Fine Art Tips and Techniques
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...]
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...]
Guest author: ArtBistro. Originally posted on ArtBistro.Monster.com As artists, we know that a trip to the art supply store can be expensive. Shopping for one item can quickly lead to a full cart, and it’s exactly these careless habits that can become dangerous, especially for artists trying to watch their budget or turn a profit. Ideally, established artists making regular sales should be able to purchase the finest supplies. But in … [Read more...]
You might think becoming rich as an artist is a rather vain goal but with money comes power, influence and additional resources (including people, environments, etc.) – so who’s to say really?! I’m in touch with a number of “famous” and very wealthy artists and one thing I know for sure is that they think differently than the mainstream crowd. That’s a secret right there you may want to ponder. Continue … [Read more...]
It takes a lot of talent, technical ability and artistic confidence to make a painting demonstration look simple. The other day while on Facebook, this 'simple' animal portrait demo caught my eye. By now, most of you know that Facebook is a great social hub where artists can easily meet, network and swap ideas and information. It is exciting to become 'friends' with talented artists. Over the past year, I have met so many interesting and … [Read more...]
Guest Author: ArtBistro.Monster.com Art is always evolving — constantly developing with the help of world and social trends, new technologies and so much more. As artists, we must keep up with these changes. Not only because our passion necessitates new ideas and new inspirations, but also because the artwork we previously thought to be finished, might now look painfully incomplete — such is the life of a creative. In an artist’s mind, … [Read more...]
Tara Reed is a marketing dynamo who's passion for art licensing is infectious. I had the opportunity to speak with Tara a last week and really was impressed with her art marketing knowledge and her use of social media. Tara shares her secrets to success below and shows us how she encompasses the definition of a #PowerArtist. “PowerArtists are the social media ‘rockstars’ of the art world! Not only are they talented creatives, but they … [Read more...]
Guest author: ArtBistro. The following article was originally posted on ArtBistro.com Artists are compassionate, have an unmistakable zeal for life and can find beauty in almost everything - quite the catch to date, huh?! But, how does an artist convince someone outside the art industry that beneath their paint-stained clothes, crazy work stories about clients with bad taste and the nasty stereotype that artists are moody and brooding, that … [Read more...]
Welcome to the first #PowerArtists interview. Last week, FineArtTips.com announced the first 10 #PowerArtists. This ongoing series is dedicated to acknowledging individuals for their excellence in the Arts and Social Media. This week I am proud to introduce one of the most influential artists on Twitter, the multi talented go-getter, Annie Strack - a true #PowerArtist. “PowerArtists are the social media ‘rockstars’ of the art world! Not … [Read more...]
As we learned in the recent post, 10 Important Things Every Aspiring Artist Should Know: Part 1, there are some very important things that aspiring artists need to know before they strike out on their own to make it as a professional. Being a professional at anything takes skill, hard work, perseverance, confidence and knowledge. I hope these two articles help arm you with some of the tools needed to make the move from an amateur to a … [Read more...]
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