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3/21/2016

I am so proud of myself! I now have a Facebook and Twitter account..and I am finding to my delight, that I can actually write and communicate ! Now I see ...Now I finaly get it.! I used to read others' blogs and sigh enviously...thinkng that I, Robin, the "luddite cum laude" - would NEVER be tech savvy enough to do the same - but here I am...blogging away to all of you! I think I could even learn how to drive, the way this is going...

My next topic will be about BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF ... not writing things or making art just to get noticed, but because you truly believe in yourself and your subject and your audience.

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March 19th, 2016

3/19/2016

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Robin 's Blog

This is my first blog . As an artist...I'm trying to navigate all these social Media platforms to promote my work, reach out to the right people etc. etc. and I've discovered one thing.. Either people really use social media to promote their work or they do not use it all and choose to stay far away from it!

I would say that it works either way for the artist, but better to stay away from it unless you are willing to jump in with both feet... inability to tweet, blog etc. to one's advantage can be worse than leaving it out of your plan!

So here I go... I'm taking a course at OCADU - actually in the Digital Media program at night with James Fowler... prof. who really knows his stuff!! Wow! I want this amazing job at Toronto Public Library in the Dept. of Preservation and Digitization - where I work. As an artist, it would be such a fabulous challenge to work there with rare materials..you know, historically important children's book illustrations, significant Canadian content, art catalogues, etc. Yesterday, I saw an Emily Carr first edition containing a repro set of of her original charcoal drawings ...it was gorgeous!! So inspiring and brings me closer to my own work. I love other artist's work who's subject is the night sky too, but most are in the U.S.

Anyway, have a look at some of my Dark Sky Drawings...What are your thoughts?

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Why I am PERSEVERING in writing a blog

3/19/2016

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I am persevering in blog writing because i think my work deserves an audience. Many years ago when I was an art student, a beloved prof. of mine once told me that my work will always have a "small following"... and that was waaaaaay before the advent of Twitter and Facebook - even before email! Now, in terms of small, I imagine that what was meant by that is that my work will always be "adjacent to what is generally celebrated.."
But I want others to see the drawings...
Certain children's book illustrators like Chris Van Allsburg have always captivated me.. (no wonder - I have worked in the midst of illustrated material for years) but I am also struggling to move away from that comfortable setting ... for instanceI love this certain U.S. artist's drawings of the night sky..
and I'm not saying who it is.
But see if you can guess that artists' name by looking at my work...

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YOU GO GIRL!!

March 19th, 2016

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Why I am PERSEVERING in writing a blog

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