Fine Art Tips and Techniques
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 gone when we only relied on our boring resumes to emphasize our achievements. Unlike a resume, a bio is less formal. This gives … [Read more...]
An artist's equipment is as individual as the person who is using it. After several years of striving to find the perfect, portable watercolor painting setup, I became increasingly disappointed with the commercial offerings for watercolor painters. So, I chose to create my own design that is defined by portability, compactness, and versatility. As a watercolor painter, I have found that most easels and plein air pochade boxes that are … [Read more...]
(*Please see Editor's note below) While many are familiar with the term "starving artist," this stereotype of impoverished artists struggling to get by has been sadly true throughout much of history. Fine art painters in particular are infamous for leading poverty and grief-stricken lives. Much like today, many of history's famous artists also had to deal with rejection and negative criticisms during their lifetime. Perhaps this makes their … [Read more...]
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 do. Why is this so? Well, the salesman stigma is everywhere. It’s in the culture, in the movies (Wall Street, Glengarry … [Read more...]
Lately, I have abandoned my expensive oil paintbrushes for painting with a putty knife and other inexpensive painting tools. This all started last month when I began taking some 'abstract' painting classes with fellow artist, David deVillier. My goal has been to add to my own artistic repertoire in order to more texture to my paintings - and the putty knife sure does the trick! Last week, I posted an image of my recent 'putty knife' … [Read more...]
The other day I had a conversation about 'pricing your art' with my friend, fine art photographer Todd Ridge. Todd is a success in the art print market, so I asked him to contribute a paragraph with some tips for pricing art and prints for an upcoming post that I have been planning. However, Todd's little paragraph turned into a whole guest article that is filled with some unusual insight and art pricing considerations. My 'art pricing' post … [Read more...]
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