Here’s another cartoon artist desperately trying to, ah, make some cash. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.)
But I think this cartoon really stems from my interest in the relationship between money and art.
Both are “manufactured” these days, and often have a much higher value than the materials they’re made with.
At least this cartoon artist’s being honest about it, eh?
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
The term “starving artist” is so familiar it has its own page on Wikipedia. And most of the artists I know seem to work very hard for the money they make. So I was intrigued (and perplexed) when I read a blog post where artists were being called “money grabbing” because they were requesting, o. . . 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
About a week ago I had the opportunity to read Chris Guillebeau's new ebook for artists, The Unconventional Guide to Art & Money, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it contained a lot of solid advice for artists who want to start making an income by selling their art online. I'm a. . . read more
One day, long, long ago, I was pulling a print out of the etching press and one of my professors saw it. He took out a $20 bill and asked me to sell it to him. I was in shock, and kept that $20 in my wallet as a good luck charm for several years. Back then I was a naive art student who had no . . . read more
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