Creating in the Middle of Things

Unless you are impervious to the facts of existence—and no one is—you must learn how to create in the middle of things. You must learn how to create when wars are raging and when your own hormones are raging. You must learn how to create even if you hate your...

Bountiful Holiday Gift for You!

To celebrate my more than fifty books, my webmaster and guru designer Ron Wheatley has put together a gorgeous sampling of twelve of my books that we’d like to offer you as a gift. With selections from The Van Gogh Blues, Coaching the Artist Within, Mastering Creative...

Art Bundle for Good

The Art Bundle for Good folks do a lovely job of collecting multiple resources for artists and then providing them at one low price. Their current bundle has 111 items in it, including several by me. Mine include Connect with Gallery Owners, Curators, Collectors and...

Retaining Your List

Last week I chatted about building your list of email addresses. You absolutely want to build your list; but you also want to retain that list! A blog post that strikes the wrong note can lose you 10% of your list overnight. One well-known artist, whose large list...

Building Your List

“Your list” is shorthand for your ability to reach folks. You might reach folks via an electronic newsletter that you send out regularly or intermittently, a physical flyer, a brochure or a postcard that you mail, or an announcement that you make on your blog, via...