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Meeting Your Art Deadlines
Say that a deadline’s looming where you’re supposed to deliver some paintings for a show and you’re getting really anxious. What can you do to effectively handle this situation? Imagine the following scenario. You are part of a group show at The Downtown Gallery. The...
Do Negative Thoughts Kill Your Creativity?
Do thoughts like “I’m not talented” or “I don’t stand a chance” get in the way of your ability to create? What can you do to silence negative self-talk and other thoughts that don’t serve you? Here are some good ideas for banishing negative self-talk. There are many...
Finding Your Artistic Voice
Artists often work for a long time without finding their artistic voice. They may know that their work isn’t really fresh but not know what to do to break through into personalized work. Here are ten useful tips for finding your voice as an artist. 1. Detaching from...
Handling Difficult Gallery Meetings
You have an important gallery show coming in a few months but you’ve fallen behind on your painting. Next week you’re supposed to meet with the gallery owner and you really don’t want to tell him how behind you are. What should you do? Let’s start with a few things...
