How to Sell Art on YouTube

If you are anything like me, you may sit on the couch late at night surfing through all sorts of videos on Youtube. Everything from hilarious clips of your favorite TV show to short instructional videos around specific tasks. But, did you know that Youtube can be a hugely effective marketing tool for your... [Continue Reading]
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Competing for Wall Space – Against All Odds

What would make a person spend thousands of dollars on a painting? Does the painting just make them feel good so they have to have it? Do the colors go perfectly with their new decorating? Is the artist trendy and it’s a status symbol to own one of his or her paintings? Better yet,... [Continue Reading]
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Balancing Parenthood and Your Art Career

Lori McNee and her kids It seems a bit ironic to be writing this post on balancing parenthood and your art career since I officially became an ‘empty nester’ last month. That’s right, my three kids are all out my house and leading their own lives as young adults. One just graduated from grad school... [Continue Reading]
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How to Write a Bio That Gets Read

In this fast-paced world many people suffer from information overload, and understanding how to write a bio that gets read is more important now than ever. Lately, I have been coaching social media personalities as well as artists on how to write a bio, so I decided to share my writing tips with you. The days are... [Continue Reading]
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7 Ways to Have Fun Selling Your Art

Is selling your art a difficult activity? Is it the part of ‘art’ you don’t want to think about? This article will explore 7 ways to have fun selling your art. Guest author: Doug Farrick It’s no big secret that some artists look upon ‘selling art’ as distasteful or greedy – the last thing anyone would want to... [Continue Reading]
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If Things Aren’t Going Right, Try the Left!

  The reference photo. I took this picture while in Missouri a few summers ago. There is an old saying that literally hit home with me recently, “When nothing in life goes right, go left.” Over the past few months, I had been busy painting a new body of work for last month’s Kneeland... [Continue Reading]
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10 Ways to Beat Post Exhibition Blues

Something that I never knew when I started exhibiting art was that it’s very common to have the post exhibition blues. In fact, almost every artist I have spoken to has had this issue. There is a let down after the huge event. you spend so much time focusing on it all, creating artworks,... [Continue Reading]
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