Artists Pay Homage to Their Mothers and Share Loving Memories (Originally published in May, 2020 with more recent updates) In preparation for this article to commemorate Mother's Day, I wanted to give my Facebook artist friends an opportunity to pay homage to their mothers and perhaps share some loving memories. In this process, my desire was to give a platform for artists to … [Read more...]
Create The Art Career of Your Dreams ~ 15 Guidelines
If you're been following me for any length of time you know that my passion, purpose and mission are to help you create the art career of your dreams. This article is one in a series of articles related to art career goals. You'll find advice I have given to artists in my art career consultations and they have proven to be successful. They are also guidelines I follow … [Read more...]
10 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your Artist’s Biography
As a writer and curator I visit dozens of artist’s websites every day. In my coaching consultations I help artists achieve their art career goals. We often begin with a discussion about how they write about themselves, their careers, and their greatest attributes and achievements. Unfortunately, I notice many artists don't know how to write a correct Artist's Biography in … [Read more...]
Fun Techniques to Help You Write Your Artist’s Statement
If you're like most artists writing your artist's statement is one of those projects that you dread even more than root canal. Having helped thousands of artists over the years tackle this job I was delighted to come across two fun techniques to help you write your artist's statement. These tools, "freewriting" and "mind-mapping", are powerful brainstorming strategies used by … [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 what time of year it is now, if you want to maximize your career potential you came to the right page. It's a good idea to periodically examine what areas need most attention to … [Read more...]
Pantone Color Institute Has Announced Its Choice of “Peach Fuzz” for 2024
When interior designers, corporate art consultants and other industry art professionals are hired to help their clients one of their most valuable resources is the Pantone Color Institute. When you visit the Pantone Color Institute website you will quickly learn about the extensive services it provides when you read: "Recognized globally as a leading source of color expertise, … [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 that I have used in my career consultations and coaching services for artists. I hope you try them alone or with your friends. After you do let me know what develops! 1. Create … [Read more...]
How to Price Your Art With These 15 Tips
When providing career guidance to artists many of the questions I receive are related to pricing their art. In this article I provide advice that will help you know how to price your art. There are specific rules for pricing art that are used in this business. If you follow the methods I recommend here you'll be confident that you're consistent with art business ethics. These … [Read more...]
Advice For Choosing The Best Titles and Themes For Your Art Exhibition
Major curators and those in charge of exhibition promotion and sales put a great deal of time and thought into choosing titles for shows. They consider the title to be an important marketing tool. In this article I share successful ideas that worked for me as a curator of theme events, many of which were televised, announced on radio, and featured in a variety of print media … [Read more...]
Celebrating The Accomplishments of Black American Artists
February is Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, making it a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of African American artists. Since 1976, this month has been officially designated in the United States. The annual celebration is also held and widely celebrated in Canada and UK. With great pleasure, I present a few of them here for … [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? I've collected several superior sources that will help you acquire that information without spending a penny. Here is a treasure trove of free online resources for artists and links … [Read more...]
The Multi-Faceted Creative Evolution of Digital Art
Digital Art first came about in the 1970's but it took until the end of the 20th century to become a viable art form. Today, with the widespread availability of digital cameras, software, many sophisticated tools, equipment, and applications it's bigger than ever. Artists are tapping into this treasure trove and are letting their imaginations soar. As a curator of online art … [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 prevent you from achieving art career success. You'll find many ways to overcome them. If you identify with any of the disempowering beliefs listed below you can go immediately to the … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Avoid Art Career Sabotage
You can have the best art on the planet, but unless you apply positive and proactive beliefs and action steps you may not achieve your career goals. Many of the obstacles we face can be attributed to our own self-sabotaging behavior. So, here are 10 ways to avoid art career sabotage. Every one of the 10 points ends with a link to a related article where you can dive into the … [Read more...]
10 Simple Ideas To Help You Create Successful Art Events
Most of the art events I organized in NYC were so popular they were featured in Crain’s New York Business, Show Business, New York magazine and The New York Times. They were announced on radio and cable TV and made the evening news. They ranged from informal gatherings to large televised celebrity galas at which I worked with political delegates, cultural dignitaries and … [Read more...]
Sharing My Love For Writing About Art and Artists
My love for writing about art and artists began as soon as I discovered the magic of words. I was four years old when I created my first six-page book with construction paper, crayons and a stapler with the help of my mother as we sat on the olive green living room carpet. Passion for Reading Writing grew from an early obsession for reading -- especially about people, … [Read more...]