There's always something, isn't there? Something that keeps you from your easel, away from your paints and pencils? This week's poll is all about those "stumbling blocks" that artists face. . .
Poll Questions for EmptyEasel Readers:
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Posted March 28th, 2008.
Posted March 21st, 2008.
Ever wondered how your art blog or artist portfolio compares to other artist's websites in terms of traffic? Find out by taking this week's poll - just enter your daily page views and compare.
Posted March 6th, 2008.
Are you an art competition junkie? Are juried shows an obsession? Or not so much? This week I asked artists how often they enter competitions, and the poll results are in - actually, you can still vote if you'd like. ...
Posted February 28th, 2008.
This week's poll asks simple question—what artistic medium do you like the best? Feel free to vote if you haven't yet!
Posted February 21st, 2008.
Most of us are used to art galleries taking a commission on the sale of our art - usually between 40-50% of the sale. But with the rise of the internet, there are now online galleries with lower commission rates, ...
Posted February 14th, 2008.
As an artist myself, I tend to look at the prices on artwork from a sort of "insider" perspective. I think about the cost of materials associated with making the art, the time it may have took, where the artist ...
Posted February 7th, 2008.
Inspiration is an interesting thing for artists. Personally, I get most of my ideas for new painting series randomly, almost out of the blue. . . and I have to write them down immediately because I'm likely to forget if ...
Posted January 31st, 2008.
For most artists, art is either our livelihood or we'd like it to be. It's a business. And I think that a little advertising - and putting some money aside each year for just that purpose - is a smart ...
Posted January 25th, 2008.
There's no doubt that Bob Ross is an iconic American figure—it seems like nearly everyone knows who he is whether they're artists or not. In this poll, however, I wanted to find out what all of you (who are primarily ...
Posted January 18th, 2008.
I've always been fascinated by how different artists can be—some tend towards the logical side of artistic creativity (planning things out to the nth degree) while other artists lean towards the intuitive spontaneous side of artistic expression. So how do ...
Posted January 10th, 2008.
This week I decided to ask all artists who have their own art blogs what blogging program they use. I personally use the Wordpress blogging platform (which means paying a small monthly hosting fee) but I know that's not the ...
