Pursuing what you love requires courage, especially when it is a career in the arts. As any artist will tell you, this type of work is unconventional, and challenging. For instance, since artists typically don’t have. . . read more
Chaos makes me crazy. I’m not one to rummage through a drawer or shelf full of paint tubes every time I need to lay out a new color on my palette. So of course I had to come up with a system. . . read more
Your art blog is more than just a place to show your artwork, announce upcoming shows, and share your life as an artist. It’s also your way of explaining to visitors where to buy your art, how to contact you for commission work, and what your terms of service are.. . . read more
No matter how MUCH I talk to artists about the benefits of blogging, many still resist the idea of starting a blog of their own. It's puzzling, because with blogging, the sky’s the limit. Here's how it works. . . read more
I lost my head this time, and I’m woman enough to admit it. I was up in my studio with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, poking around the old muffin tins, bowls and jars overflowing with stuff. Wasn’t looking for trouble, but trouble found me. . . read more
Besides adding a Twitter widget to your art blog - or setting up your blog to automatically tweet about your most recent posts - you can also take advantage of Twitter’s promotional power through the use of a “Tweet This” button or link.. . . read more
It sounds logical: find the sweet spot between making art that you love and making art that sells, and build your business around that overlap. But does it always work? Seemingly, no. . . read more
When I first started painting, the genre I was least interested in was portraiture. I was more interested in learning about floral, figurative, or landscape painting. After my daughter’s wedding, however, I began thinking about creating a portrait. . . read more
There may finally be some light on the horizon for BoundlessGallery artists. . . in an email that went out from BoundlessGallery HQ last week, the company offered the following olive branch to its members. . . read more
Hanging artwork can be a baffling process. . . but since it’s the first impression that people will have of your art, it’s very important to learn the right way to do it. Whether you’re preparing for a show in a coffee shop, hanging work in your studio, or . . . read more
SEO is overrated! At least, that’s what I used to think, until I saw with my own eyes how I sold some of my art because of search engine optimization. Here is one example of how SEO worked for me. . . read more
In today’s article I’ll explain how to set up your Twitter account, how to automate your blog posts to show up in your Twitter stream, and how to place your Twitter stream on the sidebar of your art blog.. . . read more
Today is a sad day for the online art community, as a well-known internet art gallery is shutting its doors for good. BoundlessGallery.com, a website which has been connecting buyers and sellers of fine art since 2003, now displays a simple home page with this message:. . . read more
Are you an artistic person who loved to draw as a kid, or took art classes in college, but was discouraged from pursuing art at as a serious profession? Maybe you’re a struggling artist frustrated with working a “real” job, or a busy parent with no time to create.. . . read more