Monday Morning Art School: how to be a professional artist.
Today’s blog is being released simultaneously with the YouTube version, above. They’re slightly different, of course. I wince every time I hear someone say “art is a good hobby but you can’t make a living at it.” Of course you can; I know many people who do. Last year, the global art/antiques market had sales …
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Goodbye, Cabbage
I prominently display a slim volume in my bathroom: How the Queen Can Make You Happy, by Mary Killen. It’s a paeon to duty, discretion, politeness, healthy habits, kindness and more. Anyone who visits for more than three days ought to be able to finish it. As I have a lot of houseguests, it’s one …
Gone Native
Update: here is a link to all the paintings in this sale. Camden Public Library is co-sponsoring the Camden Native Plant Celebration & Sale – A Wild Seed Project, on the grounds of the Camden Amphitheatre Sunday, Sept. 18, from 9 AM to noon. I asked ten of my students to create art for this project. …
Am I part of the problem?
I’m no fan of the Guardian, but this recent (unsigned) piece is one more argument about a well-known problem in the art world. Women’s art sells at a shocking 10-to-1 markdown from men’s work-“for every £1 a male artist earns for his work, a woman earns a mere 10p.” That should come as no surprise …
Why pay for it when you can get it for free?
In our impecunious youth, bar owners were notorious for offering bands the ‘opportunity’ to play for exposure (and maybe a free beer). According to my bass-player husband, it’s a practice that continues to this day. “All you need is to learn three chords and you can call yourself a blues band,” he said. “And 90% …
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