Break out the cake and candles. . . this week EmptyEasel.com is one year old!
So instead of posting new articles I thought I’d take a few days off and try to get a little further along on another pet project of mine. (It’s actually something for all of you art bloggers out there. . . but more on that in a few months.)
In the meantime, here are some of EmptyEasel’s top articles from the past 365 days.
How to Make Better Oil Paintings: Techniques for Correctly Mixing Color
How to Photograph your Artwork for a Portfolio or the Internet
Deep Linking Techniques for Art Bloggers (and Artists with Online Portfolios)
9 Steps to Creating Better Compositions
How to Increase Traffic to your Art Blog by Describing your Artwork for Google
Plus, these five featured artists were a few of my favorites—you should definitely check them out if you haven’t already!
Fields, Farmlands, and Barns by Michael Defrancesco
Robin Kibby’s Urban Landscape Paintings
Night Time Photography by John Vias
Jeff Cohen: Paintings and Squares
An Apple a Day: Daily Paintings by Carol Marine
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read moreThis week's second featured artist is Michael Defrancesco, a former freelance illustrator turned art teacher and oil painter. In his email Michael said that he "loves to paint old things. . . especially BARNS," and it certainly shows. Most of Michael's paintings are of fields or farmland, with. . .
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read moreAs many of you know, in addition to EmptyEasel I also run foliotwist.com, which is a web-based service that provides easy-to-manage websites for artists. This afternoon we'll be rolling out one of our biggest updates ever, so of course I wanted to announce it here, first. If you don't have a w. . .
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