Artists are Entrepreneurs

I spend at least 50% of my time researching new clients and opportunities, marketing and doing administrative work for my art business.

Featured Artist Mauricio Paz Viola

I consider every piece of my work as a mirror that reflects the internal worlds and memories of other times and dimensions experienced by the viewer …

Featured Artist Zhanna Martin

I just loved this substance, and the way it allowed all these emotions to flow through my fingers and create wonderful snapshots of human expression.

Featured Artist Connie Pickering Stover

I am mesmerized by the contrast between wild movement and quiet geometric shapes.

Conversation with a Potter

A fun and wide-ranging conversation shares thoughts on how artists can carve out a business model that works.

Featured Artist Daggi Wallace

Focusing mainly on portraying the human condition and our connection to each other, my work always begins with a visual trigger that evokes a strong emotional response or with an idea I want to explore.

What is Affordable Art?

What happened when a customer thought a work of great art was out of her reach? A gallery closer tells the story of what is truly “affordable” when a collector falls in love.

Featured Artist L.J. Throstle

I am inspired by objects and in particular the creatures around me and the way light and shadows play across their faces and forms.

Featured Artist Gaye White

By layering components in my work it adds another dimension that is not possible without the collage base and hopefully with engage people longer when they look at the painting.

How to Overcome Objections to the Sale of Your Art

To understand more clearly, you need to listen carefully to your prospective customers, and you need to also put yourself in their place

Featured Artist Brut Carniollus

Discovery of photography not long after enabled me to paint with light. And started countless hours in darkroom, dipping fingers in chemicals and waiting for unexpected images to show at last.

Artist Website Strategies: Are You Making this Major Mistake?

Visit almost any artist website, and you will see common mistakes that can easily be fixed. One of the biggest errors is failing to give enough information.

Featured Artist Marianne Morris

I use my hands, found objects, altered brushes and rollers, along with tools found in the hardware store or the baking aisle.

Featured Artist Bob Craig

The objective is giving the viewer an interesting pattern of detail up close and at the same time presenting a seemingly complete image at a distance.