The secret of being a successful artist.
Watch this amazing video about J.M.W. Turner, where he reveals the secret to being a successful artist.

A jarring event
Today started like any other Monday. Wake up, shower, go to breakfast at my local diner, post my instagram photo, go to the studio. It was a productive morning and I got lots of work done by 1pm. So I decided to run out to get a drink of a large iced tea. The traffic was busy and the line was too long at McDonald's to wait, so I went Wendy's. A few blocks away I waited at a stop light at 29th and N. Kings Hwy in Myrtle Beach, SC, listening to NPR. The screech of tires o