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When You Can’t Decide
When you are struggling with a decision, remember this... You have everything you need to make the right decisions for your art business. You have read the books, listened to the recordings, and taken the classes. You have paid attention. [...]Show More Summary
10 Tips to Make Email Marketing for Artists More Effective | Part Five
How to Get More Clicks on Email Marketing for Artists. Among the many ways to build a loyal following and sell art direct to collectors, none is better or more effective than email marketing. Don’t Wait to Start Email Marketing As a visual artist, if you have not yet embraced the power of email marketing, [...]Show More Summary
Let’s Have A Virtual Art Date Together
Let’s get creative! International Soul Art Day is happening on May 9th. I’ll be in the studio live with Laura Hollick in Toronto on May 9, where she will be broadcasting our vision quest via webcam. You’re invited to join me and and thousands of others from around the world who are getting creative for [...]
How Your Artist Statement Can Engage More Eyeballs
In I'd Rather Be in the Studio I lay out guidelines for your artist statement, where I say that my litmus test for an effective artist statement is that it compels people to look at your art. Think about it: What good is your statement if people only read it and then move on to the next label, the next statement, the next page, or the next artist? [...]Show More Summary
Normal vision will be resumed as soon as possible
Self portrait sketch 3 May 2013The day after left phacoelmulsification of cataract with intraocular lens implantationto illustrate what I look like on the other side of your computer screen! I'm... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Kaspar's at the Savoy and Jonty Hurwitz's Anamorphic Art
Jonty Hurwitz with Kaspar (and bib) and his anamorphic sculpted version of Kaspar for Kaspar's Seafood Bar and Grill at the Savoy Hotel all photos copyright Katherine Tyrrell Yesterday I was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is Your Art Business Prepared For Disaster?
Most artists don’t want to think about what might go wrong in their businesses. It’s not sexy to talk about backing up, getting insurance, or mitigating risk. Art Biz Blog readers (you!) know that these unsexy topics are necessary to confront. Show More Summary
29th April 2013 - Who's made a mark this week?
Zea Mays © Sharon Fox The images in the exhibition this week are from the recent Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists. There were so many blog posts with that and the RHS show at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is my artist statement done?
I like this Infographic Is my artist statement done? about working out whether or not your Artist Statement is both completed and accessible. I've added it into my website How to write an Artist's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Five Tips for Your Art Career Goals
Art Career Goals Make Your Career Happen. To see far is one thing, to go there is another. ~ Constantin Brancusi There is great power in knowing what you want your art career to become in the future. Using goals helps you take control and shape your career. Successful goal setting comes by deeply thinking [...]Show More Summary
Who painted this? #26
Six months completed of this challenge and it continues to bring new people on board each week! Who is this handsome chap and which artist drew him? Who painted this? #26 How to participate in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is Your Art Good or Garbage?
If you want to reach a higher level in your art career, there must be someone around who can tell you what's good and what's garbage. Or does there? In 2005 NPR aired a 4-part series on flops. In part 3, they discussed the aftermath of failure - specifically, what happens when a movie flops. [...]Show More Summary
Heart-Shaped Maps: Courage. Daring. Love. Connection.
In this moment, I should be sending out a sales letter reminding y’all about my final, upcoming in-person workshops. But I’m feeling more philosophical. In other words, I’m feeling more like myself these days. Less inclined to craft a pitch…even though the Entrepreneur part of being a Creative Entrepreneur requires something of a 50/50 balance [...]
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2013: Call for Entries
The UK's Largest & Longest Running Drawing Competition On Monday this week, the 'Call for Entries' for The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2013 was published. he Jerwood Drawing Prize has established a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Give Me Three Hours – And I’ll Show You How to Bulletproof Your Art Career
Now Is the Time to Take Control of Your Career I don’t know how you feel about securing your art career by building direct relationships with repeat buying collectors, but to me, that’s a pretty good definition of a perfect strategy. If you are interested in ‘fast tracking’ your way to building an art career [...]Show More Summary
Read Listen Watch Do Write Teach
Think you can take a few classes or attend a workshop and you’re suddenly a genius at business? Of course you don’t. Being an Art Biz Blog reader, you know better.There’s so much to learn, know, and do. Every step forward reveals even...Show More Summary
BP Portrait Award 2013 - The Shortlist
This year, in a change from previous years, only two artists have been shortlisted for the £30,000 BP Portrait Award 2013 and both have painted portraits of sons and daughters. Notably both... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Your Artist Statement Is Like A Coconut
Friends and I were reminiscing about Gilligan's Island last week when I revealed too much about my TV-watching habits as a child. Remember how the castaways on that series made everything from coconuts? The Professor fashioned a radio and battery charger from coconuts. Show More Summary
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2013 - Call for Entries
The Call for Entries for the 26th year of The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - the top open watercolour competition in the UK - has been published. he competition celebrates all works... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Art Exhibitions in London: April - June 2013
This is my second monthly blog post about Art Exhibitions in London - ones on now and ones coming up. This post broadly covers a three month period from April - June 2013. Also included are the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
