Collaborative work with artist and musician Magne Furuholmen has solidified a strong doll theme that also runs throughout Helen’s practice as both a fine artist, illustrator and animator.
The Truth About Art Publishing
The average life span of an image in the marketplace is much shorter than it was in the distant 20th Century.
Featured Artist Alexanna Padilla Johnson
I’m primarily a mixed media artist who is passionate about paper and other fibers. I enjoy pushing the boundaries of the materials I work with.
Gotcha Covered – Insurance Resources for Artists
Compared to being a defendant in a liability lawsuit or losing your studio, office contents and inventory in a fire or disaster, insurance premiums are an incredible deal.
Featured Artist Pia de Girolamo
My paintings start with a big gesture … a calligraphic sweep of black paint or a large field of color… that beckons and leads me deeper and deeper into an exploration of color, texture, form and line.
Featured Artist Mohan Ballard
I was taught to express myself through vivid and vibrant scenes while also exploring how to pack my images full of features and people.
Featured Artist Sara Hunter
I started out painting abstract watercolor paintings until one of my customers requested I take one of my designs and put it on a piece of pottery, a platter.
Featured Artist Kylie Fogarty
My inspiration for my art practice comes from fleeting moments, thoughts or objects in time, depending on my environment and mood.
An Artist’s View of Pinterest
Artist Carolyn Pappas has taken down her Pinterest boards. She didn’t delete her account, though, because she wants to be able to comment on boards where her art has been pinned.
Featured Artist Melissa West
I have completely fallen in love with making prints: the technical, mechanical geekiness; the ability to take one image and make it over and over again, changing it and letting it push my ideas further and further.
Featured Artist Jennifer Weiss
I have always been drawn to create because it lifts me to another level of consciousness and what I call a meditative state. It helps me to escape from the daily pressures and stresses of life.
Shooting Fish in a Barrel
How one artist planned such a great strategy for presenting her work that picking up new accounts was “like shooting fish in a barrel.”
Featured Artist Mickey Baxter-Spade
I find color fascinating and fabulous. Art is not so much about what ends up on the canvas as it is about the process.
An Artist’s View of Art Publishing – Part 2
As an artist, you are free to pursue your craft in the manner of your choosing. But the business side of the art world is no different than many others – timing plays a big part in things.
