This Week: 7/20 through 7/26

Published on Jul. 20th 2008

Monday in General Art Advice - Tomorrow I’ll be publishing the final article in EmptyEasel’s latest series on hosting your own community art event. So far we’ve discussed planning, promotion, and participation—find out what’s left, tomorrow.

Tuesday in Selling Art Online - Australian painter David Arandle recently journaled his experience in using Google Adwords to advertise his art online. It’s a lengthy article, but one that’s definitely worth reading.

Wednesday in Featured Artists - Deep, rich colors and beautiful details are definite hallmarks of this week’s featured artist. Learn who she is and see some of her gorgeous still life paintings, this Wednesday.

Thursday in Art Opinion - Just last week I received an interesting reader-submitted article by Don Sahli entitled “8 Rules of Painting You SHOULDN’T Live By.” Watch for that this Thursday; I think you’ll enjoy it.

Friday in General Art Advice - Finally there’s a tutorial for all you Apple lovers: come back at the end of the week to learn how to download and install GIMP (a free Photoshop alternative) on your Mac.

Plus, here are last week’s articles one more time:

CafePress Buys Imagekind: Is This A Win-Win or A Lose-Lose?

How to Increase Participation at Your Community Art Event

Authentic Southwest Landscapes by Texas Painter Kim Shields

Drawing 3-Dimensional Objects (And Fixing Mistakes When They Occur)

How to Download and Install GIMP (Free Photoshop) on Your PC

EmptyEasel is proud to publish reader-submitted articles nearly every week. Please submit your own article here or learn why you might want to.

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