marti mcginnis
Small Talk, Big Consequences: How Women Belittle Their Art and Why It Matters
So, a couple of weeks ago I found myself in a "women who create" meeting, where I called out one of the artists for her habit of saying,...
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marti mcginnis
- Apr 21
How To Respond To Art In A Meaningful Way Without Being A Dick
As an artist I get a lot of feedback about my work whether I want it or not. We all do. You may think I crave positive feedback and...
marti mcginnis
- Mar 9, 2021
Not A Tidy Year
A Weird Anniversary I have arrived at the one year mark of personally coping with the repercussions of Covid. I knew when I committed to...
marti mcginnis
- Oct 26, 2020
The Miracle of the Monarch Butterfly
You who go through the day like a wingèd tiger burning as you fly tell me what supernatural life is painted on your wings so that after...
marti mcginnis
- Oct 19, 2020
How Music Can Influence Your Art
In My Studio In artist's studios everywhere it is pretty standard to hear tunes playing while the creative within does her thing. Music...
marti mcginnis
- Oct 5, 2020
HappyArt Does Inktober2020
Drawing Challenges Are Awesome! When it comes to drawing challenges, I am a big fan. I’ve participated in a few over the years. It’s a...
marti mcginnis
- Sep 28, 2020
Creating Hope
These days we feel inundated with uncertainty. The American political scene is fraught with discord that is difficult to ignore. Then...
marti mcginnis
- Sep 14, 2020
Redesign Yourself As A Luchadore!
Lucha Libre is HUGE in Mexico! Translated it means "free wrestling" but is so much more than America's WWF. Lucha Libre is wrestling...
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- Sep 8, 2020
Mind Mapping For Enhanced Creativity
What is creativity? Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible...
marti mcginnis
- Aug 31, 2020
Create A Totem Pole Sketch For Your Mood
These days I'm doing what I can to keep my creative juices flowing and my sanity intact. One way to do this is to reach deep inside and...
marti mcginnis
- Aug 19, 2020
The Quiet Calm of Making Mandalas
If you can stand it, these are the times of great self awareness for many citizens of the United States. Not just personal awareness but...
marti mcginnis
- Aug 17, 2020
Reality’s Pluralities: Living The Multiverse Life For Real
Reality, what a concept. -Robin Williams Choose your reality. In this time of COVID I have come to learn about the multiplicity of life...
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- Aug 3, 2020
Writing Exercises for Visual Artists
Your normal access to creativity can be enhanced by exploring challenges novel to your normal routine. For visual artists, especially...
marti mcginnis
- Jul 27, 2020
The Art of Nature
The stresses of how the pandemic is impacting North America's two southern countries, the U.S. and Mexico, are taking a toll on the...
marti mcginnis
- Jul 6, 2020
The Queen of Mexican Surrealists: Lenora Carrington
“The visual world is totally different from the intellectual game. The visual world has to do with what we see in space and it changes...
marti mcginnis
- Jun 30, 2020
How To Write The Unthinkable With Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry is exactly 1 year 364 days older than me (b. January 2, 1956) and her quirky cartoons were becoming popular in newspapers...
marti mcginnis
- Jun 22, 2020
Embracing Your STORY
The whole of who you are is all a part of your Story. It's a good practice to curate lists and collections of things that inspire you. ...
marti mcginnis
- Jun 15, 2020
Starting to Focus on Your Mission as an Artist
Figuring out WHY you make your art is a super important aspect of discovering how to set your art apart, give it it's own voice and have...
marti mcginnis
- Jun 8, 2020
Create Your Own Artistic License
Thoughts on artistic license: One way to consider this is: Artistic license means an artis tallows leeway in his or her interpretation of...
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