Prints/Artwork in Ottawa?

Rose1982 · 18 days

http://www.mattdoddridge.com/arts

skeeterdank · 3 months

Listened to an episode of radio lab recently. They mentioned that People performed better on tests when told to "think about professors" for ten minutes first. They did much worse when told to "think about soccer hooligans"

It's easy to see how, if this sort of affect is widespread, people could do worse on a test if you say "Okay, everyone ready to do the test? Oh and remember society tends to stereotype you as stupid. Good luck" vs. "Remember you're some of the smartest people alive"

bluebathrobe · 3 months

ebay

antlion · 3 months

It was part of a high speed chase between men in black and intergalactic terrorists. These things happen and get swept under the rug

JoeDBean · 3 months

At that point the pressure of a sound wave and the difference it makes to the air density could never be detected by any equipment. Definitely not our ears. At Mach 2 all air seems super dense I'm sure.

TuckerTheCat · 3 months

So the word was invented before it had anything to describe? And you would hypothesize that this has happened many many times?

mattdoddridge · 3 months

I do watercolors, pencil, ink, etc. As for scale, I think I should try smaller. My pieces are pretty big.

mattdoddridge · 3 months

Thank you. I'll look into those mediums. I actually think I have a bottle of retarder here somewhere.

mattdoddridge · 3 months

Thank you

mattdoddridge · 3 months

Well thank you for your kind words. Small details is a great suggestion. I really like it. Something to slip past you the first few times you see the piece. And I should push my colors more. My darks should be dark.

mattdoddridge · 3 months

So true. I had actually reached a point where I gave up on art. I froze up because I didn't want to do anything less then "my greatest piece yet". I ended up painting nothing for over a year. Some of my most popular pieces are ones that I produced in an afternoon with no forethought at all.

It is great advice for any creative field. If it's crap you don't have to show it to people.

mattdoddridge · 3 months

Thank you. I love your advice about the statement of intent. And I have been moving away from referential work. If I put my stuff chronologically this would be more obvious. However, now that you've said it, I think it will be a more conscious process.

mattdoddridge · 3 months

My mediocre Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/matthewdoddridge

-idk · 3 months

Plus, those people, with the sores, are the ones who have to worry about infection. Not people coming after. As has been said you could sit in poop and be fin as long as you wipe it off after.

wormwood37 · 3 months

Yeah, wouldn't a pardon be like saying "You're no longer guilty of being homosexual."? When really... that's a pretty confoundingly stupid thing to say.

DrRichardCranium · 3 months

People should be allowed to do as they please. Having said that, this should not be allowed.

mattdoddridge · 3 months

Thanks everyone. Lots of good stuff to consider here. I particularly like the idea of moving away from referential work to something that is more my own. The advice from thetobester about how to form a statement of intent is great.

Also switching up and doing whats uncomfortable. Go Small if I go big, go dark if I go bright.

You guys really helped me shine a spotlight on some things that I guess I kinda already knew.

Thanks for all the kind words as well. Sometimes it can be so easy to shit all over yourself.

EasyJim · 3 months

what are the things on that... is that a graph? What the hell is going on?

tabertoss · 4 months

29 1/2, artist...

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