So you say that you want to learn how to be an artist. You have an innate ability to create and a burning desire to share your work with the world. But how do you get started? How do you get the doors of the art world to open? This may sound counterintuitive, but I […]
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Is your dream to be a professional artist who sells your art locally? Art exhibitions are a fantastic way to increase your profile and credibility as a professional artist, in your own hometown. And you don’t need to have a gallery to create one! Art exhibitions also offer exciting opportunities to connect with your community,
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Too often, people outside of the art world get confused when confronted with art. They’re afraid that it means something secret, something they don’t understand. Many times they walk away, not because they don’t like it but because they’re afraid of sounding stupid. One important way to become successful as an artist, is to help
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I hang my head in shame to admit that I’ve been busy with more important things than my own creativity. And this is what I teach other artists not to do! Here’s the story: You may not know this but Companion and I have been collaborating on a musical. That’s right, as in play. He’s
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“It’s really easy to work as an artist!” said no one, ever. Most artists are really challenged when it comes to marketing their own work. Are you? Maybe you can’t place your finger on what your style is? Maybe you play in more than one medium? It’s difficult to package something that feels so elusive
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Thailand is a place known around the globe for its immense natural beauty, distinctive cuisine and a land punctuated by farmland and rice fields. But what about Thailand as a place known for galleries and art? Thai painter Ta Thimkaeo says, “Here in Thailand, art isn’t viewed the same way as it is in other
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Are you interested in selling fine art photographs but not sure how to get started? A quick google search turns up thousands of tutorials on how to land portrait photography clients or sell your stock image photography, but selling fine art photographs is a little more mysterious. Where do you go to sell your fine
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Emerging artists often ask me, ‘How do art galleries work?.’ Many artists wonder if galleries are still relevant? I tell them that even though the internet has made it easier than ever for artists to share and sell their work directly, gallery representation still holds tremendous value. If it’s your goal to find gallery representation
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It was a Monday morning and I trudged to the gym in the London drizzle. I was wearing no make up and my hair was piled atop my head. I was wearing baggy sweats and a mighty fine hangover. Let’s just say it wasn’t my best look. But hey, I was only going to the
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I drove to the Mediterranean Sea to look at the water. I drove to the Mediterranean Sea to dream. Instead, I saw her. Bent over from age, she moved ever so slowly
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