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.. . . read more
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. . . . . . read more
This week's poll asks simple question—what artistic medium do you like the best? Feel free to vote if you haven't yet!. . . read more
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, or with monthly fees instead. So do artists still prefer the commission-based. . . read more
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 is at in their career, and how much demand there is for that specific style or. . . read more
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 I don't. What inspires you?. . . read more
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 idea.. . . read more
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 artists) think about him. Feel free to vote if you haven't yet. . . . . . read more
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 YOU see yourself? Poll results. . . read more
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 case for most art bloggers and I was curious to find out what you all. . . read more
This week's poll question was: how many new year's resolutions did you make for 2008? There haven't been many responses so far, soI guess that just means I should keep these questions a little more art-related from here on out.. . . read more
For this week's poll I asked artists to choose the one thing that had helped them develop the most, as artists. If you want to know the best way to improve at art, your answer is right here.. . . read more
How long have you been an artist? It's only been one week but this poll looks about like I expected it to - the majority of you have been creating art for a while. Haven't voted yet? Vote now!. . . read more
Recently I began to wonder where most artists sell their art. Is it online? Or do most artists still sell art through galleries? With so many places to sell art online I just had to ask. So if you're an artist, please cast your vote! Where do you sell art? . . . read more