While working at an advertising agency, my former creative director walked into our studio and slapped this slogan onto our wall.

“No man’s an island.”

We waited until he cycled through the art department again and then we asked him what it meant.

He said, “An artist needs to tap into all the resources he can find.”

Studying those who have gone before you in the art field, as well as your own peers, gives you a resource when you are creating. You take all of these ideas, concepts, and techniques into mind and use them to create something of your own.

Since this discussion, I have taken this advice and applied it to my professional art career. I have always been passionate about art and find myself studying books, magazines, and Internet articles daily. Learning more about others’ work helps inspire me.

When you have grasped this concept, you will be ready to create a work of art.

Yours Truly,