MOST ARTISTS LIVE EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. “Extraordinary” in the sense that they’re outside the norm, the “ordinary” of what other people do. In fact, many artists...
Artists all over the world rely on art fairs and festivals to promote their brand and sell their products. Many artists depend on these events for...
Have patience with all things unresolved and learn to love the questions themselves. – Rainier Maria Rilke Artists are endlessly curious. But in life, we...
When I was in college, I had a favorite professor, who taught art history. He’d started out as a photographer, a career that had been...
Artists struggle with self-confidence all the time. Do you? Seriously, as an artist, you are putting the most personal and vulnerable parts of yourself forward....
“I used to have a band,” he told me. He had played lead guitar and sang. It was the 1980s, and he worked hard, touring...
Art is more than just pretty pictures. The best art explores ideas, and ideas need time to develop and to grow. In fact, they demand...
Any artist worth his or her salt is part of a larger arts community. Other artists are not your competition; other artists are your colleagues—and,...
When I worked in the art business, I talked on the telephone constantly. So much for the glamorous life! Who knew that cauliflower ear was...
It happened again. An artist wrote to me about a project she was offered, excited by the opportunity. She wasn’t going to be paid, mind...