by admin-eric | Jul 4, 2025 | Fine Arts America
Here are 10 tips for artists who want to make their work feel more existential, emphasizing themes like meaning, absurdity, mortality, isolation, and freedom: Confront Mortality Visually Introduce subtle or symbolic references to death—withered flowers, empty chairs,...
by admin-eric | Jun 28, 2025 | Fine Arts America
Here are 10 tips for painters new to surrealism to help you begin exploring the strange, symbolic, and dreamlike world of the movement: Embrace the Unconscious Let go of logic and allow your imagination, dreams, and stream-of-consciousness thoughts to guide your...
by admin-eric | Jun 20, 2025 | Fine Arts America
Here are 10 different abstract styles of painting, each with its own unique characteristics. Maybe one will interest you! Abstract Expressionism Emphasizes spontaneous, gestural brushwork and emotional intensity (e.g., Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning). Geometric...
by admin-eric | Jun 13, 2025 | Fine Arts America
Here are ten thoughtful and professional ways you might follow up with someone who purchased one of your paintings: Thank-You Note or Email Send a personalized thank-you message, either handwritten or via email, expressing appreciation for the purchase and briefly...
by admin-eric | May 28, 2025 | Fine Arts America
New 16-week online creativity coaching trainings begin Monday, June 2. Learn more here. Here are ten compelling reasons to become a creativity coach: Help Others Realize Their Potential You support artists, writers, performers, and creators of all kinds in overcoming...
by admin-eric | May 23, 2025 | Fine Arts America
Below is one of my “tales of the creative life.” To get a new tale each Tuesday, please subscribe here. For fifteen years, Maria had squeaked by as a graphic artist. Her plan had been to make enough money as a graphic artist to allow her to pursue her love of...
