by admin-eric | Mar 15, 2013 | Fine Arts America
When artists think about the phrase “art education” what usually comes to mind are art activities and art classes in the elementary schools, a major in art or an art school education, or maybe taking a technique or technical class, like studying watercolor or oil...
by admin-eric | Mar 8, 2013 | Fine Arts America
Last week I provided you with 5 tips to help you feel more comfortable painting en plein air. If that subject interests you, here are five more tips. Taken together, these ten tips will get you outdoors and painting away! The sixth tip is to think about partners and...
by admin-eric | Mar 1, 2013 | Fine Arts America
Sometimes artists feel anxious about painting en plein air and avoid leaving the studio. If you find yourself wanting to paint en plein air but avoiding it, here are some tips that can help! The first tip is that you will have to do deal with your natural...
by admin-eric | Feb 22, 2013 | Fine Arts America
Let’s say that you have a meeting coming up with a gallery owner or a collector. What’s too much preparation for that meeting? What’s too little preparation? Read on! In working with my creativity coaching clients I find that they tend to fall into two distinct...
by admin-eric | Feb 15, 2013 | Fine Arts America
Artists are confronted by many different ways of “publishing” their art nowadays. What are the positive and negatives of these new opportunities? Let’s take a look! Nowadays you can self-publish a book of your images, pay to have your images inserted into print...
by admin-eric | Feb 8, 2013 | Fine Arts America
Creating requires confidence—and life can rob you of confidence. If you’ve lost a little confidence over time what can you do to restore it? Let’s take a look! First of all, how does that confidence get robbed? Well, a teacher can choose you as the person she wants to...