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If you’ve ever considered going into print, there’s never been a better time. Recent statistics show the art market retail spending is on the upward march, with increasingly affluent and (hopefully) taste-conscious buyers looking to buy original and limited edition reproduction works.

Until recently however, most “enthusiastic amateurs” will have been put off by the cost of printing. Why should you have to commit yourself to spending the wrong side of ?1000 only to find out your masterpiece doesn’t sell? Well, the answer is you don’t anymore.  Read the rest of this entry »

Almost everyone has experienced loss in one form or another at some point in their lives. After the tragedy on September 11th, most of us don’t have to look very far to find someone who has been touched by loss. For artists, learning how to recognize and cope with loss will help them in understanding the common phenomenon known as post exhibition blues.

It is normal to experience the sense of loss that accompanies grief when we are confronted with the death of a relative, friend or even a pet but, artists need to learn how to recognize the importance of grieving, when confronted with loss of an expectation or fantasy. Regardless of how unrealistic we may acknowledge it to be.

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Although the Color Schemer has been designed primarily for web and graphic designers, I have found it very useful in my own artwork. The Color Schemer can help artists create harmonious color schemes easily and quickly.

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One of the most difficult aspects of being an artist doesn’t take place behind the studio walls. It is an unpleasant, sometimes degrading aspect of your career: promotion. Nevertheless, as an artist, you need to develop a method to promote your work and still maintain your integrity. To minimize the unpleasantness of this particular responsibility, the method you devise should complement your personality and temperment. The problem begins when you decide it’s time to start approaching galleries.

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After reading the article “How To Establish Which Galleries To Approach,” you should have a fairly good idea of how to determine which galleries are appropriate for your work. Once you’ve narrowed your target list down to those galleries that you feel relate to your work, and would be a good fit for you both stylistically and as a match for your career level, you are ready to develop an approach. Ideally, if you know another artist that is represented by the gallery, invite them to your studio to see your work. Not surprisingly, artist referrals carry the most weight in a gallery’s decision to acquire a new artist. If you are not fortunate enough to know an artist that the gallery represents, you’re left with the option of calling the gallery cold to request an appointment to meet with the gallery director and discuss your work.
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