Posts by Nicholas Wilton
The Biggest Reason To Make Your Art
I have just one thought this week and it keeps coming up again and again for me. It has to do with one of the primary, worthwhile reasons to make your art. It has nothing to do with what you hope to get out of it. Not monetarily. Not even notoriety. None of that. And…
Read MoreRemove to Refine
Art making is so often a process of adding, removing, and then adding again. I do this constantly with lines, which are some of my favorite marks to make. Watch the video and let me know what you think – what are some of your favorite marks? In gratitude, Nicholas
Read MoreIt Takes A Long Time To Become Young
Have you ever noticed that when you are making your art and it is all working out that it is almost as if you are not entirely there? You are driving the bus but it seems like you do not have to try very hard. Almost like it is driving itself. Art making sometimes can…
Read MoreThe Work of Clifford Wilton
The Work of Clifford Wilton My father passed in October of 2016 and in honor of his life and his current show at the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland, Oregon, I put together this little video. I thought it would be nice to share with you a little about the man, and his work.…
Read MoreHow to Happily Make Art for Someone Else
The wonderful thing about fine art is that you get to make what you want. Making Art at its best is unbridled personal expression, free of concerns for making it a certain way or pleasing anyone beside yourself. There are very few things one can do in life that carry such freedom. It is no…
Read MoreDiscovering Miro
I just had the pleasure of visiting the Juan Miro Museum in Spain and I wanted to share the experience with you. I was practically the only one in the there! Such an amazing artist, and getting to see his work in person was better than I could have imagined. In gratitude, Nicholas
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