Is your personal story important in selling your work? I have often wondered the answer to this question from a gallerist’s perspective. So, I asked a few to elaborate their thoughts on the matter....
When you see an artist's work in person, there are always nuances of the unexpected as compared to seeing the work online. However, I was completely surprised when I was able to see Kimber Berry’s...
As an artist the conversation you have in your head is incredibly important for your growth. I am as guilty of insecure thoughts as the next person, analyzing at times: Is this work any good? Is it...
I find music to be an important part of my process in the studio. Most mornings I start with a disco or top hits channel on Pandora to get me going. Later, I tend to listen to Coldplay, Five for...
Happy New Year! I was thinking I would periodically do blogs about artists I have met along the way that are doing work that I find innovative and fascinating. Mixed media artist
As a painter I spend many long hours in the studio, alone. When I have an exhibition of my work, I have the privilege of talking with collectors and hearing their response to my work. I am often...
How often do you get to talk about what you really love to do to an audience that is truly interested? This is why I really enjoy artist talks. I have done quite a few of them over the last few years....
I do not claim to be an expert on websites. However, I have made my own website, changed it and managed it for the past six years. It has been my calling card so to speak, and I have gained...
I posed the "when is a painting finished" question to several friends who are painters. I think it is a question all of us struggle with. It is probably one of the most asked questions I get from...
I had been painting for about 15 years and taking classes. One day, when I went to a critique class I was taking at the Santa Fe Community College, my teacher,