The economy may not be in great shape, but that shouldn’t stop you from sprucing up your home or apartment to make it look like a million bucks. And, believe it or not, you can do it all on a meager budget.. . . read more
OK, so you’ve done the brain-work. . . you know who, what, and where you’ll be teaching, plus how much you’re going to charge to do it. Now for the tricky questions: “Where are the students?” and “What will I do once I get them?”. . . read more
There are a lot of decisions you’ll need to make before you can start teaching private art classes for kids, including class size, pricing, and more. Here are the main points you’ll need to consider. . . read more
Earning trust online is completely different than earning it in real life - but if we want people to feel comfortable purchasing our art, it's important that we know how it works.. . . read more
When I was collecting sports cards nearly a decade ago, I had no idea that a lot of the packs I opened contained something I could have used now. The bigger packs of some brands, especially Donruss, often contained a thick dummy card. . . read more
"Teaching Art to Kids, for Fun and for Profit” probably isn’t the kind of headline you’ve come expect in our current era of under-funded school systems and overloaded teachers. Fortunately, I am not going to be talking about teaching in a public school system. . . read more
A few years ago I went to see an exhibit of an artist I’d always admired. I had already bought several of his prints, which were framed and hanging in my office, and I was very excited to finally meet him!. . . read more
Have you ever thought of painting over images of historical locations or events? If you haven’t, you might be surprised at how superimposing one image onto another (especially one from a past era) can add a new dimension to a painting, and produce wonderfully evocative results.. . . read more
Your art studio may be so organized that finding that tube of cadmium red or your favorite 3B graphite pencil is never a problem. . . but what about your home office?. . . read more
Whenever artists wonder how they can improve their painting skills, I tell them to make sure to paint a variety of subjects - still lifes, portraits, and landscapes - rather than focusing on just one type of painting. Here’s why:. . . read more