How To Become A Better Artist

Throughout life and our profession, it is critical to become a better artist. Too often we become consumed by our work and neglect artist development.

The struggle to be noticed or promote our work can begin to consume us and the neglect becomes detrimental to our abilities and cultivation.

Why Is Art So Important To Us?

Why is art important? Its greatest importance can be found within the preservation of culture.

Through the millennia of history we can see through archeology that a culture can be known first through its art. Many of our definitions for historic cultures come from this view.

Discover Your Art Style For Long Term Growth

Too often professional artists can find themselves burnt out or lost in the creation loop. Knowing how to find your art style can be critical.

Discovering your art style can plague artists in various transitions of life. In turn our most important element, artistic expression, can suffer.

Learn How To Price Your Artwork

Do not feel bad if you are unsure of how to price your art. The greater problem within our time is that we have many good artists undervaluing their work.

The Real Life As The Starving Artist

The artistic life for too many is a path of failures. Life is hard. The life of an artist at times feels like one was begging to be punished.

At times our gift within a certain art medium limits our value or creates challenges to be seen . Despite all our best efforts it seems impossible to get ahead.

We Cultivate Creative Ideas Rather than Find Them

How do you find the creative ideas to do inspirational art? Certainly you can search online for “ideas”. But is what you find truly your creative expression?

It is imperative that an artist understands what creative expression is. Without this element you cannot have truly creative ideas. The meaning reaches into a part of who you are rather than what you do.

A Difficult Start For New Artists In The Art Community

To make the top income levels for artists within the art community, one needs to seek employment with the right institution.

If you are a new artist within the art community what I will say at first may sound horrible. Yet you deserve to know the reality that you are stepping into.

A Serious Etsy Review For Artists

Unfortunately I need to discuss this topic of why artists should say no to Etsy. There are reasons why we should not be selling art on Etsy for long term growth.

If you are new to marketing your artwork please read to make an educated choice.

Is Art A Product?

Is your work artwork or product? Each artist must decide if their art is a product, or something more. There is a lot to learn about how to make money with art.

Once I visited a local University to view their art collection. The curator of the art gallery took me around and as we were walking began to describe many of the pieces.

Why Being Trendy Is A Bad Thing

The world is always chasing the new trends. Chasing trends in art is no different. With each trend that comes many attempt to catch the wave before the crest.

As an artist we must ask ourselves, what is our value in art? We must then define that answer for our work.