Too Bad Selling Your Art Isn’t This Easy.

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

Since writing my last article for EmptyEasel on financial success in art, I have been deluged with comments and opinions about whether commercial art can be fine art (and vice versa) or whether those distinctions are even relevant. This subject still remains of interest to me, particularly bec. . . read more

How do you view art? It used to be that anything called "Art" had certain meaning attached to it. Art was assumed to be beautiful, intricate, expensive. . . crafted with care by a master. Sometimes it told a story, or marked a special day or event. Art was universally revered, instantly recogn. . . read more

I read once that in order to be successful, artists need to spend 80% of their time marketing in order to sell the art they've created during the other 20%. I’m not sure how raising a family and living a life fits into these statistics, because I have yet to meet an artist with the time and kn. . . read more

What will it take to sell my art on the internet? I hear that question a lot—and here at EmptyEasel the answer usually involves blogging, creating a strong brand, using social networks like Twitter, etc, etc. All of those are good answers. . . they'll certainly help you sell art. But tod. . . read more