July 12, 2019 - Materials don't matter. Techniques, learned tricks what paper or canvas  or paint one uses are all fine and good as far as they go but none of this matters overmuch in the grand scheme of a career making art for a living. Not really. A $5 hammer bangs the nail in just as effectively as a $50 one when you get right down to it. The online persona or con-fame and interview-notoriety are all well and good as far as they may aid in the marketing of the work, but really at the end of the day, what really matters is The Work. Turns out placing your full intention to The Work and not getting lost in the persona or the tools has a lot to…