What Would You Do? The Client Who Won’t Finish Paying

I received the following email from an artist: [Last] year, a collector came to my studio and chose two paintings. The smaller work was priced at approx. $1100, the other…

Ask a Gallery Owner: Find out whether your painting needs a ‘surprise’ element to be successful!

In this video, I answer a question from a viewer about whether a painting needs to have a surprise element to be successful. I share my thoughts on this advice,…

VIDEO: A Moment in Art History: Impression, Sunrise – how Monet’s title became a joke and then a movement

When Monet chose to use the word “Impression” in the title of his painting of the port of Le Havre, he had no idea that it would transform into a…

Approaching Galleries

Ask A Gallery Owner | Pricing, Framing, and Approaching Galleries

I received an email from an artist who had taken one of my workshops on working with galleries and am posting his question along with my response here. Names and…

What Do You Listen to While You Work?

As I’ve mentioned in past articles, my dad is an artist. When I was growing up, Dad didn’t go off to work like most other kids’ dads; instead he went…

Jason Featured on the Spiritual Artist Podcast

  In this engaging podcast, host CJ Miller sits down with Jason Horejs, the seasoned gallery owner of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the art business educator behind the…

Between Land and Sea: The Artistic Voyage of Kathleen Van Lieu

In the tapestry of contemporary art, Kathleen Van Lieu weaves a vivid narrative, one rooted in the intricate dance between the human spirit and the natural world. Her oeuvre serves…

Lee Krasner: A Biography

Recording: Interview with Gail Levin | Author of Lee Krasner: A Biography

If you haven’t had a chance to read Gail Levin’s book about Lee Krasner, I would highly recommend it. I would like to thank Ms. Levin again for sharing her…

AI is coming for your job: artists need not apply

I read several recent articles about OpenAI’s DALL-E 2, an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can create realistic images and art from a text description prompt. Example images are stunning….

RedDot Artist Profile: Lisa Snow Lady

Inspiration What is it that we find so captivating about flowers? Is it their beauty, simplicity, or how they remind us of the natural cycles of life? For artist Lisa…