I’ve spoken before about my journey as an artist. On that journey, you get many unexpected questions from people, and you don’t always know how to respond. Recently, at an art walk, a woman approached our booth and asked me a very poignant question. This was a woman who was looking to buy. She already …
Swimming upstream; I maintain against the grain – Greg Graffin, Bad Religion In art, you don’t always need to follow what other people are doing. Sure, when you start out, it is good to try and replicate others’ styles and techniques to get better at your craft. After years of following others, there comes a …
This is part five of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. We will be posting parts 6 in the coming week, so be sure to keep coming back. We’ll be discussing in great detail some of the topics highlighted in last week’s post. If you want to go back and read from …
As a new artist trying to sell your work, it can be tough to match what you make with what people want to buy. You will get a lot of unsolicited advice from people as you go to different markets, socialize with people, and post online. You may ask yourself “How do I make a …
With the holiday season upon us, it is time we start thinking about what we want to gift our loved ones as we travel near and far to spend quality time with them. With the plethora of options of things to get for them, it is very easy to look for quantity over quality. There …
This week’s blog post and Instagram posts are very personal to me. As an artist, social media is both a help and a hindrance. It is both time-consuming but mandatory in today’s market. The struggle many artists have is finding a balance between personal and professional. How much of yourself do you put on display …
