DanBrownCGI

Languish (v.): 1. (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble. "plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant" So, another year of self-employment.  I had some good clients this year, I must admit.  But, alas, it wasn't stellar for me.  I struggled to produce some good work for people this time around, and I think my skills are starting to get a bit rusty.  It's time to bite the proverbial bullet and learn some new tricks.  The ocean's getting a bit crowded with better artists than I am, and it's starting to get difficult to keep being noticed by the right people (read: people who are

One day, when I was very little, I discovered my mother's stash of delicious Hershey's Kisses.  For those of you who do not know what those are, they are tiny little chocolate candies that are about as close to heaven as any dirty-faced little barefoot boy like I was was going to get.  I told myself I would eat only one.  I devoured most of them.  I lived my entire rest of the month in mortal terror that someone would discover my thievery.  Somehow, I got away with it down 'til today. So, what a difference a few months make.  While I'm not financially independent, I've enjoyed some nice string of clients lately, and now it's not too bad.  Th

The problem with trying to be a successful artist/businessperson is knowing when to say, "I'm sorry, I can't help you out on that." Case in point: Last week, I received a bunch of emails from one of the sites I sell my models on indicating that I had a bunch of offers.  I was thrilled!  This meant more money, and I've been in a tight position lately (sickness in the family, loss of employment by one), so I thought "Great! I'll make some extra moolah to pay down a stubborn credit card!" So as I begin to navigate over to the website, I observe that there are several offers...and that they are all for a substantially lower amount than the goin