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Top 5 Tips for Daily Painters

Lori McNee — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:52:28 +0000

Buffer This guest post by Diane Hoeptner shares the Top 5 Tips for Daily Painters. As an introduction to this post, I thought you might enjoy learning a bit about Daily Painters. There is actually a new artistic movement called, The Daily Painters Movement. It really got its momentum going in 2006, and now The... [Continue Reading]

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How to Connect on Social Media: @RickiLake Shares Her #1 Tip

Lori McNee — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:44 +0000

Buffer Social media has changed the world forever. In just 140 characters or an update to your Facebook status, you have the potential to connect with a complete stranger in the same town or across the globe. In an instant, Friendships are being formed. Business is taking place. People are connecting. And the world will... [Continue Reading]

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A World Without Wikipedia: Infographic

Lori McNee — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:04:19 +0000

Buffer On January 18th, Wikipedia blacked out its online encyclopedia in protest to SOPA. Protecting from copyright infringement by web-piracy is a worthy goal – this is especially important to artists. However, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted, “We can’t let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the Internet’s development. Facebook opposes SOPA and PIPA, and we will... [Continue Reading]

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Competing for Wall Space – Against All Odds

Lori McNee — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:24:23 +0000

Buffer 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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Waiting for the Muse: 4 Tips for Procrastinating Artists

Lori McNee — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:32:11 +0000

Buffer Descartes, the father of Modern Philosophy once so famously said, “I think, therefore I am.” However, if you are an artist, then you probably can more easily empathize with the phrase, “I create, therefore I procrastinate.” Although other occupations and hobbies are susceptible also to the procrastination blues, there’s something about creative work that lends itself easily... [Continue Reading]

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Be Brave: Make Art!

Lori McNee — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:17:18 +0000

Buffer Once I took a workshop by Michigan artist Donna Zagotta who claimed, “All life’s problems can be solved by more paint or painting more.” I think she was on to something! This world can be a scary place. There are plenty of people making very good money stirring up fear and hatred and calling... [Continue Reading]

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5 Steps to the Perfect Portable Watercolor Painting Setup

Lori McNee — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:33:19 +0000

Buffer 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... [Continue Reading]

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10 Famous Artists Who Had to Deal with Rejection During Their Lifetime

Lori McNee — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:25:49 +0000

Buffer (*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... [Continue Reading]

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7 Ways to Have Fun Selling Your Art

Lori McNee — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:15:59 +0000

Buffer 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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Pricing Your Art

Lori McNee — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:47:06 +0000

Buffer 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,... [Continue Reading]

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