Business & Art
Check out our collection of blog articles covering topics related to both business and art.
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Creating An Artist Brand And Website, What You Need To Know
Every artist should have a website. Websites are so popular that having a website is no longer an option for any creative person or business it is now a necessary expense. But there are several things you need to look at when you create your brand and your website. As an artist, you must look…
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4 Proven Business Strategies to Help You Sell Your Artwork
One of the hardest things for any artist to realize is that besides knowing how to paint or produce your artwork, you must also understand some aspects of the business. Most artists would prefer to concentrate on creating their artwork and nothing else. Some basic business strategies you can use to help you sell your…
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How Do Artists Deal With Rejection? 8 Ways to Handle Artistic Rejection
When you are an artist, especially if you are going to sell your art, you will need to learn how to deal with and face rejection. But this is one of the most difficult things for any artist to learn how to deal with. To learn to deal with artistic rejection, you must ensure you…
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How Should An Artist Use Pinterest? 15 Ways Pinterest Helps An Artist
Pinterest is a social media tool that continues to gain a lot of popularity as people pin or re-pin things they like or things that inspire them. This free online tool can also help you as an artist. Pinterest is a great free online tool for artists to build their artistic brand while also giving…
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The Essential Role of a Website for Artists: 11 Key Reasons
Having a website can seem like a lot of work and time that many artists do not want to take away from their paintings. Every artist today needs to have a website. The way artists sell their artwork is constantly changing. A website helps give an artist exposure to new customers. An artist is essentially…
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Should an Artist Write a Blog? Your Top 7 Questions Answered
Writing a blog is not easy. It requires time and commitment. It also means that you need actually to write while also having something relevant to say. So many artists ask themselves if they should really spend the time to write a blog? I know I also asked myself that very same question. A blog…
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6 Reasons Why Every Artist Should Use Pinterest
For a long time, I was not sure if I really needed to have a Pinterest account. After all, we all seem to have so many social media accounts that sometimes it can be hard to keep up with them all. Every artist needs to have a Pinterest account and to be active on Pinterest.…
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Am I Too Old To Start Oil Painting?
This is the question that I asked myself many times as I was learning to oil paint. I started to really learn to oil paint when I was in my late 50’s. Like many of you, I felt that maybe I had missed my prime, and I was just too old to learn how to paint.…