Art Blog - Jody Noelle Coughlin

How do you know you are an artist? I__™m not exactly the running authority in the world of art, per se. I am painfully aware of this. Sometimes, because I paint and draw (and most recently decided to try my hand at clay sculptures) I feel I am expected to know things I simply don__™t yet. I think it is a self-inflicted form of expectancy. It's true that I am harder on myself than I am on others for reasons I have yet to understand. I pick up tidbits of information here and there about art, but I am not a formally trained artist. I don__™t know a lot about art history. I don__™t know a lot about any one thing, in fact. I__™ve gone it alone, mostly, since I started painting but someday, I plan to go to art school. In fact, next fall might be my year… Continue reading… 8 comments

I__™ve heard there was something to having a little luxury in your life to boost your inspiration. I__™ve read about this theory but I__™ve never really tested it before. This past Valentine__™s Day though, I decided to give the notion a little test drive. My husband bought me a nice bouquet of yellow sweetheart roses and, like most women, I adore flowers so I was (of course) very happy to receive this little gift. Usually, when my husband gives me flowers, I keep them on my dresser in my bedroom. Doing so meant that I only enjoyed them here and there throughout the day. Most of the time, though, they went largely unnoticed. I don__™t know why I did this… Continue reading… 0 comments