Monday and Tuesday there will be no new articles published on EmptyEasel (since I’ll still be fairly busy packing up...
Year: 2010
An easy way to get others to spread the word about your blog is to create a “grab button” that fits in the sidebar of their blog. (This allows other bloggers to grab your logo or image and link to your blog, just by coping and pasting some text.)
Abstract paintings bring out unique feelings for different people. The acrylic paintings of Filomena Booth instantly made me feel warm inside. . . their glow and charm was captivating. So I looked further
A few months ago I stumbled upon a local website acting as an online art gallery. It featured many local artists, some good, some not so good and everything in between. I was surprised to find that some of the pieces were in a reasonable price range
Press releases are my #1 marketing tool. . . they are integral to my success as an artist. For example, my most recent drawing was covered by over 20 news organizations and reached hundreds of thousands of new eyeballs for free
Monday in Art Marketing Tips – Do you know how to create and send press releases? Have you ever sent...
I love to mix up media, so today I thought I’d share my technique for mixing gouache and india ink. If you’ve never tried this particular combination, I hope you will. You can get some wonderful results with it
Jenny Barr Rohrs has been teaching arts and craft workshops for over ten years. Three years ago she began reviewing the craft products she uses as well. Today we’ve asked Jenny to share her experience with reviewing products
It goes without saying that Siddhartha Tawadey is very experimental with his photography. Borrowing techniques from both filmmakers and scientists, and adding a wave of philosophy, Siddhartha has set an inventive tone to his images.
If you’re an artist, you need a website, right? After all, the first thing anyone will ask you (when you tell them that you’re an artist) is, “Where can I see your work?” If you don’t have a website to point them towards, you may have just lost a potential sale.
Getting more intense colors sometimes means using paint directly from the tube. Other times, it means planning ahead and actually layering transparent paint so that the light can bounce through and pick up more color on the way back.
Monday in Video Tutorials – Tomorrow I’ll be posting a short video which explains the differences between transparent and opaque...