Lucrecer Braxton has kept a written journal since she was ten years old. Six years ago she fell in love with the idea of combining her love of art with her love of writing - and thus began a wonderful journey into the world of creative art journals.. . . read more
Abstract and still life oil painter, Manuela Valenti, has been selling her art since the age of seven. Having come by her artistic talents naturally, Valenti’s mother saw an opportunity to nurture her daughter’s talent and took full advantage of it.. . . read more
Tina L. Scott has been selling photographs since 1999. Aside from taking the everyday portrait, she also turns photographs of her clients into stunning photo collages. Here are some of the questions I asked about her business, pricing, and art.. . . read more
Today I had the honor of interviewing Julie Haymaker Thompson. Like many artists, Julie grew up with a dream to become an artist - but not just any artist. Her goal was to work with Hallmark Cards, so even while in high school she began preparing for just such a career. . . read more
There are a lot of eBooks out there which claim to give good advice and/or good instructions for selling art online. Some of them are complete scams, others are overpriced, and most of them don’t give you enough information to really help. . . read more
Well, folks, 2009 is at an end. . . and I for one, am very excited for the new year. I don’t have a long post ready for today, but I do want to whet your appetite for some of the things that are coming up. . . read more
It’s that time of year again, folks! The holiday season is here, Christmas is just around the corner, and EmptyEasel is looking for your contributions! And by contributions, I don’t mean money. :). . . read more
A few weeks back I asked artists to answer one or more of the following questions: “What is art?” “Why is it important?” and “Why am I an artist?” Here are the last of those responses. . . read more
What is art? And why is it important? These next four essays by Linda Tieu, Richard Edde, Naran Singh, and Mariane H. Tveter discuss those difficult questions in several very different ways . . . read more
Describing what art is, is like describing what air is: it’s just as intangible. But the difference with art is that it’s also very subjective. . . so it truly IS something different to everyone. One theory says that art is. . . read more