Blog on Art Marketing and Selling Art

What will you do this week to impart lessons to friends, family, and others, which are important for them to hear or experience? [...]

Buddy & Zack by Diane Frossard was selected as a Finalist in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

There are basically two kinds of artists when it comes to sales venues: Those who prefer to follow the well-trodden path that others have paved, and those who prefer to blaze their own trail. [...]

Special Edition USA Gallery & Museum Exhibits from March 2nd - 8th, 2018 [...]

Winter Sunset by Brian Blood was selected as a Finalist in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Art, an aspiring fine artist who works full time as a police officer. Art is surrounded by supportive and well-meaning family and friends who don't always get his passion for painting, and he often finds himself in strange situations that make you just want to laugh out loud. [...]

Fill yourself with affirmations and resolutions. Nourish yourself with the knowledge that the world needs your art. [...]

There is something about seeing things in a different way that enables you to disconnect with your preconceived ideas. You can more clearly see reality. [...]

In Harmony by Dimitriy Gritsenko was selected as a Finalist in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

There's one truth I've learned in social media posting, email marketing, and, indeed, even in artwork sales. And that truth is this: more activity leads to more engagement. [...]

Fallen Memories by Jason Sacran was selected as a Finalist in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

This video is an introduction into understanding the fundamentals of painting and drawing from life. [...]

Wind Kept by Kathie Odom was selected as a Finalist in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Your website is your personal representative who speaks 24/7 to an unlimited audience on your behalf. [...]

Special Edition USA Gallery & Museum Exhibits from February 23rd - March 1st, 2018 [...]

Special International Workshops Edition from May 1st, 2018 - November 1st, 2018 [...]

Boundary Cliffs by Bill Cramer was selected as a Finalist in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Art, an aspiring fine artist who works full time as a police officer. Art is surrounded by supportive and well-meaning family and friends who don't always get his passion for painting, and he often finds himself in strange situations that make you just want to laugh out loud. [...]

Successful artists surround themselves with a "family" of people who believe in what they do. [...]

Though I often to see loving attention paid to "line" in many of today's compositions; I'm beginning to see far less weight these days given to a painting's tonal patterns. [...]

Heritage by Christine Swann was awarded Outstanding Pastel in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Is social media dead? No, far from it. But using social media to reach out to prospects is only one of many ways to market your art. [...]

Reef Dwellers by Gloria Chadwick was awarded Outstanding Abstract in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

If you had just one thing you needed to get done, needed to accomplish, and you had to get it done now, so you knew it would get done before your unexpected last breath, what would that one thing be? [...]

Mary by Tracy Ference was awarded Outstanding Pastel in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Blogging is a chance to show people who you are in real time. [...]

Special Edition USA Gallery & Museum Exhibits from February 16th - 22nd, 2018 [...]

Red dress in Aruba water by Jean Jones was awarded Outstanding Acrylic in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Art, an aspiring fine artist who works full time as a police officer. Art is surrounded by supportive and well-meaning family and friends who don't always get his passion for painting, and he often finds himself in strange situations that make you just want to laugh out loud. [...]

Knowing when?and how?to say "no", may be the biggest ?secret' to creating success for yourself with your art. [...]

So what does it take to effectively follow up? There is a lot that goes into effective follow up, but today I'm going to suggest steps you can take to immediately begin improving your follow-up. [...]

Bee creek at Sassafras by Joseph Gyurcsak was awarded Outstanding Acrylic in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Anything that impedes the process of sharing art with the world directly costs artists time and money. [...]

Vicissitudes of Life by Dongfeng Li was awarded Outstanding Watercolor in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Remember, no one will see the reference you used when they view your painting. So get creative, don't be a slave to your reference, that's your job as an artist, to push beyond what is in front of you. Besides, you might be surprised by the results. [...]

Evening glimmer by Alejandra Gos was awarded 3rd Place in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

Simply posting work online without providing a compelling reason for collectors to buy will not likely procure a sale [...]

Special Edition USA Gallery & Museum Exhibits from February 9th - 15th, 2018 [...]

Special USA Workshops Edition from April -August, 2018 [...]

Mallory in Green and Blue by Suellen McCrary was awarded 2nd Place in the November 2017 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]