by Andrew Tirado | Sep 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
A number of times since beginning to exhibit my artwork in 2012 I’ve spoken to groups of viewers about my work – artist’s talks; Q & A’s; phone, email, and camera interviews; podcasts; radio shows; studio visits; a student documentary,... by Andrew Tirado | Sep 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ok, so I’ll admit it: I have a bad habit. My wife, Nan, knows, and when I’m indulging in it, she leaves the room. My kids know, and either shame me relentlessly or avoid the subject altogether. Times we were all together in a car, say, on a road... by Andrew Tirado | Sep 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Yesterday’s post ended with a link to a video of John Cleese’s excellent speech regarding how to create the optimal conditions for creativity to thrive. In it, he talks about two mental processes, the “open mode” and the “closed... by Andrew Tirado | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Why create?Stick with me here, but I think it overlays why some walk toward, rather than away, from difficulty. From risk. From epic adventure.George Herbert Leigh Mallory was asked a similar question, and his response is nearly as well known as his inherently epic... by Andrew Tirado | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
The actor Rutger Hauer passed away recently. On that day, I pulled up a YouTube video of his monologue, as the dying replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner movie (not an epic but, probably because of Vangelis’ evocative score, a...
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