Fine Art Tips and Techniques
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...]
How do you make money as an artist? Many people who aren’t artists wonder this, and many seasoned artists wonder the same thing! Of course artists know that to make money, you must sell work. But there other methods of making money that you may not be aware of. Here are the top 10 ways artists can make money. Each has a short description and a link to an article full of expert advice. Guest author: Originally posted on ArtBistro 1. … [Read more...]
Traveling, the outdoors and plein air painting are a few of my favorite passions in life. Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Alaska aboard a very large cruise ship. My plein air painting time was very limited, nevertheless I didn't want to miss the chance to record beautiful Alaska in paint as you can see in the video below. As a novice photographer, I also enjoyed photographing the many amazing Alaskan wonders with my new Canon 60D … [Read more...]
Many artists, photographers and even businesses choose to add a digital 'watermark' symbol to their online artworks, designs and photographs as a way to protect their ownership and copyrights. The article below spells out a clear list of the pros and cons so you can make an informed decision if you are considering adding a watermark to your images. Wikipedia explains: Digital watermarking is the process of embedding information into a … [Read more...]
This guest post is especially relevant for me right now due to the fact that I am working on expanding my own artistic repertoire. Although I still enjoy painting my artistic subject matter, I have become a bit bored and I want to spice it up! To do this, I have begun taking private abstract painting classes as well as an encaustic workshop that starts later this week. My goal is to learn a few new techniques that will add a new dimension to my … [Read more...]
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 Gallery Plein Air Exhibition. The last few weeks leading up to the event were extra busy and the ‘stress’ was starting to show up in my latest painting! Have you ever battled with a painting, but you just can’t seem to … [Read more...]
**Recording Now Available, click the 'Ignition' box for more information*** Creativity and talent alone aren’t enough to build a successful art career. Over the past few years, I have been devoting my 'free time' to helping other working artists like myself to better understand how to market their art, build relationships with galleries, and to think like a small business owner. This week, Ignition | Art Marketing Experts Helping you … [Read more...]
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, hanging, publicizing, it becomes a massive high capped off by the opening. then, suddenly, it’s over. and your life can seem...empty. It can be … [Read more...]
A few months ago I had the honor of writing a special Expert Series post for Tony Hastings very popular blog, The Top 10 Blog. Tony asked me to write about my favorite subject, art. Condensing such a big subject into a top 10 blog post way no easy task! Nevertheless, I think you will find it packed with useful information. Below are my Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Art. You might also like to check out another post I wrote for Tony, Top 10 Ways … [Read more...]
advertisement |
I would like to invite you to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and subscribe to my RSS feed or eNewsletter.
follow: RSS
Recent Comments