Artists' careers are as unique as their fingerprints. We see artists licensing their images on products, teaching art to the developmentally disabled, selling original paintings at large retailers...
In May, 2016, I witnessed a dream come true: I signed my first book contract. While I’ve been a writer my whole life, and practice on a daily basis, and had even self-published books, the fact that...
Imagine this: You share your fashion illustrations on Instagram as a way to document your progress. It's not your day job, but you dream that someday it might be. Then one day, the Metropolitan Museum...
Artists often have a complicated relationship with money, especially as solo entrepreneurs. Many are confused about monetization, what to charge and how to build sales volume. Sometimes, it’s...
Did you know that videos on social media generated 1200 percent more shares than text and images combined in 2017 (Brightcove.com)? All of us are...
The e-learning industry reached $107 billion in 2015. Today it’s the norm to learn nearly anything online, including art making. How are art teachers taking advantage of the boom happening in online...
These days, many artists falsely assume that if they put their art online, Google will take care of the rest. Nothing could be further from the truth. The competition is fierce for a spot “above...
I have rules about social media: no Facebook before 12 noon, no Twitter after 8 pm. Because if I start my day with Facebook, I’ll miss the benefit of my most creative working hours and if I check...
Brilliant art bloggers do not rise up from the sea, fully formed, like Venus. “If you want to get good at blogging, accept that you are going to endure a long awkward adolescence made up of trial...
Mark Nesmith drives along a road in Beaumont, Texas with his wife Elizabeth Pearson, when suddenly he stops the car. Nesmith gets out and immediately begins using his phone to snap pictures of the...
