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December 13, 2005 D. H. McKee

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I ordered a bunch of books from CARFAC the other day, and they came in rather quickly. I’m currently engrossed in Ted Godwin’s book, “The Studio Handbook for Working Artists”. It’s this clever little survival manual which details many things you aren’t likely to be taught in any art school. Since I’ve never been to any fine art school before, this book won’t give anything away. It’s interesting that he talks about the many different studio spaces you will have over the years, and talks at length about converting a detatched garage into an art studio (just like I’m doing). All the problems and limitations he lists with a garage conversion are the same problems I’ve encountered. Godwin also uses his own converted garage as a studio.

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.