This Week: 8/2 through 8/8

Published on Aug. 1st 2009

Monday in Motivation - Doris Glovier is a strong advocate for participating in “mastermind groups” as a way to encourage inspiration and growth. Learn how to start (or join) your own mastermind group tomorrow.

Tuesday in Art Websites - If you’re a college art student, or even a student of the arts in general, come back on Tuesday for Karen Schweitzer’s list of 20 great websites for anyone who wants to make a career in art.

Wednesday in Featured Artists - Join us on Wednesday to see Carolyn Finnell’s richly colorful oil paintings. While you’re here, feel free to submit your own art to be featured as well.

Thursday in General Art Advice - Drop in for the third article in Charlotte B. DeMolay’s series on teaching art to kids. This Thursday she’ll be explaining how to market your class, set classroom policies, and much more.

Friday in Art Opinion - The life of an artist is unpredictable, rewarding, unique, stressful, and many more things all rolled into one. On Friday, Pat Aube Gray discusses how all of these different elements affect us, and what we can do about it.

Last week’s articles on EmptyEasel:

8 Ways Artists can Gain Trust Online

How to Ignite and Sustain Your Creativity - A New Approach for Artists

John Diehl: Blurring the Lines of Oil Painting

Teaching Art to Kids, for Fun and for Profit (Part 2)

July Update: Foliotwist Adds Google Analytics and a Free 10-day Trial

PLEASE NOTE: There’s also, an important announcement in that July update regarding foliotwist’s early-adopter discount, which will be ending on August 15th.

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