Scam artists try to steal from visual artists
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Visual Artists vs the Scam Artist: Don’t Get Conned
by Lee Down
13-04-2021

Scam artists often target visual artists with a common message trying to con them out of money. It is a common occurrence for visual artists, typically painters from what I’ve witnessed, to get these messages via email or social media expressing interest in purchasing their art. Recently, Dimitri Sirenko, received one of these messages and …

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Creating Art for a Living
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Pointers for Creating Art For a Living
by Lee Down
05-02-2021

Christopher Durant writes a list of 8 points for artists interested in making a living from their art.
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7 Tips for Writing the Best Artist’s BIO
by nicolegarrison
06-11-2020

To build yourself as an artist, get recognized, and sell more artwork, you need more than amazing art. You have to connect with people. An artist’s bio is your chance to allow others a glimpse into who you are. Your story can be that final drop that will lead to a flow of purchases and …

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Sophie McKay Knight, acrylic painting
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The Creative Life
by Lee Down
13-11-2019

The creative life can be quietly gratifying. The thing is to allow ourselves to become a vessel for a work of art to come through and allow that work to guide our hands
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Call to USA Artists: Get included in Art Book 7 by Karrie Ross
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22-01-2018

Hello Artists! My name is Karrie Ross, I too am an artist and in 2013 I created a yearly art-project-book series that spotlights artists, their art and a story. The artists I know really like to share what is happening in their lives. One of the things that make us who we are, are the …

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Create Your Own Artist Wall Calendar
by ThomasAndrewArt
14-11-2017

Creating a wall calendar is actually quite simple. It makes for a great present, which also acts as a year-round marketing tool. Plus, the profit margin on this beautiful gift item is very good. Here are the steps to producing a wall calendar and a video you can watch. 1) Take pictures of your artwork …

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A Blanket of Sky by Dawn Rodger
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Art Consumers – The New Generation on Social Media
by Lee Down
13-09-2017

Have you ever wondered why so much art is being posted online? Who are all those seemingly successful artists who embrace the online market effortlessly? It is as if they have some virtual fairy godmother waving their wand at Facebook and Instagram, doing their every whim and desire! How do they get so many people …

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Sgt Pepper Album Cover Art
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The Greatest Album Covers Ever
by mfaris
09-07-2017

by Michael Faris What makes a good album cover? It’s a weird format, being square, which can be circumvented by a clever artist (by using background tricks to “reformat” it into a rectangle). It should somehow be visually related to the band and the music. It should somehow reflect the zeitgeist of the times or …

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Valerie Solanas
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The Day Valerie Solanas Shot Andy Warhol by Michael Faris
by mfaris
07-06-2017

Three days before she shot Andy Warhol, Valerie Solanas asked author Paul Krassner for some money. He loaned her $50, which he later speculated might have been used to buy the pistol that was used in the shooting. Solanas had been one of the many people who were active in the drug lifestyle of 1960s …

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Indoctrination by Michael Faris
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Censorship in Art by Michael Faris
by mfaris
22-05-2017

Censorship of artwork has been happening for centuries. This type of suppression is destructive and unnecessary. Here are some aspects of censorship to consider as it relates to visual art. The people who want to censor artwork, or literature, or clothing, or anything else, often do so under the pretense of acting out of a …

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