The Ten Commnadments of Contemporary Art

 

1.              Believe in yourself.

2.              Make art that validates your belief in yourself.

3.              Don’t suck up.

4.              Acquire discipline and skill and know when to use them to best advantage.

5.              Draw.

6.              Know, respect and challenge your audience.

7.              Listen to criticism with an open mind and measure it with discernment.

8.              Maintain passion and persistence.

9.              Learn to accept rejection with grace.

10.           Make art from as deep as possible within yourself, and bring that to the viewer as

            a gift.