Monday in Selling Art Online - If you’re getting a decent amount of traffic to your art website or art blog but NOT selling much art, I’ve got a few tips to pass along which may help. Check back tomorrow to learn more.
Tuesday in General Art Advice - Thinking about attending a spring or summer [...]
What memorable days I spent this summer capturing the light, color and illumination of Positano. . .
As a landscape painter and teacher from the mountainous regions of North Carolina, my primary experience with landscape painting has been depicting gently rolling hills, with reddish clay undertones.
I’m always eager to seek out new terrains, however—I find both [...]
Step back and think about what has influenced your perspective on art. Was it your childhood experiences? A hobby? Your travels?
This week’s featured artist, John Guild, credits his diverse education and inspiring mentors for the colorful, imaginary photographic world that he creates today.
Born in the Los Angeles area, John earned degrees in both [...]
PanPastel is a fairly new brand of artist pastels created by inventor and artist Ladd Forsline in 2007. Instead of a traditional pastel stick, PanPastels are simply pans of color meant to be scooped, spread, and smoothed using specially-made Sofft painting knives and sponges.
Years of research went into developing the PanPastel formula, culminating in a [...]
When was the last time you really had a chance to open up about your art?
Even though you may never have had the privilege of being asked to be a guest speaker or visiting artist, you may want to consider preparing for that day, as there are benefits to be gained professionally.
Not sure where to [...]
For artists and art galleries, a recession is often a scary time. But economic downturns can still provide great opportunity—the trick is to chip away at your marketing and business goals, now, while you have extra time.
On the business side of things, you can update your website, create postcards, photograph images, update your resume, create [...]
Monday in Art Marketing Tips - After studying Twitter a bit more I’ve decided to write a follow-up post to my article on marketing your art through Twitter. If you’re an artist and you’re using Twitter, make sure to come back tomorrow and check that out.
Tuesday in Painting Tutorials - Dianne Mize’s latest tutorial gives [...]
Well, no new articles this week, folks—Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner and I’m headed off to a little family reunion.
There were quite a few good posts last week, however, so if you find yourself with some extra time on your hands make sure to check those out.
Last week’s articles:
Twitter Search: How to Directly [...]
Over the past few weeks we’ve explored nearly all of the layer blending modes found in GIMP and Photoshop, so in today’s article I’ll be finishing up the series by demonstrating the final four: Hue, Saturation, Color and Value.
If you’re following along on your own computer, you’ll need a base image to place underneath your [...]
What do you dream of?
Are you dreaming of a 4 hour chunk in your week where everything quiets so you can sit down and create a masterpiece?
Are you looking for that “aha!” moment when suddenly, like a rushing waterfall, art knowledge and skill pour through you and out the end of your brush onto the [...]
