As you know, dear reader(s), last week I asked the question: “what the hell is Instagram trying to tell me?” In other words, can I tell from my most popular posts what subject matter interests my audience most? If I’m honest, I’m curious to know what’s most likely to sell. In last week’s blog post… Continue reading Hey Instagram, Where the Hell are all My Geeks and Nerds and Such?
Author: Chris Simonite
What the Hell is Instagram Trying to Tell Me?
I’ve been posting to Instagram for a few years now. When I first joined I wasn’t really using it to promote my art, so I posted infrequently. When I eventually read up about it and realized it was a good tool to promote my work, I was still hesitant. It’s becoming a cliche to say… Continue reading What the Hell is Instagram Trying to Tell Me?
Dammit! Sometimes I Have to Start All Over!
Just to clarify, for a while I thought I had to have the word “hell” in every post title, but then I went back to the beginning of this blog and realized that the first one had “damn” in it and not “hell” as I had falsely remembered. So that means going forward, it will… Continue reading Dammit! Sometimes I Have to Start All Over!
Who the Hell is Stan Dickie?
Since I’ve been writing about Stupidism for the last two weeks, it seems like a good time to bring up Stan Dickie. Stan Dickie is a character–an alter-ego–of sorts that developed, well by accident when I was doing my Masters of Fine Arts degree at the University of Ottawa. He happened because I was stuck.… Continue reading Who the Hell is Stan Dickie?
Here’s the Damn Stupidist Manifesto
Last week I wrote about my long-standing idea for an art movement called Stupidism, and I mentioned that I had written the Stupidist Manifesto while I was in grad school. I also mentioned that one of my professors at the University of Ottawa was somewhat offended by it. But that’s not to say that there… Continue reading Here’s the Damn Stupidist Manifesto
What the Hell is Stupidism?
Back in the 2000s, when I was an undergrad at the University of Manitoba School of Art I had an idea. And that was to start an “art movement” called Stupidism. This idea has been floating around in my head for years, so does that mean it’s a good idea? I mean, bad ones don’t… Continue reading What the Hell is Stupidism?
What the Hell is it with Caricature?
As my regular reader(s) knows, I have of late been using caricature as a starting point for my pop-culture paintings rather than regular portraits. And I’m having a lot of fun with it, but I’m certainly not the greatest caricaturist in the world. I mean there are amazing ones out there. But, as I’ve written… Continue reading What the Hell is it with Caricature?
What the Hell is a Frost Shield and How did it Cause Such a Kerfuffle?
I’m not gonna lie. I live in a really cold place. I mean, it gets really cold. You might be surprised to know that on Saturday the temperature hit 29°C (84°F). It was glorious and that’s not even all that warm for us. It can actually get pretty hot in the summer. But those damn… Continue reading What the Hell is a Frost Shield and How did it Cause Such a Kerfuffle?
Who the Hell Knew?
So I had an interesting week! It all has to do with the fact that I have very tentatively started to dip my toes into the online art market. I feel like I have a saleable product, but I’m also aware that it’s a niche market. In fact, when I really think about it, what… Continue reading Who the Hell Knew?
What the Hell is my Damn Motivation?
As you can imagine, I follow a lot of artists on social media. It’s kind of a thing artists do. In fact, it seems that a whole lot of my followers on social media are fellow artists. It goes without saying that artists are having as much trouble coping with the Covid situation as anyone,… Continue reading What the Hell is my Damn Motivation?