The Art of the Mailing List
Mailing list are vital for taking control of your own marketing and developing long-term and (importantly) direct relationship with collectors.
Pet Loves in the modern age
This part two of photo-essay on great artists who have either painted their pets, or other people’s pets as a way of proving that pets are a proper subject for serious artists.
Time to Call it a Night?
The Fins hate it, the Russians have done away with it and the Chinese and Indian have never bothered with it. So we do we?
Our favourite female artists (deceased) – part 4
Many of these artists were extremely versatile and often worked outside the main-stream. They were all revolutionary. Some simply because they were independent women with artistic careers, others because of the nature of the art they produced. They were inventive and inspired.
Looking for Affordable Art?
The world of online galleries is full of brilliant work by talented artists who often get overlooked by the curators. So I have put together 10 very affordable gems that I have spotted recently.
What a wonderful surprise!
Know how to make an artist happy? Give them art supplies. Stuff to play with. Great Art (whom I buy the majority of my wonderful linen canvases and paints from) sent me a lovely surprise this morning. They sent me an “art box” and a Seasons Greetings card.…
Paintings now available as magazine book on Blurb
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Art of Protest (Chinese Style)
I am an arm-chair revolutionary. I shout at the TV and radio and lot and disagree with a lot that is going on in UK politics at the moment. However, in the UK, that’s no big deal. Its quite normal, in fact. However, in most countries around the world,…
The Rhyddings, Brynmill, Swansea.
The magnificent red brick building at the end of our road used to be called the Rhyddings Hotel but in recent years has recently rebranded itself as “The Rhyddings at Swansea”. I have always admired it’s generously arched windows which look out north and west from…
6 Tips for Painting Commissions
Commissions for Oil Paintings I am currently working on a commission piece at the moment and have two more in the pipeline. I really enjoy doing commissions for three reasons: Firstly, you’ve “sold” a piece of work before you’ve completed it. Secondly, it’s quite a compliment and boost…
