Nancy Reyner nancyreyner.com, is a world renowned artist, instructor and author. Her three previous books, including her best-seller Acrylic Revolution, are filled with innovative and inspiring … [Read more...]
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Several Artists Answered the Question What is Your Important Creative Ritual?
We asked friends on Facebook, do you have a favorite ritual you perform before you begin your creative activity? Do you take a walk, meditate, do yoga, turn on your favorite music, or drink a cup of … [Read more...]
Creative Ways to Energize Your Art Career
Are you losing your momentum and need to refuel? There are many creative and powerful exercises to help you energize your art career. In this article I offer a few of the many successful solutions … [Read more...]
Kuralay Meirbekova Captures Human Expressions With A Visceral Impact
It is a pleasure to share this Art Review that I wrote for Kuralay Meirbekova to use for her art career promotion. She creates engaging images that capture the many nuances of human expression. Her … [Read more...]
Is This Another Art Scam?
(This article was originally written in May, 2019 and was recently updated in 2023.) I recently received an email from an artist informing me that she had sent her artwork to a gallery in Manhattan … [Read more...]
How to Sell Your Art to New Home Owners
Imagine that you're meeting someone who has purchased a new house. They may feel overwhelmed and uncomfortable being in an empty space, no matter what size it is. There are so many decisions to make … [Read more...]
What to Do When You Receive Publicity As An Artist – 15 Steps to Take
15 Important Steps to Take Immediately After Learning You Are in an Article, Received an Award, Were Selected for an Exhibition or Other Good News When you receive any form of publicity as an artist, … [Read more...]
Interview with the Inimitable Artist Nancy Reyner on the Topic of Success
I've had the pleasure of knowing Nancy Reyner nancyreyner.com, for several years. She is the epitome of a well-balanced consummate professional as a painter, author and instructor. She has been … [Read more...]
Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your Artist’s Statement
If you’re an artist who doesn’t know how to properly write your Artist’s Statement you’re not alone. When artists contact me for a consultation that’s one of the first projects on their wish list for … [Read more...]
Do You Know Your Position in Art History?
In my daily activities as an artist mentor, arts writer, curator and director of Manhattan Arts International and The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS, I visit dozens of websites and view a … [Read more...]
Do Artists Have A Duty to Reflect the Times In Which We Live?
Read How Several Artists Answered that Question A press release I received from Elijah Wheat Showroom, elijahwheatshowroom.com, a gallery located in Brooklyn, NY, caught my interest. In it they … [Read more...]
Are You Facing Reality As An Artist?
After 30 years of professional practice as a career coach and mentor to artists, I've learned about all kinds of problems and challenges artists face. I take very seriously my role in offering the … [Read more...]
The Pantone Institute Color of the Year for 2025 is “Mocha Mousse”
The Pantone Color Institute, pantone.com, is an extremely valuable resource for artists, interior designers, corporate art consultants and other industry art professionals. When you visit the Pantone … [Read more...]
Your Relationships With Art Galleries & Agents & The Written Agreement
Take Your Time, Discuss the Details, and Get Them in Writing! When a gallery or agent offers you an exhibition or representation, they may tell you verbally what they plan to do for you. It sounds … [Read more...]
Harmful Beliefs That Can Prevent Art Career Success and Many Ways to Overcome Them
We all possess an arsenal of certain types of assumptions, habits and excuses that prevent us from achieving our fullest potential. In this article I point to several beliefs that can harm you and … [Read more...]
10 More Time-Saving Tips For Busy Artists
This page has been moved to Many Time Saving-Tips For Busy Artists … [Read more...]
Spring Into Action for Your Art Career Success
Spring has officially begun if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. Does this time of year energize you? You may feel motivated to clean up your life, career and physical surroundings. No matter … [Read more...]
Take Small Steps to Achieve Large Art Career Goals – 8 Guidelines
Ralph Waldo Emerson reminds us, "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." In my morning reading today, in reference to the topic of divine order and the miracles in nature, I was reminded … [Read more...]
How to Get Started With Your New Art Website
As as a curator for online exhibitions at Manhattan Arts International and The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS we require that artists have their own websites. Why? Because like most art … [Read more...]
What Artists Need to Know About Galleries, Agents and Art Consultants
Selling your art depends on securing healthy relationships with art business professionals such as gallery owners, agents and art consultants. As you build these relationships it is important for you … [Read more...]
Follow The Laws of Nature to Grow Art Career Relationships
Many major art world decision-makers want to develop art partnerships with talented artists who also have strong relationship skills. As your art coach and mentor I encourage you to grow your art … [Read more...]
Problems With Free Art and Discount Prices
An artist recently told me she tripled the number of subscribers she had after she offered a free print when they signed up. Now, she has a list of people who like receiving free art. What she doesn't … [Read more...]
When Artists Should Play it Safe
When you’re in the studio I encourage you to stretch yourself outside your comfort zone as far as you want to go. Take creative risks that are challenging and expanding. However, when it comes to … [Read more...]
Lessons Artists Can Learn From Birds and Children
There is a vast supply of knowledge you can attain to excel in your art career. Just consider what is readily available from many different human adults and so called experts. However, for a change of … [Read more...]
Beware of Vanity Galleries
It is A Pay to Play Game In Which Artists Have Much to Lose This article offers advice that is useful when considering "vanity galleries" and all exhibition opportunities. When I read a letter or an … [Read more...]
Do You Think Titles of Art Matter?
This Question Has Attracted Many Different Replies Shakespeare quipped "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. That's true. However, when it comes to titles of art we may be considering it … [Read more...]
Teaching Art Brings Hope to Future Generations
As a teenager I gave art lessons to neighborhood children and I continued my love for teaching art when I became a professional artist. Several years later, I encountered one of my students when she … [Read more...]
How to Use The “AIDA” Formula When Writing About Your Art and Increase Sales
If you thought this article "How to Use AIDA When Writing About Your Art" is about the Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi, inspired by an Ethiopian princess, you're in for a surprise. Although you'll … [Read more...]
Build Your Art Career With People Power
14 Ways to Grow and Nourish Your Relationships You may spend years creating an outstanding body of art work, however, if you ignore the importance of building relationships your art career may … [Read more...]
The Many Rewarding Ways Artists Can Help Charities
Many artists know that when they use their creativity as an instrument to help others in need they feel a sense of providing a worthwhile service. It offers them another outlet for creativity and … [Read more...]
The Rituals and Routines of Famous Artists
Reading about the rituals and routines of famous artists can be fascinating and enlightening and inform us about the creative human psyche. For example, every morning, before he started to compose … [Read more...]
Release Perfectionism and Celebrate “Mistakes” In Your Art Career
If you suffer from perfectionism I hope this article, that I've sprinkled with inspirational quotes, helps you release perfectionism and celebrate "mistakes" in your art career. For many years I … [Read more...]
Free Online Resources for Artists
Do you have an appetite to acquire more knowledge and growth in the areas of creativity, art sales, and art marketing tools to help you advance your art career, although you're on a tight budget? … [Read more...]
Interview With Artist Matti Sirvio With Advice to Artists
This interview is part of the ongoing series "Advice To Artists From Artists" in which I interview established artists from around the world to gain their insight about the meaning of "success", their … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from A Commissioned Painting
One of my favorite plants is a Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum), shown above. I can see why it is given as a gift to those who have lost their loved ones because its gentle arched foliage evoke feelings of … [Read more...]
The 8 C’s in Art Career Success
We know that art education and creative talent alone will not guarantee a successful art career. As an art career coach and artist's mentor I've learned there are certain characteristics successful … [Read more...]
You Can Sell More Art With These Hundreds of Ideas and Resources
To help you succeed in selling more art I have written dozens of articles on the topic of increasing your art sales. Here are several articles to get you started. Each article contains several links … [Read more...]
How to Write Your Short Artist’s Statement
Your average length Artist's Statement usually runs around 100-200 words. (Read "How to Write Your Artist's Statement"). After you've written that, it's a good exercise to pare it down for those times … [Read more...]
What Is An Artist’s “Signature Style” and Why Is It Important?
In this article I answer what is an artist's "signature style" and why is is important? I hope to bring clarity to how you can determine what your "signature style" is and/or how to acquire … [Read more...]
Top Tips For Creating a Successful Artist Email Newsletter by Michelle Endersby
Michelle Endersby is an artist who lives Bonbeach Victoria, Australia. Her stylized portraits of roses on round canvases represent her return to wholeness after awakening from a coma following brain … [Read more...]