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...]
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Interview with Barbara Markoff, Art Consultant and Photographer
When it comes to experts in the field of art in the healthcare art market Barbara Markoff stands out among all the rest. Her career as a leading corporate and healthcare art consultant spans decades … [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...]
Let’s Dispel This Myth About Artists
During a recent consultation with an artist helping with her writing projects for her new website she referred to the Edward Hopper quote, “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to … [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...]
Artists Share Positive Ways They Are Using Time in Isolation Part III
I recently asked my artist friends on Facebook to share what they are doing now since the Coronavirus pandemic altered all of our lives. I was delighted to receive many replies from artists around the … [Read more...]
Thinking of Selling Your Art Online? Ask Yourself These Questions First
This article by art marketing expert Carolyn Edlund will answer many questions you may have if you're thinking of selling your art online. Carolyn Edlund is an art business consultant and writer, and … [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...]
Health and Wellness Tips and Resources For Artists
When it comes to artists taking care of their health there are many disheartening reports. As a result of creating art, many artists I know are afflicted with arthritis or joint pain. Or they have … [Read more...]
Pantone’s Color of the Year is Viva Magenta 2023
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. This vital … [Read more...]
Three Famous Artists Offer Their Words of Wisdom With Advice to Artists
Imagine being transported through time and space and you are visiting a famous artist in their studio. You ask them to share insight about their creative process. In this article three famous artists … [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...]
Valerie Patterson’s New Book “Art to Start the Conversation”
It is a pleasure to announce Valerie Patterson's book "Art to Start the Conversation", published by ABCarlson Publishing, distributed by Ingram, will be released on January 16, 2023. This book … [Read more...]
Most Popular Art Career Success Articles For Artists
On this website you'll find several dozen articles and interviews on a variety of topics to help artists achieve their fullest potential. There are some topics that stand out as getting the most … [Read more...]
How to Create A Successful Art Blog
Whether you want to increase your art sales or expand your reputation as an artist to a global audience, having an art blog can be the perfect vehicle for achieving your art career goals. An art blog … [Read more...]
Can You Define Your Art Customer Profile?
What makes successfully selling artists different from artists who are struggling to sell their art? They know why their art is selling. They know the unique characteristics of their art work and why … [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...]
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...]
Simple Steps to Writing Best Art Blog Posts
Once upon a time having an artist website that featured your artwork and resume was enough to make yourself recognized on the Internet. Now, if you want to attract a wider audience you need to add … [Read more...]
Resources To Protect Artists’ Health and Safety
As an artist, it is extremely important for you to be aware of your health and safety. You should know about the materials you're using to create your artwork and other physical conditions that may … [Read more...]
A Single Art Sale Holds Tremendous Potential: What to Do After The Sale
A single sale holds tremendous potential and power to the success of your art career. When you make an art sale, the value of your art is contingent on your ability to continue “the conversation” … [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...]
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 … [Read more...]
How to Recognize Different Types of Art Buyers
If you’re an artist or art agent engaged in selling art, have you noticed people have different art buying patterns? It's interesting when you know how to recognize different types of art buyers. … [Read more...]
The Artist’s Success Plan For Moving
According to several different U.S. surveys, Americans move an average of 11.7 times in their lifetime. Perhaps you are dealing with this situation right now or you will be in the near future. When … [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 Nancy Staub Laughlin With Advice to Artists Part I
It is an honor to present this interview with innovative artist Nancy Staub Laughlin nancystaublaughlin.com who has created a new concept of the “still life”. I've had the pleasure of knowing Nancy … [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...]
Email Mistakes Artists Make and How to Avoid Them
Many emails you send that are improperly written may discredit your professional image or go immediately into the recipient's trash without being read. When writing to an individual or business, it's … [Read more...]
Advice to Artists From Artist Nancy Staub Laughlin Part II
Nancy Staub Laughlin www.nancystaublaughlin.com is a mixed media artist who has created a new concept of the “still life”. Her successful art career spans more than three decades. Her creative … [Read more...]
Creative Ways to Supplement Your Art Sales
Are you looking for new creative ways to supplement your your art sales without having to take a boring 9-5 job? There are many sources of income to consider. Throughout my career as an artist, I … [Read more...]
Christina Peters Shares Her Experiences Working With Art Consultants
Christina Peters, christinapetersfineart.com, has been taking pictures since she was eight years old. After her second photography degree from Art Center College of Design in 1993, she became an award … [Read more...]
Read Excerpts from Artist’s Biographies
On this page you will read excerpts from three longer Biographies that I have written. Although I have changed some details to create more condensed samples for you to read, hopefully you will see … [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 … [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...]
Keeping An Open Mind About Artists and Art Movements
We all have our favorite artists that we rush to see whenever a museum or gallery exhibition opens that features their art or when an art blogger publishes a new article about them. Their art speaks … [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...]
What Does Your Artist’s Picture Say About You?
You spend money, time and effort designing your art website, place a bold image of your art on your home page and prepare an outstanding display of gallery images, artist's biography and artist’s … [Read more...]
Art and Artist’s Statements – Quotes by Famous Artists
If you're like most artists I know, the task of writing your Artist's Statement feels like torture. You may question, why doesn't the work speak for itself? But, you've probably also learned that … [Read more...]
Artists Share Positive Ways They Are Using Time in Isolation Part II
While we're either in mandatory lock down or we're choosing to do so voluntarily, during the Coronavirus pandemic, we can choose from an array of opportunities to pursue indoor activities to improve … [Read more...]