Blog Posts

Who Are You Trying to Impress Anyhow? (And Why?)

— Too often we put ridiculous pressure on ourselves and worry ourselves sick about how our work will be received, whether it will be praised or not, and generally who will like it (or worse: who might NOT like it, and what they might say). We also (at a certain point) begin putting pressure on […]

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AWAKE Artists on Facebook

— If you’ve been following the Photoshop Artistry Facebook page, you’ll surely have been enjoying the exciting series of artwork I’ve been posting from some of our artists in the advanced AWAKE group. One of my ambitions with this blog and with our presence on Facebook is to celebrate and promote the stunning array of […]

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The Vibeke Alvestad Interview

— The featured artist of Issue 35 of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine, AWAKE artist and fine-art photographer Vibeke Alvestad Johansen (from Norway) is well on her way toward establishing a tremendous artistic career. There’s no telling how far she will go in the years ahead . . .   Q. What got you […]

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The Ann Wehner Interview

— The featured artist of Issue 34 of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine, AWAKE artist Ann Wehner (from Australia) should have been featured long before now. Her work is fabulous and she has long been a great favorite within our group. It’s exciting to interview her at last . . .   Q. What […]

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The Jim Laskowicz Interview

— The featured artist of Issue 33 of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine, AWAKE artist Jim Laskowicz (based near Chicago) has been astonishing us with his work for the past year, turning out fresh and exciting work at every turn. Few of our artists have seen their featured work in the magazine met with […]

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