RedDot Podcast | An Interview with Franny Moyle, Author of Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J.M.W. Turner
An interview with Franny Moyle, Author of Turner: the Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of JMW Turner. I picked up Franny’s biography on Turner earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed learning…
Debate: Should You Include a Date on Your Artwork?
Many of you who have been following me will know that I discourage artists from including dates on their artwork. Recently, I received the following email from the curator of a museum:…
A Moment in Art history: Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi – what do self-portraits reveal about artists?
Many famous artists have painted self-portraits, but today we’ll talk about a self-portrait by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi that employs powerful symbolism to give the viewer deep insights into the…
The Gallery Owner Who Cooled Off
A question from a reader: I recently moved to a completely new place and as my life and my visual input changed, so did my work. I started a couple…
Working Alone | Breaking the Isolation that Can Surround the Pursuit of Art
Recently I had a conversation with an artist from Montana about overcoming the isolation that can come with working as an artist in a small community. As we corresponded I realized…
VIDEO: A Moment in Art History: Mark Rothko’s Seagram Murals – A Dramatic Commission Cancellation
It was the opportunity of a lifetime: an enormous commission for a well-known company’s high-class dining space. In today’s Moment in Art History, we’ll talk about the commission’s dramatic cancellation…
Ask A Gallery Owner | Is a Recovery Possible After Getting Off to a Poor Start with a Gallery Owner?
Much of what I write on the blog and in my books is aimed to help artists better work with galleries. There probably could, and should, be as much written…
VIDEO: A Moment in Art History – The Wedding Feast at Cana – the story of the Mona Lisa’s gargantuan neighbor
How a huge painting by Italian Paolo Veronese was taken from an Italian basilica by Napoleon’s army, ended up in the Louvre, and why it’s still there. Art in the…
Collective Wisdom | Creating Titles for Your Artwork
Coming up with great titles for artwork can be a real drag. Many artists feel like it’s more work to come up with a title than it is to create…
Ask a Gallery Owner | Reviving an Old Contact
Below is an email I recently received from an artist. Below her email is my response, but I would love to hear your ideas, especially from past experience. Share your…