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Vinyl Art: Painting Portraits of Musicians on Records
Twitter has introduced me to many gifted and ingenious artists and creatives. Daniel Edlen, known as @vinylart on Twitter, caught my eye recently. Daniel paints Vinyl Art, portraits of musicians and entertainers on vinyl records. Instead of Elvis on velvet, think Elvis on an Elvis record! Read on to learn more about this … [Read More...]
BlogCastFM Interview with Lori McNee on Twitter, Branding & Using Video
You all might enjoy listening to this podcast interview by BlogCastFM which was recorded last week. Blogging Guru and avid California surfer, Srinivas Rao and I had a candid discussion about using Twitter, Video and how to connect with a larger audience by reaching beyond your niche marketplace. Please click this link … [Read More...]
10 Ways to Overcome Mental Blocks & Boost Creativity
The need to create is a shared desire among artists, writers, musicians and even bloggers. But, sometimes we creatives hit a mental block and often find ourselves stressed, overwhelmed and unable to produce original ideas. This happens to me from time to time, so I compiled a list of my proven ways to overcome mental blocks … [Read More...]
Landscape Painting Demo by a Master: Dennis Sheehan
Whenever I watch a talented artist paint, I always learn something new. I actually own a few paintings by this master landscape painter, Dennis Sheehan. He and I are inspired by many of the same forefathers of landscape painting - the Barbizon painters, the Luminists, and the Tonalists. I have always dreamed of attending … [Read More...]
The Color ‘Green’: How to Use Its Hidden Meaning for Art & Design
These easy-to-learn principles of color can help improve your art and design. For years, artists, color theorists and interior designers have used the hidden meaning of color to elicit a certain mood. Color can quickly transform a dreary room into a cheery room. Painters, photographers and other creatives can learn … [Read More...]
The Film Premiere of “Get Low” Comes to Sun Valley, Idaho
One of the perks of living in a resort town is that I get to meet many interesting people from all walks of life. My friend, Dean Zanuck is one of these people. Dean is a young Hollywood producer who is following his family's tradition of quality film making which have won them numerous Academy Awards and nominations. … [Read More...]
Gulf Oil Spill Backlash: Artists Bite Back
"We are also all responsible for the solution and we must work together to protect the balance of life," states photographer Jane Fulton Alt. These words resonated within me, so I felt compelled to share this story of how two talented artists are striving to make a difference concerning the Gulf oil spill...~Lori ***** The … [Read More...]
7 Creative Ways to Approach an Art Gallery for Representation
After the following the 3 Steps to Find Art Gallery Representation, you should be ready to approach your 'target gallery' and sell yourself! There are a number of ways to approach an art gallery for representation. I have broken it down into 7 creative ways... #1. Specific Gallery Requirements: Check your 'target … [Read More...]
3 Steps to Find Art Gallery Representation
To many artists, finding the right gallery to represent you and your art can be an intimidating process. But, unless the galleries are knocking at your door, you are going to have to go knock on theirs! But read this first!!! And...get prepared to sell yourself. However, here is a common problem... not all visual … [Read More...]
The Huffington Post #TwitterPowerhouses Article: Twitter’s Lori McNee and the Art of Love
I am honored and humbled to be featured in The Huffington Post Art Section. This article is part of the #TwitterPowerhouses series of posts written by talented, Sean Gardner aka @2morrowknight. Please check out the article on The Huffington Post> Twitter's Lori McNee and the Art of Love Sean writes, "This is … [Read More...]
Branding You: 5 Ways to Improve Your Professional Image
As we all know, your brand is you. It's what matters in a first impression, it's what counts on a sale, and it's what keeps customers coming back. Maintaining your brand should be top priority as we learned from The Importance of Branding and one of the best ways is to improve your professional image. Here are 5 ways to … [Read More...]
Chat with Lori on “Art Channel” this Saturday!
Please join in on the fun and chat with ME & Art Channel hostess and famous Twitter artist/personality, Alissa Fereday on Saturday, 8-14-2010, 11am-12:30pm CST !!! The event title is: #ArtChannel Event featuring Social Media Art Maven, Lori McNee Art Channel is the community for artists to communicate, collaborate … [Read More...]
How to Overcome 3 Common Barriers to Success as an Artist
Artists who do not feel successful seem to run into 3 common barriers, mostly self-generated. The good news is that each of these barriers has an antidote that you already have within your grasp. Barrier # 1: Wanting Too Much Too Soon Some artists are unrealistic about what is possible in a certain time frame and are impatient … [Read More...]
Top 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter by Twitter Grader
These are the most powerful women on Twitter (based on their Twitter Grade). Their power and reach in the twitter community is a whole lot of awesome. Top 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter. Pleased and honored, I surprised to see that I made the list! Click the link above to see all the great women of Twitter. Rank Name Bio Grade Followers Updates Location Action lorimcneeartist (Lori … [Read More...]
The Art of Abstracting the Landscape with a Lens
Most visual artists use photography as a tool for their artistic process. Personally, I find that a combination of plein air painting studies and landscape photographs used together as reference material helps me produce solid studio landscape paintings. The fact that I have a fondness and appreciation for photography … [Read More...]
The Color ‘Blue’: Use the Hidden Meaning for Art & Design
Color allows us to create our own individuality and flare. For years, interior decorators, graphic designers, photographers, advertisers and artists have been using color to enhance our environments. Research shows that color can play a major role in our overall state of well-being. In art and design, color can be used to evoke … [Read More...]
Why You Need a Webmaster for Your Art Business
By guest author: Cory Glauner As an artist and business owner, you have a million different things to do. You don’t have time to learn everything you need to know about maintaining and promoting your website. You need to stick to what makes you money, and that's where a webmaster comes in. Webmasters specialize in the … [Read More...]
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