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If It’s So Much Fun, Why Are Artists So Crazy, Depressed, Moody and Weird?

By Sarah Burns, 136 contributed posts
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About the author: The subject matter that I am interested in is representational. I strive to be thorough and accurate and yet catch what is fleeting and lively. The work I'm most proud of shows life as I see it: fatally flawed, but amazingly beautiful. See Sarah's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.

I read an interesting article about discovering the current stereotype of a city by typing “why is ————- so” and letting Google’s auto complete fill in the common searches. That led me to wonder what the stereotype for artists is these days.  So I keyed “why are artists” and then “why are artists so”  and […]

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August 3rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Matters...to Everyone!, Artist Posts, by Sarah F. Burns, Inspiration, Painting, Plein Air | Leave a comment