As an Abstract Expressionist. . .

Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more

In the 1940s, a new art movement began in New York that had a profound effect on the art world: Abstract Expressionism. As movements go, Abstract Expressionism is a little tricky to describe because it revolved primarily around the individuality of its leading artists—Jackson Pollock, Willem d. . . read more

The customer is always right. . . or are they? Usually that phrase is taken to mean that whatever the customer says, we have to comply with, or conform to it. That's how many businesses operate. But as artists and freelancers, we can’t always afford to give our art away for less than its real . . . read more

So often we get stuck thinking that galleries are the only way to formulate an artistic career, that we forget about the myriad of other money-making opportunities available to artists. While a select few lucky artists can make a living selling their art through galleries alone, the rest of us. . . read more

Most artists—and by that I mean, most creative people—choose a career outside of art. They work 9-5 in an office, on a construction site, in a classroom, whatever it takes to pay the bills while simply letting art be their hobby. On the other hand, some of us want jobs that will not only pay u. . . read more