Monkey talks a lot about business sometimes, but even more important over the course of your entire life is the art itself.  Too often w...

Over the course of an artist's career, you may find yourself getting apathetic about art.  WHAT?  How can that be?  Art is my lifebl...

Whenever you hear artists talking about "breaking into the biz," the topic of style will undoubtably come up.  We guarantee tha...

This past weekend Monkey + Seal took the long trip over to Kansas City for Spectrum Fantastic Art Live!  It was three days of being su...

"If you try and give it your best shot, then the possibility isn't zero" This weekend, Monkey and Seal will be on a pla...

And that's vegan, gluten-free mushroom pizza, if you were wondering. Here at Monkey + Seal, we're all about chasing dreams - mo...

We're going to make a bit of an assumption here that we all agree on something: life isn't the movies. No huge protests over that? ...

To many people, the path to a dream feels very nebulous. Because so much of our emotions are tied to our ambition, we often treat it as we ...

Her name is actually Rachel. Imagine you're at an art show. Or imagine you're at Japantown, or at the supermarket, or at a bookstor...

There is nothing wrong with being ignorant. Let us repeat that: there is nothing wrong with being ignorant. Whether you're ignorant ab...

If you would actually buy this book, please paypal $10 to: info@monkeyandseal.com Many people are interested in finding the one magic bullet...

**First off, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that Monkey + Seal will be taking a short leave of absence. We'll be he...

First off, thanks everyone one for your patience and understanding. Our crisis over here at the Monkey + Seal cave as been averted, and whi...

We all get distracted while we're trying to do work - especially work that seems tedious or boring or that we aren't excited about...

We all (hopefully) are striving for perfection in our work (and if you aren't, what are you working for?). However, we think that perfe...

Many people might give you unsolicited "advice" as to how to approach your work. Maybe your paintings are too dark and morbid, or...