What is involved with finding, applying for and participating in artist residencies? Guest blogger Joseph Cavalieri details how to go about this process step by step, and gives ideas for using your residency to meet other artists, promote your work and make permanent connections.
Featured Artist Tiffany England
Illustrator and emerging artist Tiffany England is featured. She takes inspiration from various artists of the Golden Age of Illustration. Tiffany is classically trained and now lives in Los Angeles.
How to Work with Art Consultants
Art consultant and author Barbara Markoff discusses how artists meet art consultants and can best work with them to create and place art in corporate settings.
Featured Artist Jean Calomeni
My themes are ones of relationships, longing, loss, acceptance, independence and the empowerment and strength of women.
Strategies for Self-Producing Artists
In the final installment of her article on “Creating a DIY Strategy for Exhibiting Your Work” guest blogger Rhonda Schaller discusses the pros and cons of self-producing artists.
Featured Artist April Metternich
Accomplished watercolorist April Metternich presents a sampling of her work, and discusses her background in art and her approach to the medium of watercolor. Her newest body of work is based on a theme of fantasy art and goddess portraits.
Artists – Discover Your Market
In Part 3 of Rhonda Schaller’s article “Creating a DIY Strategy for Exhibiting Your Work”, she stresses how to research your market and find those venues which fit your work.
Featured Artist Megan Coyle
Virginia artist Megan Coyle creates paper collages depicting scenes from nature, cityscapes, animals and portraits. She talks about her technique and goals, including writing and illustrating a book for children.
Alternative Opportunities for Artists
Artist/gallerist/curator and teacher Rhonda Schaller writes about artists finding alternative ways of thinking and exhibiting their art, including online portfolios, art registries, and how to create your own opportunities.
Vision and Strategy for Artists
In Part 1 of her guest blog on Artsy Shark, Rhonda Schaller discusses alternative methods of exhibition, alternative spaces, and exhibition models, plus a business plan exercise.
Featured Artist Francesca Tesoriere
Italian artist Francesca Tesoriere is a freelance illustrator who has created artwork for childrens books, greeting cards, gift wrap and other projects. She is seeking additional art licensing opportunities.
Featured Artist Rusty Wahl
Artist Rusty Wahl presents her portfolio and talks about her life, love of art and her inspiration.
Skin in the Game -The Tattoo Art of Frank Luca
Tattoo artist Frank Luca started his career trained in graphic art and held more traditional jobs. This is the story of his journey and how he balances his fine art work with a career as a tattoo artist.
Featured Artist Virginia Peck
Featured Artist Virginia Peck presents a new body of work that she has been painting, as sketchbooks which are painted over the pages of altered books. This journal style of art is a vehicle to let “the earthy, sexual, underworld of the subconscious to come out and play.”
