Red Vintage Cowboy Boots

February 16, 2016 by Nancy

Just another test run.

Sadie with my new red cowboy boots!

At first it would seem like this page title, Vintage Red Cowboy Boots has nothing to do with learning to design websites with WordPress or even Adobe Muse. However, my increasing curiosity about the necessity of attracting the attention of Search Engines continues to grow. This is a good thing! I need to know about this “stuff” if I want to take some kind of backseat position and let the speed and efficiency of Internet spread the word for me. It seems easier to simply be “found” rather than to toot my own horn where ever I go. Vintage red cowboy boots seems like something people would Google and if I see that this proves to be somewhat true I think it will help me develop some good Key Words for what I actually do. I’m sure millions of people search for “Website Design for Artists” every day and at this point they will not very likely be directed to this site. I need to work on coming up with some new versions of what I do that are more specifically related to Website Design for Artists.

Filed Under: Lingering Logs, Websites for Artists, WordPress

Now it’s Adobe Muse and WordPress

December 11, 2015 by Nancy

I’m feeling like I just made my way around another blind corner that was beginning to look like it was going to be impossible. Now it feels like I’m sitting comfortably next to a Cornerstone. I made it!!! And, yes, reminding myself not to get too comfortable because Things Change. In fact if they don’t I know I begin to wonder about too many of the wrong things. But I have been getting really sick of focusing on computers, tech help and what’s the best move for Website Design. Those amazing time consuming things that can fill an hour, day → week or month. Maybe it’s over for awhile.

Now the question is – Will there be more Coffee Paintings?

I never expected that part of the solution would be yet another Website Design platform but now I have been introduced to Adobe Muse and it’s got a familiar grip on me. Among other things I never expected are my new (used) iMac which seems to have come with 24 hour tech support. Not only do I have a new computer but the original owner has offered his help with all of my questions about computers and all software connected to Website Design. I mean, WordPress, Photoshop, Muse – it seems like Anything I want to know at this point.

Now that I have the comfort of Instruction and am more confident in exploring WordPress a little deeper – my new comparison is with Adobe Muse. SquareSpace has clearly lost any chance it once had. I am at least happy I experimented with it and the Coffee Painting site I made with it will still be available for a while longer.

One more thing is that I finally understand how to set up a page with an image that can be enlarged. That’s the reason the two images are posted here.

Filed Under: coffee painting, Lingering Logs, Squarespace, WordPress

Penciling things in…

December 3, 2015 by Nancy

Alphabet Pencils – I guess I will always be fascinated by the very idea of this!

It’s been a few months since I’ve posted anything and now I feel obliged to get back into it. I think I still have one subscriber (Hi Carol) and I see that people still occasionally Google – How to Draw a Snail and Madrone Tree/Marin County. That’s about it. It’s more “hits” than my other attempted site – Cyber Pencil.

Somehow I have to keep telling myself I am making some kind of Cyber Sense or Success or Progress. I have clearly walked away for the idea of working with SquareSpace and that clarity feels good. I haven’t given up on WordPress but am now curious about Adobe Muse. It’s new to me and I have developed an unexpected attraction to it. I’m told it is the replacement for Dreamweaver and they offer a free trial which I think I will go for. I’m now predicting that 2016 will be a Website/Blog year for me and I sure hope I am more comfortable with it if that’s the case. I’m getting a little tired of Starting Over but I do realize I don’t seem to be able to walk away from it.

I’ve set up a new Drawing practice plan that’s a;long the order of what I did with hammers a year ago. The subject kept me focused and this time it’s Apples for my Focal Point. I’m calling it the 21 Day Apple Challenge and am now on Day 11. So far they are all pencil drawings but the main thing is I have not skipped a day.

Filed Under: Blog, Lingering Logs, Pencils, Snail Mail, Squarespace, WordPress

How to Copyright your Artwork

October 26, 2015 by Nancy

© is easier than you may think.

I attended a Copyright Workshop on Saturday and learned some valuable information. The main thing that really shocked the entire group was that when an artist crates an original work of art she/he owns the copyright to it for a life time plus the next 70 years. It must have a “copyright notice”, © , placed somewhere but it can be on the back of the art and still be valid. It’s best to take a second step to register it with the Copyright Office.
www.copyright.gov See especially Circular#40 (Copyrights Registration for Works of the Visual Arts)
There were many other things I was totally unaware of that came up in the workshop. If you sell a piece of art the buyer cannot reproduce the work or use it without your permission.

Filed Under: Lingering Logs, WordPress Tagged With: copyright for artists

Getting Outside of Myself

October 9, 2015 by Nancy

Seedpod Birds are handmade in Zimbabwe.

My trip to Nevada City/Grass Valley was inspirational and adventurous. Plus, getting away provided some needed objectivity.

Tagua is a seed from a palm-like tree that grows in the tropical rainforests. It is a versatile material that has the innate ability to absorb color brightlyd

The community continues to expose me to art that triggers my imagination and gives me new insights. This time I was drawn more to artists from other cultures. That reminded me of my original intention for this BlogForArt website. It was going to be a spotlight for artists who inspire me.

I still like that intention. I pretty much went off track and BoloForArt became a testing ground or my personal sandbox for playing with and learning WordPress. Now it seems to have become central collecting zone for my art and puzzling thoughts. I’m feeling greater pressure to clarify What it’s All About and then just get on with some obvious blogging theme. I enjoyed having new art catch my eye but I’m trying to narrow down my expanding horizon.

I feel like there is a way to blend my art desires and my website work together with hopes that the merging will create something even bigger —something more. And, I will still feel like I’m in touch or connected to my true self. I want them to work hand-in-hand and not keep picking fights with each other.

Filed Under: Blog, Lingering Logs, Squarespace, Websites for Artists, WordPress

How to draw a snail – picks up pace

October 6, 2015 by Nancy

Snail Mail draws search engine ranking — my experiment is working. If only at a snails pace. How to draw a snail for snail mail is now getting one hit per day. I’m still testing the waters of How to draw with coffee but there’s not much action yet. Now I’m asking myself more questions. Am I just fooling around with search engines or do I really want to go deeper into website design?
Maybe I don’t want to paint anymore. Why do I always feel a need to verify my creativity with a painting? If I can’t paint am I still an Artist? Did all of this “need” start in my childhood? I remember the intensity when my father was clarifying a hot point and would say “Do you understand or do you want me to paint a picture?” — I would silence my screaming answer — “Yes, please paint me a picture” – and obey his request without a word. Did this trigger my first spark of wanting to paint? Maybe I need another creative focal point. Coffee? Website Design? Blogging for Art?Collage/Installation? Writing?

Filed Under: coffee painting, Lingering Logs, Snail Mail, Websites for Artists, WordPress