Shipping a painting is always a bit scary, especially if the painting has to cross borders. I usually use normal couriers for international shipments and so good packaging is vital. You simply cannot overpack! More is best. You must always …
Artwork Archive has a new and very cool feature that I think is worth telling you about. It is a very clever way of creating an online portfolio, or gallery, connected with your own art works database. It connects your …
A while ago the art materials shop Jackson’s asked a few artists what advice they would give to emerging artists. I thought it was a great question and they got some wonderful replies. I want to share what I wrote …
If you are a creative you must have heard it before: work for exposure. Or to be blunt about it: work for free. Many artists are asked to work for free on a regular basis. Some more than others, I …
Artwork Archive is a database program especially made for artists, collectors and galleries. Because it is made for artists it is different from the usual database programs and really quite useful! In this article (and video!) I would like to …
Not too long ago I received an email from a regular reader asking for some advice. The reader recently dived into his art and managed to come up with some wonderful paintings. But the next thing he thought was ‘now …
How do you get your artwork to an exhibition? How do you pack your paintings, without risking any damage, and ship it to your client? Packaging paintings sometimes seems like an art in itself. But don’t let it stop you …
Let’s get our work out there! One way of doing this is by submitting work to open exhibitions. And there are plenty open exhibitions about! Still many artists feel open exhibitions are not out to support artists but just to …
Let’s Get Organised!updated December 2018Useful Software for ArtistsI like my gadgets and my apps. And so it goes without saying I love software for artists that works and makes my artist’s life easier. But even if you are not a …
Social media is huge. Facebook has 2 billion monthly active users and Twitter 330 million monthly users. And so social media enters every niche and almost every interest. Although traditional art is not always at the forefront of tech innovations, …