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learning

98: Natural gifts vs. acquired gifts

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

THERE IS A POPULAR THEORY that has been around for a while called the 10,000 hour theory. In his book Outliers author Malcolm Gladwell write...

class/learning/teaching/weber state university

120 Learning by teaching

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

I recently finished teaching an illustration course at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. I’ve heard teachers say they learn more than their students....

chaos/creative block/creativity/learning

142 How to manage your brain

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

In the book The Chaos Imperative author Ori Brafman outlines the the biological mechanics of creativity. I consider myself well versed in the literature of both...

experimentation/improvement/learning/philosophy/practice

206: How to improve

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

Summer Light, 11″ x 11″, 8 block woodcut When reflecting on how to improve in the coming year we might come up with the usual ideas: practice and st...

improvement/learning/philosophy/Wozniak

205: Practice deliberately

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

When research psychologist Anders Ericson was young he played chess competitively with classmates. One day he played against a boy he had beaten decisively in e...

learning

223: Learning to paint, Part 2

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

Artists might think that sheer repetition is the means to improve their paintings. We often hear reference to putting miles on the brush. But according to the l...

axons/interleaving/learning

222: Learning to paint, Part 1

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

Dream of Light, 44″ x 44″, close-up In the book Make It Stick authors Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDanie...

learning/philosophy/practice/Talent

212: The limits of talent

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

In the book Talent is Overrated, Geoff Colvin outlines what separates world-class performers from everyone else—deliberate practice. (Read previo...

deliberate practise/excellence/learning/philosophy/style

210: Art Hurts–the pain of Deliberate Practise

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

In blog 205 I wrote about Deliberate Practise. Much has been written about practising deliberately for musicians and athletes but what form would it take for pa...

gouache/Gurney/learning/videos

240: Painting with Gouache

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

I HAVE never experimented much with gouache–probably from bad experiences using the chalkier, less versatile version known as designers gouache back i...

art/cycle/improvement/learning/painting

239: The Improvement Cycle

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

A common obstacle for new painters is to get blocked in the improvement cycle. This means we have trouble closing the gap between the frustrating phase of ...

art/improvement/kaufman/learning

236: Getting better faster

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

Close-up of large acrylic LEARNING to paint embraces a wide array of skills. It requires motor skills, or the simple act of applying paint. It requires intellec...

anxiety/creativity/depression/flow/learning

234: How to succeed in art

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

Ghost, Woodcut, 1.5″ x 1″ Due to factors beyond my control I’ve recently experienced a creative low ebb. To use the time produc...

DVD/instruction/James Gurney/learning

266: Review of James Gurney’s “Fantasy in the Wild”

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

MY new year’s resolutions include having more fun with art while exploring techniques outside my normal purview. A video that admirably ful...

creativity/improvement/learning

262: You Can’t Until You Can

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

OVER the last year I’ve written an unprecedented amount of posts about artistic improvement. Recently I’ve been reflecting on the idea that artists ...

Jeffrey R. Watts/learning/philosophy

324: The Difficult Truth

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brad Teare

–I recently came across a video by Jeffrey R.Watts that had a lot of valuable information, especially for young artists. Watts spoke candidly about wh...

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