Can I ask you a question.
As an painter or writer, is there more work behind the scenes then the finished product would suggest?
Do you just slap some paint on a canvas and call it done? Type some sentences and call it a book?
As an painter or writer, is there more work behind the scenes then the finished product would suggest?
Do you just slap some paint on a canvas and call it done? Type some sentences and call it a book?
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Can I ask you a question.
As an painter or writer, is there more work behind the scenes then the finished product would suggest?
Do you just slap some paint on a canvas and call it done? Type some sentences and call it a book?
As an painter or writer, is there more work behind the scenes then the finished product would suggest?
Do you just slap some paint on a canvas and call it done? Type some sentences and call it a book?
You assume that TikTok chose to do it for fun because your disdain for creators won't let you see it as a viable career.
Just like being a writer. Or a painter.
Stephen King, I'm guessing, loves his job but he still became a multi-millionaire doing it.
And that's more than ok.
Just like being a writer. Or a painter.
Stephen King, I'm guessing, loves his job but he still became a multi-millionaire doing it.
And that's more than ok.
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
You assume that TikTok chose to do it for fun because your disdain for creators won't let you see it as a viable career.
Just like being a writer. Or a painter.
Stephen King, I'm guessing, loves his job but he still became a multi-millionaire doing it.
And that's more than ok.
Just like being a writer. Or a painter.
Stephen King, I'm guessing, loves his job but he still became a multi-millionaire doing it.
And that's more than ok.
And compare that to a painter. Or a writer.
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
And compare that to a painter. Or a writer.
You are ALMOST correct.
The privilege is in being so good at what you do that you don't have to work a 40hour.
The privilege of just being a creator is equal to the privilege of just being a writer, just being a painter, no more, no less.
It is not creators fault that you haven't reached it yet.
The privilege is in being so good at what you do that you don't have to work a 40hour.
The privilege of just being a creator is equal to the privilege of just being a writer, just being a painter, no more, no less.
It is not creators fault that you haven't reached it yet.
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You are ALMOST correct.
The privilege is in being so good at what you do that you don't have to work a 40hour.
The privilege of just being a creator is equal to the privilege of just being a writer, just being a painter, no more, no less.
It is not creators fault that you haven't reached it yet.
The privilege is in being so good at what you do that you don't have to work a 40hour.
The privilege of just being a creator is equal to the privilege of just being a writer, just being a painter, no more, no less.
It is not creators fault that you haven't reached it yet.
The best thing about being a musician, and not a sculptor or a painter is space. Being a writer would be even better as such. I have a room full of instruments and gear, but at least the music doesn't take up space. If I had 50 paintings I had to store, it would need two rooms instead of one.
December 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The best thing about being a musician, and not a sculptor or a painter is space. Being a writer would be even better as such. I have a room full of instruments and gear, but at least the music doesn't take up space. If I had 50 paintings I had to store, it would need two rooms instead of one.
Hmm...I'm more of a writer than a painter, but I can understand exactly that feeling. Don't be too upset. You can't really stifle real creativity. When the heart of your art returns to you, it will be like it never left.
December 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hmm...I'm more of a writer than a painter, but I can understand exactly that feeling. Don't be too upset. You can't really stifle real creativity. When the heart of your art returns to you, it will be like it never left.
#BOTD 1882
Mina Loy: British-born artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first-generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition.
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Mina Loy: British-born artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first-generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mina-loy
December 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#BOTD 1882
Mina Loy: British-born artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first-generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mina-loy
Mina Loy: British-born artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first-generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mina-loy
In her book on Picasso, Gertrude Stein observes, “The literary ideas of a painter are not at all the same ideas as the literary ideas of a writer. The egotism of the painter is entirely a different egotism than the egotism of a writer.” She then elaborates this observation with this crazy sentence:
December 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
In her book on Picasso, Gertrude Stein observes, “The literary ideas of a painter are not at all the same ideas as the literary ideas of a writer. The egotism of the painter is entirely a different egotism than the egotism of a writer.” She then elaborates this observation with this crazy sentence:
Success is not only government job.
Success is being a painter, photographer, artist, writer, freelancer and many more. Success is BEING THE ONE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, NOT BEING ANYTHING WHAT OTHERS WANT YOU TO BE. Do whatever you love and revine the wheel of rat race.
Success is being a painter, photographer, artist, writer, freelancer and many more. Success is BEING THE ONE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, NOT BEING ANYTHING WHAT OTHERS WANT YOU TO BE. Do whatever you love and revine the wheel of rat race.
December 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Success is not only government job.
Success is being a painter, photographer, artist, writer, freelancer and many more. Success is BEING THE ONE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, NOT BEING ANYTHING WHAT OTHERS WANT YOU TO BE. Do whatever you love and revine the wheel of rat race.
Success is being a painter, photographer, artist, writer, freelancer and many more. Success is BEING THE ONE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, NOT BEING ANYTHING WHAT OTHERS WANT YOU TO BE. Do whatever you love and revine the wheel of rat race.
I am going this way too - probably bandcamp and records, but I also never threw away my CD collection and have a car old enough to play them. It’s good to see others moving in that direction too! As a writer & painter, AI definitely pushed me in this direction, what was it for you?
December 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I am going this way too - probably bandcamp and records, but I also never threw away my CD collection and have a car old enough to play them. It’s good to see others moving in that direction too! As a writer & painter, AI definitely pushed me in this direction, what was it for you?
oh you think art isn't about producing a commissioned product through technical mastery but rather about the ineffable communication that goes on between painter & viewer, writer & reader?
that sure sounds familiar, was anyone talking about this in naples three centuries ago?
that sure sounds familiar, was anyone talking about this in naples three centuries ago?
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
oh you think art isn't about producing a commissioned product through technical mastery but rather about the ineffable communication that goes on between painter & viewer, writer & reader?
that sure sounds familiar, was anyone talking about this in naples three centuries ago?
that sure sounds familiar, was anyone talking about this in naples three centuries ago?
Andromeda Remembers Henry Miller, American writer and painter, on his birthday.
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"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive."
Henry Miller
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"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive."
Henry Miller
December 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Andromeda Remembers Henry Miller, American writer and painter, on his birthday.
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"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive."
Henry Miller
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"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive."
Henry Miller
“Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is.”
-American writer and painter Henry Miller, born on this day in 1891.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
-American writer and painter Henry Miller, born on this day in 1891.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
December 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is.”
-American writer and painter Henry Miller, born on this day in 1891.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
-American writer and painter Henry Miller, born on this day in 1891.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
#TennesseeWilliams
“The world is violent and mercurial...it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love...love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend.
“The world is violent and mercurial...it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love...love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend.
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#TennesseeWilliams
“The world is violent and mercurial...it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love...love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend.
“The world is violent and mercurial...it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love...love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend.
Andromeda Remembers Angelica Garnett, British writer, painter, and artist, on her birthday,
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December 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Andromeda Remembers Angelica Garnett, British writer, painter, and artist, on her birthday,
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Hi! 💗
#artvsartist 2025
My name is Laura and I'm a painter (and a writer, once upon a time) from the Canary Islands. I'm deeply influenced by videogames, romanticism, gothic and medieval themes, fantasy and mythology.
Emotions and colour are my fuel 🎨
(Might delete later because I'm very shy xD)
#artvsartist 2025
My name is Laura and I'm a painter (and a writer, once upon a time) from the Canary Islands. I'm deeply influenced by videogames, romanticism, gothic and medieval themes, fantasy and mythology.
Emotions and colour are my fuel 🎨
(Might delete later because I'm very shy xD)
December 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hi! 💗
#artvsartist 2025
My name is Laura and I'm a painter (and a writer, once upon a time) from the Canary Islands. I'm deeply influenced by videogames, romanticism, gothic and medieval themes, fantasy and mythology.
Emotions and colour are my fuel 🎨
(Might delete later because I'm very shy xD)
#artvsartist 2025
My name is Laura and I'm a painter (and a writer, once upon a time) from the Canary Islands. I'm deeply influenced by videogames, romanticism, gothic and medieval themes, fantasy and mythology.
Emotions and colour are my fuel 🎨
(Might delete later because I'm very shy xD)
Sure. My point is that whether someone does "good" or "bad" is not at all connected to whether they are a good painter or writer or musician. And it's always seemed a little strange to me personally that people would assume there's a moral requirement.
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sure. My point is that whether someone does "good" or "bad" is not at all connected to whether they are a good painter or writer or musician. And it's always seemed a little strange to me personally that people would assume there's a moral requirement.
3/6 Think about it: when a painter experiments, when a musician improvises, when a writer finds a new voice—these aren’t just “data outputs.”
They’re self-referential, intuitive processes.
They’re self-referential, intuitive processes.
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
3/6 Think about it: when a painter experiments, when a musician improvises, when a writer finds a new voice—these aren’t just “data outputs.”
They’re self-referential, intuitive processes.
They’re self-referential, intuitive processes.
Peder Severin Krøyer -A luncheon. The artist, his wife and the writer Otto Benzon. 1893
Peder Severin Krøyer ( 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Peder Severin Krøyer ( 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Peder Severin Krøyer -A luncheon. The artist, his wife and the writer Otto Benzon. 1893
Peder Severin Krøyer ( 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Peder Severin Krøyer ( 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
No artist worth anything will dare go to the KC now as long as it has his name on it. I'm a writer and painter (not a performing artist). Regardless, I have a say about fellow artists on this particular issue.
December 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
No artist worth anything will dare go to the KC now as long as it has his name on it. I'm a writer and painter (not a performing artist). Regardless, I have a say about fellow artists on this particular issue.
I took their survey. In response to their request for any concerns about A.I. beyond ethical and environmental, I had this to say:
"The use of LLMs and other forms of A.I. is detrimental to creativity itself. Art is meant to be a reflection of life. The artist, be they a writer or painter or..."
"The use of LLMs and other forms of A.I. is detrimental to creativity itself. Art is meant to be a reflection of life. The artist, be they a writer or painter or..."
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I took their survey. In response to their request for any concerns about A.I. beyond ethical and environmental, I had this to say:
"The use of LLMs and other forms of A.I. is detrimental to creativity itself. Art is meant to be a reflection of life. The artist, be they a writer or painter or..."
"The use of LLMs and other forms of A.I. is detrimental to creativity itself. Art is meant to be a reflection of life. The artist, be they a writer or painter or..."
Reading Basquiat: Exploring Ambivalence in American Art
by Jordana Moore Saggese
Reading Basquiat traces the ways in which Basquiat constructed large parts of his identity―as a black man, as a musician, as a painter, and as a writer―via the manipulation of texts.
#Booksky
by Jordana Moore Saggese
Reading Basquiat traces the ways in which Basquiat constructed large parts of his identity―as a black man, as a musician, as a painter, and as a writer―via the manipulation of texts.
#Booksky
December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reading Basquiat: Exploring Ambivalence in American Art
by Jordana Moore Saggese
Reading Basquiat traces the ways in which Basquiat constructed large parts of his identity―as a black man, as a musician, as a painter, and as a writer―via the manipulation of texts.
#Booksky
by Jordana Moore Saggese
Reading Basquiat traces the ways in which Basquiat constructed large parts of his identity―as a black man, as a musician, as a painter, and as a writer―via the manipulation of texts.
#Booksky
German romance drama by Carl Theodor Dreyer (director, writer) and Thea von Harbou (writer) based on the novel by Herman Bang
A master painter is in love with his model Michael. Michael falls in love with a woman.
Early gay film. Loved it
8/10
A master painter is in love with his model Michael. Michael falls in love with a woman.
Early gay film. Loved it
8/10
December 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
German romance drama by Carl Theodor Dreyer (director, writer) and Thea von Harbou (writer) based on the novel by Herman Bang
A master painter is in love with his model Michael. Michael falls in love with a woman.
Early gay film. Loved it
8/10
A master painter is in love with his model Michael. Michael falls in love with a woman.
Early gay film. Loved it
8/10
I’m gonna start telling people with MBA’s and CS degrees to have a fucking backup plan for a “real job” as a wood carver, violinist, painter, dancer, architect, philosopher, film editor, or sitcom writer.
December 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I’m gonna start telling people with MBA’s and CS degrees to have a fucking backup plan for a “real job” as a wood carver, violinist, painter, dancer, architect, philosopher, film editor, or sitcom writer.