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 so there are hundreds of ideas and resources to help you sell more art. You'll want to bookmark this page now and return! How Artists Can Develop Satisfied Art Buyers and … [Read more...]
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10 Time-Saving Tips for Busy Artists
Time management is one of the biggest challenges for creative individuals. Time seems to evaporate and get out of our control. If you are seeking some ideas to help you manage time better you came to the right place. In this article I offer 10 time-saving tips for busy artists. Want to gain more time for creativity? Here's a simple idea: Eliminate the worst time wasting … [Read more...]
Have You Ever Lost Your Creative Motivation? This Article Helps You Restore It!
It's amazing how often I get my best inspiration for solutions and articles from artists who share their problems with me. They help me become a better mentor. One of my clients confided that she lost her creative motivation and was feeling depressed. In a short period of time, with some suggestions and exercises, her passion was restored. Have you ever lost your creative … [Read more...]
What Is An Artist’s “Signature Style” and Why Is It Important?
As one who spends several hours a day on social media it is disappointing to see artists posting their art with no regard to how they present their unique vision to the world. And, they complain to me they aren't receiving the sales and awards they wish for. This article addresses that situation with a sense of clarity and guidance. When was the last time you stopped to … [Read more...]
The A, B, C of Fine Art Terms
As a professional artist, whether you are creating, writing or discussing your art or art movements and art history, it can be exciting when you dive into and expand your art vocabulary. There are thousands of terms that describe artistic styles and movements. To inspire you, here is a basic article that introduces the A, B, C of Fine Art terms. (There's also another article … [Read more...]
The D, E, F of Fine Art Terms
The art world is an exciting treasure trove with thousands of terms that describe artistic styles and movements. They educate and enlighten us and are essential when clarifying often complicated artistic concepts. For this article "The D, E, F of Fine Art Terms" I selected a few of them and share their origins and leading artists. Topics include Dada, De Stijl, Eco-Art, … [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 respiratory problems due to inhaling solvents. This has an impact on the type of artwork that they do and their productivity. According to cerfplus.org, a staggering 62% of the … [Read more...]
Questions Art Buyers Might Ask Themselves Before They Decide to Buy Your Art
How much time and attention do you give to what's on the minds of potential buyers of your artwork? If you're interested in improving your art sales it's a good idea to know what kinds of questions art buyers might ask themselves before they decide to buy your art. In this article, you will find over 20 frequently asked questions art buyers consider. I hope you enjoy answering … [Read more...]
How to Get Out of Your Creative Inertia
Artists frequently ask me to evaluate their art work and write an art review. When looking at their overall body of work on their website I can immediately detect if they've been in a creative standstill. Sluggish energy and lack of sales can often be telltale signs that an artist is suffering from inertia. If you're there now or have ever been there, this article will show … [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 coaching clients, guidelines I follow myself, and links to several other articles I've written so you can delve deeper … [Read more...]
How to Add Value to Your Art So You Can Raise Your Prices
Throughout your art career you'll want to engage in activities that will add value to your art so you can forecast the best time to raise your prices. Every career choice you make is either going in an upward direction or causing your art to decline in value. There are several key benchmarks that define how the value of art is determined. The more valuable your art … [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 you happen to be reading this, if you want to maximize your career potential it's a good idea to periodically examine what areas need most attention to renew, … [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...]
A Promotional Statement About Your Art
Thank You for Your Interest in Applying to Receive My 150-Word Statement "Praise Quote" About Your Art I love writing about art. When I view your art, many words and phrases immediately come to my mind that describe your distinctive features. This is possible because I can view your art through a lens of professional experience and objectivity based on many years of studying … [Read more...]
Advice For Choosing The Title and Theme For Your Art Exhibition
There is a good reason why major curators of museums and those in charge of marketing, communications, and publications departments put a great deal of time and thought into choosing titles for shows. They consider the title to be a “marketing hook”. In this article I share successful ideas that worked for me as a curator of theme events, many of which were televised, … [Read more...]