When I started out in the art world, artists were pretty limited in how they could sell their art.  The internet wasn’t popular yet so if you wanted to get artwork into someone’s hands you had

Creating a business plan may seem like a monumental task.  A lot of artists fear that it requires formal education and skills to draft a business plan. Au contraire!  While a business plan can appear to

Instagram has become an enormously popular social media platform. And this visual app is positively viral amongst photographers. Whether you’re a professional or a hobbiest chasing the perfect photo, Instagram is the ideal platform to post,

Have you ever opened up an email that feels like a generic cold-call? You know those emails that ask you to give your art away for “good exposure” ­– from someone you’ve never even met? Artists

A Curriculum Vitae, otherwise known as a CV, is an overview of your professional art career. It includes your work history and any achievements you have gained on your journey thus far. Common mistake artists make

There are all kinds of ways to make money from your creativity. Let’s take a look at some of them. GET YOUR WORK OUT THERE Yes, you can exhibit in a commercial gallery and follow a traditional

I recently had the pleasure of talking with my friend Linda Mariano of Redwood Art Group. Linda has a wealth of experience as the Managing Director of Marketing for Redwood’s well-known American art fairs and publications.

I don’t know about you, but I live at the mercy of an evil task-master. I work and slave and whenever I dare step away, it follows me. I feel guilty, anxious, because no matter how

Artists and money. We obsess about money. We want more of it. It’s not just artists, it’s our culture at large. But the myth of the artist states that we’ll never have it. And a lot

I was taking a week-long Deep Writing workshop with the extraordinary creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel. I’ve been writing for a long time now, so this wasn’t a how-to class, it was more about connecting with

I was recently interviewed on the Passionate Painter Podcast about how to use your creative voice to build your art business. I shared a lot of information that I thought might serve you, so I’m sharing

I often get asked how to work as an artist by people who feel stuck in their lives. They feel a sense of creativity and a desire to make, but they don’t know how to get

Have you ever opened up an email that feels like a generic cold-call? You know those emails that ask you to give your art away for “good exposure” ­– from someone you’ve never even met? Artists

Have you ever noticed how people talk about selling art online as if it’s easy? Post it, pin it, tweet it or link it and VOILA!  The sales! The acclaim! The thousands of followers! But it’s

I recently suffered a crisis. My relationships weren’t connecting, my creativity wasn’t flowing. I was overwhelmed and overwrought. It felt like the work was stagnant and it became a battle to get through all the stuff