A Letter to an artist

Hey there. Thanks for taking my money and just totally ghosting me this whole time. I know that you have some financial trouble and that you were trying to get your feet off the ground photographing shit. But I can't excuse the fact that I've had a print waiting from you for the last few years and tried to establish a good artist relationship with you when all of a sudden I've not heard from you about the status of these things. You've just taken my money and just left. Honestly, that's kinda fucked up.

This whole time I've been a fan of your work seeing as you've been doing your best to just take these cool portraits, cool landscape photos and cool double exposures that this work spoke to me that I've never had in a long time. I could never be as good as a photographer as you are and loved every ounce of the stuff you've produced.

But your business practice lacks a lot and spending time and some of my money to invest on being your fan... I think I'm closing this chapter and removing you from my life. And can't see myself supporting someone who just takes the money and runs and doesn't give me the time or day to even realize what you had forgotten. That's fucked up. I hope the next client doesn't feel this way. I hope the next fan doesn't feel this way. Because one things for sure. Karma a bitch.

Communicate with your fans about this shit. Especially to the ones that root for you all the way

- Arthur

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The Daily Collect

I hope I don't get burnt out of this exercise, but I'm going to attempt to work on just shooting small things and posting them as a small photo exercise. Normally I'm one to keep work hidden away from everybody, but since I've been working on getting better at just having fun with stuff (and packing a very light crappy camera) I've been into the idea of just going for it and just post on my blog and Insta. No sort of expectations. Just keep working on that eye.





And I think a lot of that self loathing and being so particular about everything can be a bit much when the goal to doing what you do is to have fun. I know the above image here states otherwise (I'm tired this week), but it's been a thing. Just shoot shoot and shoot. I also don't need to post all this crazy shit all the time. Just do it up.

When you don't have any expectations why hold back? It's been going pretty well these last few days as a creative. Lets just keep it going.

- Arthur

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Just Want To Talk Right Now

As I started writing this post I'm sitting in my porch, drinking an iced americano & am somehow listening to Nilo Smeds' cassette tape "Helicopter Circles" anticipating my route to work today. I didn't realize that I picked up this record considering the cover of it looked like a black metal cover. Fresno doesn't seem to leave me behind. This record involved Greer McGettrick (Rademacher) and Mike Adame (Ultra Diamonds, Sunumbra & Fats Labell) who are, at least on my mind and experience, legendary in the music scene. I don't know much about Greer, but I definitely know Mike lol.

It sort of makes me realize how much I miss, and perhaps, deappreciated my time as a Fresno Scene go-er and contributor while being part of those early bands. I know I had a lot going on trying to get educated and find my calling in career, but man I wished I did a bit more recording with different types of musicians. Then again I'm glad I didn't spread myself so thin at that time.

The Fresno scene was something I've never experienced before. Being young and hungry for collaboration, being centered in the idea of knowing I was never gonna make it in a band so I might as well just show some ideas for future rockers and just be there for your friends who continue to make work was something I miss these days. But now? Hehehehhee.. I'm only tend to myself to write these songs and such. Only a few people really get a chance to collaborate with me. And I say that because not many give a shit about what I do lol.

I guess these thoughts made me think about my friend Roarie. Roarie was here a couple of days ago enjoying the time with both Jen and I with food, coffee/tea and conversations. And the thing is I've been wanting Roarie to come home to us just to hang out, laugh and feel the love we both have for this person. And those moments gave me some insight of what I miss about some of my friends that I used to be around. The idea of just hanging out without doing anything crazy and just being around each other ya know? I miss those moments so much that it makes me want to be around Roarie more.

I don't have any friends here. And I think my reason is being just closed off all the time. I'm open, but not that open you know what I mean? I need to rid of that and just open the damn door ya know?

- Arthur

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