Framing and Other Indignities

by | Nov 8, 2013 | Fine Arts America

What artists don’t struggle with the problem of framing their art? Are there any good answers? Read on! Since the framing of art is almost always the artist’s responsibility, since frames cost real money, and since it’s hard to sell art, buying frames for your art can...

Asking for Money, Part 3

by | Nov 1, 2013 | Fine Arts America

We’ve chatted for the past two weeks about how to ask for money. Let’s finish up with three more essential tips. Read on! 1. Follow up on your requests Don’t send an email and take silence to mean that your email was unwelcome, that you’ve been rejected, or anything...

Asking For Money, Part 2

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Fine Arts America

Last week we looked at three tips for asking for money. Here are three more! Read on … Be affirmative, brief, and clear – the ABC rule! How you ask for money is important. No one likes (or needs) lengthy pleas, whiny or negative pleas, or confused or confusing pleas....

Asking For Money

by | Oct 18, 2013 | Fine Arts America

You need money for art supplies, building your website, your marketing efforts, and, well, just to live! One challenge is figuring out where to look for the money you need. But a second challenge is equally pressing: being able to ask for what you need and want. Here...

Quick Meaning Repair for Artists

by | Oct 11, 2013 | Fine Arts America

What should you do when meaning vanishes? Here’s a four-step technique to try! Read on … Every day we’re bombarded by small (and sometimes large) threats to our experience of life as meaningful. Maybe you get a painful rejection from a gallery. Suddenly painting (and...

An Artist’s Racing Brain

by | Oct 4, 2013 | Fine Arts America

Does your brain race? I suspect it does! Nature evolves a creature like us, gives us a super-sized, experimental brain, and tries out thinking. What a fascinating capacity with which to aid or burden a creature! Since the goal of nature is not to evolve perfection but...