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I couldn't help but notice that the recent review of CafePress on EmptyEasel was a less than an enthusiastic endorsement. However, in my opinion some types of art (or some artists) might actually be better suited to CafePress's range of ...

Japanese art prints, or Ukiyo-e (which means "pictures of the floating world") have become an increasingly popular art form in the Western world. Their upward, floating imagery sprang from the Buddhist idea that joy is transient and that only detachment ...

As artists, we need to surround ourselves with "investors" - people who will encourage us, keep us motivated, and perhaps on occasion buy our art. Thankfully, through the internet today, it is easier than ever to do so.

I've grown to expect some unusual things when I visit artists in their studios. Art studios are often messy, funny smelling, and dusty. There's artwork all around, frequently stacked up into big piles, sometimes organized and sometimes not.

Marketing your art doesn't have to be extremely difficult. Today I'll give you five free art marketing ideas which will hopefully help you stand out from the crowd so that YOUR art gets noticed and - more importantly - so ...

How do you find a career that fits you, the artist? Ever thought about leaving your current job but didn't because you weren't sure if your next job would be any better? Here's a method that has always helped me ...

As many of you know, every week I try to publish an article on EmptyEasel that's been written by someone other than myself - they range from opinion articles to full tutorials, and they're usually submitted by readers just like ...

I don’t write about politics much here on EmptyEasel—and for good reason, this is an art website after all—but I’ve started to see an interesting similarity between the changing art world and the mainstream media’s political coverage of the 2008 ...

Do you watermark your artwork online? You know, by adding some sort of copyright statement right over the top of your images? From my perspective, it’s not really necessary - and it’s even a little off-putting. Here's why. . . ...

Years after his death, Bob Ross is still teaching artists how to paint in his "Joy of Painting" series as well as many other art books and videos - and even though I don't agree with how he taught painting, ...

The following article was written by Bernard Victor and contains 7 methods for painting abstractly. Each method was taken from his experiences in an abstract painting class held at Morley College.