My personal philosophy for building a long term, successful career as an artist combines three things: a little business planning, a whole lot of marketing, and most importantly, the ability to create work that resonates with people. . . read more
Let’s say you’ve decided to start a card business and you’ve been working on designs for six weeks. Your friends love them. Your mom loves them. Your coworkers love them. You think they’ll be hot sellers. . . read more
If you’re an established artist and you feel pretty comfortable with your medium, its probably only a matter of time until you’ve had some inquiries about teaching an art class or art workshop. . . read more
I’m a problem solver. . . If a basically good painting has not found an owner within a year, I like to take it home for an evaluation and some reworking. Some of you might gasp at the thought of taking an unsold painting out of the gallery. . . read more
If you want to license your art commercially, you’ll need to start by creating your very own “lead list” of companies or manufacturers who might be interested in using your art with their products.
Your lead list should only cover manufacturers of products that your art is a. . . read more
Over the last 3 years I’ve written, edited, and published quite a few blog posts on EmptyEasel.com - and in that time I’ve also learned a lot about what it takes to run a blog on a daily basis. Here are some of the things I’ve learned:. . . read more
For some, using a "disciplined approach" to create a visual image may seem like a conflict of nature. After all, the artist is suppose to be guided by inspiration and free-flowing thought, right?. . . read more
Getting an online art education doesn’t have to cost you thousands of dollars. Nowadays, there are many free courses and tutorials from universities and other institutions that can be found online.
Here’s a list of 25 educational resources worth exploring:
Art and Technology - The. . . read more
Last week I received several questions from an artist who was new to blogging and wanted to know the proper way to link and use other artists’ images in his blog posts. After replying, I realized that this information might be helpful to other artists as well.. . . read more
If your art classes are going well, kids are learning, and great art is being made, then it's time to take the next step and grow your teaching business. Here are a few creative ideas to help expand and market yourself locally.. . . read more