This Week: 9/25 through 10/1

Published Sep. 25th 2011

Monday in Art Marketing Tips - Anytime you’re updating your website or printing new promotional materials, you must have a good photo of yourself to use. Tomorrow, Yvonne Branchflower will share 18 tips for taking a great self-portrait.

Tuesday in General Art Advice - Tune in on Tuesday for part three of of Gail Stiver’s series on raising an artistic child. This week the topic is how to teach your child to “observe” like an artist.

Wednesday in Featured Artists - Don’t miss out on Roman Solar’s incredible high impact photography. . . I guarantee you’ll be blown away. And as always, feel free to submit your own artwork to be featured, here.

Thursday in Artist Interviews - Watercolor painter Judy Thompson will answer questions about her chosen medium, as well as share a little bit about her own painting processes and techniques.

Last week’s articles on EmptyEasel:

VIDEO: How to Paint Vibrant Flower Petals

Going on Vacation? Take Along a Sketchbook Journal!

Jennie Martin Tomlin: Fluidity in Watercolor

How to Put a YouTube Video in a Blog Post

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