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[Please subscribe to Eric Maisel: Thinking Aloud, which brings you a new “Tales of the Creative Life” every Tuesday and a new “The Craft of Coaching with Eric Maisel” every Thursday. You can subscribe for free here.]   Here are 10 practical and creative tips for...

Your mailing list can become your most effective sales tool. Here are ten tips for growing your list. Offer a Freebie (Lead Magnet) Create something of value for your audience—such as a downloadable art print, a behind-the-scenes studio tour video, or a desktop...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Come enjoy my new feature, "Tales of the Creative Life." You will really enjoy these parables about the challenges artists face! The parable is an ancient teaching tool. Originating in the oldest storytelling traditions, these simple stories contain a moral or...

Here's a list of 10 galleries that specialize in landscape painting, complete with their contact information: Waterhouse Gallery – Santa Barbara & Montecito, California Specializes in California Impressionist and landscape paintings. Santa Barbara: 1114 State St....