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My “Okay to Play” Art Journal

Linda Jo Martin — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 05:55:09 +0000

I’m one of those people who takes life so seriously I have to actually name an art journal “Okay to Play” just to give myself permission. This is the first page in my journal.. something I did about six months ago and have already forgotten doing. But it is in my journal so I know […]

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Part 2: My 50 Canvas Project – Ink Painting on Canvas Board

Linda Jo Martin — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:13:57 +0000

I had to take a break from the project but I’m picking it up again now and will make another attempt. For me, the days won’t be consecutive but they will continue until all 50 8×10 canvas boards are painted. I’m using Daler-Rowney FW acrylic ink. Day #21 This is a likeness of a photograph […]

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Part 1: My 50 Canvas Project – Ink Painting on Canvas Board

Linda Jo Martin — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:51:38 +0000

I’m doing a 50 Canvas Project this year. My project is to paint on 8×10 canvas boards. I give myself one or two days for each canvas, then go on to the next one. I’m chronicling this adventure here on my Klamath Design blog. Day #1 During this project I hope to make improvements in […]

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Seven Step Creative Process For Prospective Artists

Linda Jo Martin — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:36:26 +0000

Creativity is a vital aspect of human life. It is or should be as normal to us as breathing and eating. Here are seven steps that will help creatives along on the path to increased skill development and productivity. Step 1 – Believe in Your Ability to Create Worthwhile Art You, like every other human […]

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Art Every Day – Productivity Over Perfection

Linda Jo Martin — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 03:04:01 +0000

Can you do it? Can you make art every day? To be very honest, I haven’t been able to. I aspire to making art every day but when I try to do it I fail every time. But guess what – even though I fail at this goal, I get back up and keep trying. […]

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Queen Anne’s Lace and Chickory – Sketchbook Ink and Watercolor

Linda Jo Martin — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:37:04 +0000

I sketched this at home, in a sketchbook. I used a carbon ink pen to sketch then filled in with Winsor & Newton watercolors from a travel kit I used to have, before the fire. Queen Anne’s Lace and Chicory – this is what was growing in my front yard in August 2020. I had […]

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Art, Creativity and Design: The Revisioning of a Website

Linda Jo Martin — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 17:52:22 +0000

Art, creativity and design are consuming my thoughts these days. It is 2022. I’m retired. I gave up my webdesign business a few years back. I’m on to other things. My house burned in a forest fire. Instant downsizing! So I have mainly new things, a new way of life, and new ideas. I’m an […]

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How to Use Pinterest to Promote Your Webdesign Business

Linda Jo Martin — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 02:23:54 +0000

We all love Pinterest, right? Well, I’m a fan. A lot of my website traffic comes from Pinterest. So today I’m telling you how to use Pinterest to promote your webdesign business. My personal Pinterest account is slanted toward my bookish activities – that’s one of my favorite niches. However you could use your Pinterest […]

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Don’t Price Web Design Services Too Low

Linda Jo Martin — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 03:07:31 +0000

One of my first business mistakes (and this is a big one) was agreeing to work for only ten dollars an hour. I hadn’t even officially opened my web design business when a local business owner phoned to ask for help. She offered the ten dollar deal, and as I wanted to get started in […]

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Blog Combining to Make Life Easier

Linda Jo Martin — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 01:24:12 +0000

Yesterday I decided to combine some of my blogs and do away with an excessive number of domain names. My motivation is to make my life easier by having fewer blogs to keep updated. I’m keeping only the blogs that are most valuable, that have a history of producing income… and these blogs are often […]

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