions—one of the most common and primary being financial comfort and...

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Isolation is intrinsic to the creative process and journey, as experienced through the haphazardness of business and tour travel, market...

Most artists and creatives carry a natural desire and ambition for the spotlight--and in turn to have their work appreciated at scale....

Most artists aspire to achieve a portfolio of evergreen work that, per the legendary Nina Simone, “reflects the times”, while remaining...

No one knows what the future holds. Despite the translucent appeal of the creative path, for the majority of artists and creatives, there...

Although professional and marketplace criticism are unavoidable realities of the creative career, it is easy to become distracted by...

The gift of creativity, in its various forms, is an attribute of the Creator that serves as a sanctuary and salvation for many artists—a...

Artists and creatives often view their work as an extension of their value—practicing their craft in hopes of one day winning the...

The collective use of light and darkness within an artist’s palette adds depth and clarity to an artist’s vision through the use of color...

The experiences of an artist converge over time with their talent to shape and inform their creative voice—as seen throughout the work of...

As artists and creatives, we all want to be thought of as autonomous and in control of our talent and the inherent power in its...

Saxophonist Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” For artists, that metaphor can be extended to the care of the...

In a Cyber-Monday world where almost anything can be ordered and delivered according to expectation via express shipping, it is a wonder...

Improvisation is defined as “the ability to create and perform spontaneously without preparation; to produce from whatever is available”....

Hip-hop artist and recent Pulitzer Prize honoree, Kendrick Lamar posted a series of vintage, on-the-road video vignettes on Instagram...

Most artists self-identify by what they do well. For most of my life—if not my entire life, my identity was cemented in my talent as a...

I was house-sitting in Burbank for a friend back in 2006 and was charged with watering the front and back lawns and the backyard floral...

Some days you just need someone to listen without judgment. In some instances, a good sermon can be just as helpful, when you're...