After reading the great article on the Helsinki Bus Station Theory, I came across this BBC interview with artist Susanne du Toit.
Top 10 Tips: Award-winning artist Susanne du Toit:
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27051743Susanne du Toit won last year's BP Portrait Prize, one of the UK's most prestigious visual arts awards.
The South African artist studied at the University of Pretoria and then at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, before moving to England in 1994.
She works in a number of different mediums, but specialises in portraits which she paints in her studio in Berkshire. She describes her art as "an intensely individual experience" and says the meaning is personal, before it is public.
Here are her top 10 tips for being an artist.
1. Surround yourself with like-minded people
2. Find the art form that you love the most
3. Be able to endure working alone
4. Accept your limitations
5. Know your subjects
6. Don't rush, take your time
7. Use photos to help you, but don't work from them alone
8. Be prepared for people not always liking your work
9. Paint for yourself and be honest
10. Remember what is important to you and pursue that
It's relevant to what we do in our hobby; wargaming (at times) is an artform, demonstrated by what we see on LAF day in, day out.