Do you sell your art in various places on the internet and find it difficult to keep track of all those URLs, or point potential clients in the right direction? If so. . . read more
The very first thing that parents needs to think about, before beginning any form of artistic teaching or expression, is to make a specific space for these activities. When the child feels ownership of an area . . . read more
One day, long, long ago, I was pulling a print out of the etching press and one of my professors saw it. He took out a $20 bill and asked me to sell it to him. I was in shock, and kept that $20 in my wallet as a good luck charm for several years. . . read more
Creative block isn’t always a lack of creativity. . . many times, there are simply other factors which are negatively affecting our creative output. But how do we deal with these negative outside influences?. . . read more
Your blog readers can be just as vital to the success of your art business as your email or mailing list. . . so my suggestion is to take full advantage of your blog by creating a clear and direct “call to action” at the bottom of every post. . . read more
When you first started using Blogger, did you add a bunch of “keyword label tags” to your posts only to discover that it needlessly cluttered up your sidebar? How would you like to clean up those label tags while consolidating them into just a few “categories” for all of your blog. . . read more
You may have the best art in the world, but if you’re talking to the wrong people, you won’t have a business. Conversations with the right people at the right time, in the right place, about the right things is what it takes. . . read more
Somewhere in our subconscious, most of us keep a list of items we would like to buy for ourselves. As artists, these are often things that would further our creativity, or our artistic career. . . read more
Last Memorial Day weekend I was privileged to be one of three artists exhibiting work at another artist’s studio. In looking back at our exhibit, it seems to me that our host artist chose her fellow exhibitors very cleverly. . . read more
Preparation is everything! As the Boy Scouts say, “Be Prepared.” When I have an art project to do, I put myself through a NASA-like preparation period to get things moving. Maybe it’s because. . . read more
Have you ever wanted to post a text announcement at the top of your blog and have it appear on every single page? Perhaps you’re promoting a 24 hour sale of your art, or a local art event. . . read more
I just received an email from a friend who is planning her own art exhibit without the involvement of a gallery or curator. This can be a good option, but there is always a lot to organise. Here is a checklist that may help. . . read more
Most artists take great care of their art making tools. . . that’s a given. But whether you are naturally creative, or have developed your talents through training, it’s just as vital to care for and nurture your creativity. . . read more
Some paintings have a story. . . this one sure does. It was my first in a series of paintings that I did en plein air just before the wheat harvest. I was in the fields along the Yumuna river in Noida, a city in Northern India. . . read more