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Interview Podcast with the Society of Illustrators LA: Ian Dale

Free Downloads, Freelancing, Illustration, News, Process, Reflection

February 23, 2017/Ian

I'm featured in this month's The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles podcast with SILA President Santosh Oommen. You can hear about my journey to becoming a freelance illustrator,...

Interview for Voyage LA Magazine

Freelancing, Illustration, News, Reflection

December 2, 2016/Ian

Voyage LA magazine recently featured me as an "Inspiring Story" for the Pasadena region of southern California. I was interviewed about my adventures as an illustrator, how I got...

Advice for Young Artists

Free Downloads, Freelancing, News, Reflection

October 19, 2016/Ian

I was invited to speak with some high schoolers about freelancing in the arts at Career Day for Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, CA. My presentation included an...

The Adventure Continues… 9 Years!

News, Process, Reflection

January 14, 2016/Ian

Celebrating 9 years in business today! Sure have learned a lot about art, design, business, and life... much of it the hard way :) ... But God has been...

Worrying About the Future

Faith, Process, Reflection

December 12, 2012/Ian

Last weekend my church invited me to share about dealing with worry while trying to pursue my career as an artist. It ended up in the podcast, so if...

Stretching Routines for Artists & Designers

Freelancing, Process, Reflection

November 1, 2012/Ian

We've got to stay healthy so we can do what we love. But working on a computer can bring its share of health challenges. My natural tendency is to...

Mistakes

Reflection

August 9, 2012/Ian

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."Elbert Hubbard"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more...

Finding Your Life’s Work

Process, Reflection

February 10, 2012/Ian

Reading a great book called Boundaries, it has been really helpful in the process of sorting through the various demands in life. One of the most difficult things can...

Pride weighs us down.

Process, Reflection

September 25, 2009/Ian

I received a really challenging idea in my inbox this week, courtesy of Ariane Goodwin's smARTist Mailing List. She was discussing artistic self-esteem, and how sometimes low self-esteem...