3 Things to Consider When Thinking About a Career in Art So, you’re considering a career in art, by yourself and for yourself. Congratulations! Even if you’ve only thought of it in passing, you probably realized how big of a leap that is. The thought of leaving the reliability of a steady paycheck and relying […]
Are You Selling Out by Selling Your Artwork? Are you selling out by selling your artwork or committing a major faux pas by even considering putting a price on your work? How dare you call yourself an artist! Of course I’m laughing and rolling my eyes as I type that. I’m not even […]
How to Make Money with Artwork The biggest question for any aspiring artist has to be how to make money with artwork. Times have certainly changed and so have the methods for getting your artwork in front of potential buyers. Once upon a time, you had to schlep your work all over town to galleries, […]
Why Do People Expect Free Artwork? People who expect free artwork from you has to be one of the most annoying things that artists have to deal with. I’m sure you’ve experienced it. Someone finds out you’re an artist and they ask, “Oh! Can you draw (insert subject matter here)?” What gets me […]
Looking for the Best Art Supplies? What are the best art supplies for drawing or painting? It’s an age-old question and there really isn’t one simple answer. It depends on a number of factors which you need to take into consideration. These factors include the following: Price Art supplies can be expensive. The […]
Creating Your Own Creativity Hub Creating your own creativity hub might sound a little strange. What is it and what do I need it for? We’ve all fallen down the bottomless pit of the creative block. That miserable time where creativity eludes you and you create nothing new for days, weeks, or months. What it […]
Putting Your Artwork on Social Media Putting your artwork on social media can be absolutely terrifying for some artists. Let’s face it, people suck. Not all. But the few whose goal is to just scroll through social media searching for places where they can leave their particular brand of hate and nastiness are sometimes enough […]
Haters Are Going to Hate Yes, haters are going to hate. There’s no getting around it and there’s no making haters see reason. This alone has prevented countless artists from posting their work online. It’s understandable but sad. A 2019 article in USA Today stated that cyber-bullying has risen from 11.5% in 2015 to 15.3% […]
6 Tips to Improve Drawing Skills All beginner artists want to know how to improve drawing skills as quickly as possible. Like all things, some will catch on quicker than others. Some have a natural inclination while others will really have to work at it. No matter where you fall on the scale, these 6 […]
How to Avoid Creative Block – Revised 7 Totally Doable Tips How does an artist avoid creative block? Is it even a thing? I’ve heard arguments for both sides of creative block. Some say the block is just laziness and others say that it happens to the best of us, lazy or not. I would […]
Straight-up, hands-down, flat-out: Myra Naito does breathtaking work. Highly recommended; way highly. Eleven out of ten stars. This girl is a channeler-artist. Her works goes deep to express the wordless wonder of being-ness itself.
- T. Tajiri
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