Dear Artist, As an artist, let me ask you, when you look back at 2019, what achievements are you most proud of? Did you sell your first piece of work? Did you sell a whole lot of work? Did you achieve a creative breakthrough? Did you win an award? a grant? or receive online recognition? […]
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Picture this: trying to start an artistic life with a new spouse, while living inside a tiny caravan. Regardless of the obstacles, things start taking off. You even secure an art agent. But the agent steals all of your work, your personal belongings and the caravan. Now, imagine being rendered completely homeless, with no money
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How your summer’s going? I’ve been working hard on preparing for the release of my new podcast while still trying to learn everything I can about other podcasts for artists. I love sharing my discoveries with you. I’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback from artists who are finding value in some of these
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“I’ve become known as The Heart Man. There’s even a heart tattooed right here on the center of my neck,” says the Florida-based painter, gallery owner and tattoo artist Parker Beaudoin cheerfully. As an artist with over 20 years of business experience in the tattoo industry, his newest fine art gallery venture touting the altruistic name
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“I create because I must. It’s the joy and flow of making work that fulfills me and keeps me somewhat sane.” Wendi Schneider is no stranger to the artistic life. It’s in her blood and surrounds nearly every facet of her world. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all painters. Her education focused on painting and
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Artist Ann Dunbar says that one of her earliest art memories was having her first painting of a horse framed and proudly hung in the kitchen by her parents. Despite the support from her family, as an adult Ann still lacked confidence as an artist and belief in herself. Though she attended art college, she’d
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Tami Bensen is an intuitive artist. Working without a plan, her art is about letting go. She paints what comes to her organically, which often reflects those things found in nature. More recently, Tami has been focusing on water colors that derive from crystals. Her latest series was inspired by an eclipse of the moon and
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Who am I? That’s a question every artist needs to ask themselves often. Because it’s who you are as an artist that will guide you through the ups and downs, twists and turns of this crazy path we’ve chosen. Who are you? When I asked that question of myself recently, I answered that my artwork
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Was ‘creativity’ a bad word in your family when you were growing up? Or was it a badge of honor? What did you do with the knowledge, with that recognition of your true self? What did you do with your calling as a Creative Being? Did you proudly stand up and claim it? Did you
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I met him as I was taking my daily stroll through the city. An artist painting the landscape. I stopped to chat, as I do, and take a few pictures of a working artist at work. He said, “I like to show my paintings to children the best, because they ask more interesting questions.” What kind
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