Fine Art Tips and Techniques
It seems like some artists have all the luck. Do you want to learn some ways to improve your luck as an artist and be one of them? Luck isn’t just some magical force that only shines down on select artists. It doesn’t require a magic wand, a lottery ticket or even good juju to be lucky. Fortune is created by hard work, dedication and passion and it’s up to every creative to make his or her own. Most all artists can use a little luck from … [Read more...]
Hello friends. In case you have been wondering about me this week...I am on a painting trip in sunny Arizona. I brought my trusty little travel laptop with hopes of blogging while on the road, however the Internet service has been spotty and unrealiable. Now, to make matters even worse - I just dropped and broke my laptop!!! I have been dreaming of buying a new iPad II and now it looks like I will get my wish sooner than I … [Read more...]
Over the past few years, I have noticed a pattern with my painting practice. During the cold winter months, I hole-up all alone in my studio and paint my still life art. But, as soon as the snow begins to thaw, I am excited to start landscape painting. ...and I am always looking to paint with other people! The only problem is this...where I live in Idaho, there is no lack of talent. In this resort community we have talented skiers, teachers, … [Read more...]
Many of you know Maria Brophy from her informative art licensing and marketing tips she shares on Twitter and Facebook. A woman after my own heart, Maria is a true California Girl. Maria balances a busy Southern California life as a mom, blogger and as the agent and brand manager for her surf-lifestyle-artist husband. I really enjoyed chatting with Maria, she is one busy lady! The #PowerArtists series is lucky Maria was able to take time out … [Read more...]
Not all artists are able to devote themselves to their art fulltime. In fact, it is not uncommon to find many aspiring and professional artists struggling to attain a balance between a steady paycheck and managing the time and energy to create. I know how this feels. As a stay-at-home-mom, my own art career slowly developed within the short studio moments I could steal during my children's naptime and in between loads of laundry. But believe … [Read more...]
Vancouver, BC Canada has fast become a world-renowned art hub for a new art medium, 3D computer generated art. For years, Vancouver has been fondly known as Hollywood North as it is often referred to for its feature film industry and now for the 3D movie and computer gaming industries. World famous studios such as Pixar, Electronic Arts and Digital Domain call Vancouver their home. After a year of intense hard work and dedication, my oldest … [Read more...]
Over the past few weeks I have been posting articles to help improve the studio health and well being of my fellow artists. Continuing on with this theme, I asked my good Twitter friend, social media's favorite fitness guru, Joyce Cherrier to give us some easy, healthy lifestyle advice for the busy artist. Joyce is a specialist in sport’s conditioning and helping people create healthy lifestyles. A lot of my artist friends … [Read more...]
Discovering talented professional and emerging artists to share with my readers is one of the great joys of my blogging experience. This week, it is a pleasure to introduce you to a promising, young wildlife artist, Matteo Grilli. Born in Italy in 1984, but now living in Brisbane, Australia, Matteo and I met on Facebook. Each week I ask my fan page members a simple question, "What's on your easel?" Matteo posted a watercolor bird portrait of … [Read more...]
So, you want to paint. But, just getting started and choosing the right subject matter to paint is a challenging task to many aspiring artists. Even professional artists find themselves lacking in inspiration from time to time - I know I do. Imagine this, lets say you set up a still life with an ordinary apple as your subject matter...after a few minutes you might find yourself asking, ‘Well, what do I want to do with this?’ This struggle is … [Read more...]
This winter has been a bit too cold, long and confining for this native, 'California girl'! I must admit, I've caught spring fever, a common woe that strikes when the days begin to get longer and warmer. This time of year it is customary for people to blame spring fever for their restless or lazy behavior, distractions in the workplace and studio, sudden spurts of spring-cleaning and love struck dazes. While watching the snow melt and … [Read more...]
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