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Online I am known as TET or 'The Extraordinary Tourist'. My real name is 'David Arandle'. I'm a self represented artist, video maker and writer of social commentary observations amongst many other things.

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Arts & Humanities > Making Art The importance of keeping an art journal: 1 of 17
An art journal is a natural extension of your brain. It's a place to store ideas so you can free your mind ready for new possibilities.Most artists keep some form of art journal. Not quite a notebook, not quite a diary, not quite a sketch book and not quite a scrapbook. An art journal is none of these things individually but ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Reflections on the starving artist: 2 of 28
The starving artist is both metaphorically real and a symbol for the challenges that many undiscovered artists face. Life can be a constant battle between taking your art seriously, practicing art full time, or getting a 'regular job' to make ends meet.Unlike the hobby artist, the professional artist creates, not as a way to ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art Marketing your artwork: 2 of 16
Finding your market is the key to making money as a painter. It doesn't matter how well you paint, if a person isn't interested in your subject matter they just won't buy.The first question you may need to consider is do you consistently paint the same theme or do you paint a wide range of unrelated themes? This is important ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art An introduction to selling art on the internet: 1 of 8
Selling your original art online isn't easy. Before you leap in there are some things you should consider or be aware of.If your goal is to turn your art into an investment property then selling online is likely to be a much longer path to this end. This is largely because it is generally more difficult for unknown artists to... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Good subjects for novels: 1 of 8
The real question is 'What Sells?' because writing a novel is a major commitment. Anyone contemplating such a task would, no doubt, like to know that their novel's subject has a potential audience.Keeping the idea of 'what sells' in mind, writing to a subject that sells isn't a guarantee that your novel will sell. If you're w... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Search (Other) Where to start in the "job arena": 1 of 6
Where you start really depends on where you are now. Is this your first time looking for a job or are you changing jobs, returning to work or simply looking for new opportunities?No matter what your situation, the very first thing you should do is create and/or update your resume. Ideally your resume should be no longer than ... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: How it all went terribly wrong (humor): 43 of 141
I was going to call this article 'Me and the Lawnmower' however, apparently, it is grammatically incorrect to put yourself first. Were it not for grammar I would certainly not put the lawnmower first. Let me tell you about the lawnmower...Our family owns a second hand lawnmower that we bought so we could cut our own lawns (ob... More..
Business > Starting an Online Business How to start a financial empire from your laptop: 4 of 12
Diversity, consistent branding and creativity across many web sites will be key factors in starting and maintaining your laptop business empire. No money? No worries. This article will get you started for little or no start up capital depending on the path you follow.If you're a person who creates art, can write articles, blo... More..
Jobs & Careers > Occupations (Other) The pros and cons of making your hobby into a career: 2 of 6
You've dreamed of turning that hobby into a career. What could be better than getting paid for doing what you love. If it was only as easy as continuing what you're already doing except getting paid for it.The reality is that it takes a lot more work to turn a hobby into a career. A whole other layer has to be added on top of... More..
Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art Selling art? How to get the best price: 1 of 3
Selling Art - 14 Tips for achieving a better price on Ebay for Self Represented Artists.As a self represented artist, who has sold original artworks on ebay for a number of years, here are some tips that I have learnt through trial and error. I don't promise to guarantee your work will sell using these tips but they may just ... More..