Attempts to collect the latest Muddy Colors post from Wylie Beckert — or indeed, locate her person — have been unsuccessful.
The only clues as to her whereabouts: a scattering of diminutive drawings and, scrawled on her studio walls in what we can only hope is red paint: “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
Sounds like she’s got everything well in hand on those deadlines, and we’re excited to see what she’s got in the works for us. Happy trails you, Wylie!
It's no secret to anyone that's been following Muddy Colors awhile that I am really deeply interested in the psychology around why people become artists, and how becoming a "professional" "full-time" artist affects that. For example, I've written posts on the...
During my classes online, I’m asked by students over and over again, ‘show me how I can improve my paintings.’ Besides needing to get better at drawing, paint mixing and application, composition, and value control-- handling light is the most overlooked aspect of...
I've been working away at Chapter 3 of my comic Cut Flowers, but while that's cooking I did a 2-page prologue to give readers a little more about our ghost, Jamie. I hope you enjoy these!
The gesture in the roadrunner thumbnail, the motion *chefs kiss