It can be a bit scary to make the move to full time artist. The idea of generating all your income strictly from your art can be so hard to fathom. Art is often a passion and a true passion just keeps calling to you over and over again. For many the dream of being [...] Read more »
What are the tools other artists use?
We all wonder what tools other artists use. Especially artists that we like. I know when I visit another artist’s studio I can’t help but look around at their studio to take a peek at their tools. What brands do they use? Do they buy the expensive stuff or the cheap stuff? What unusual tools [...] Read more »
Are You Insane?
There is a pretty well known quote from Albert Einstein: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” These past couple weeks I’ve had some conversations with artists that make me wonder if they are going insane. They continue to manage their art business the same way they did [...] Read more »
Making Art In Tough Times
Has the economy hit home for you? Have your sales changed? It seems no artist is safe from the economy we have put ourselves into. Have you changed the way you do things? Are you thinking about it? Let me offer up a few suggestions: 1. Turn it up a notch. When times are [...] Read more »
More Art Is Needed In Public Schools
Have you heard the news? Kids who take art classes do better in school. (At least in Colorado.) Colorado high school students with more access to art courses did better at reading, writing and science, regardless of their ethnicity or socioeconomic status, according to the study funded by the Colorado Council on the Arts. [...] Read more »
Speaking Of Fame And Art | Skull-A-Day
Have you dreamed of being a famous artist? While your alive? It has been done. And it can be a good way to make a living. This post is part of a series of posts discussing artists and fame. What defines fame for the artist living in 2008? Is fame a good goal? How can [...] Read more »
Where Will Your Art Be Sold?
This post is part of the discussion "How Do I Price My Art?" A common question for any new artist working in any medium. Often it is the last thought given to the idea of selling art. Here we are going to bring up some ideas and some ways on how an artist new to [...] Read more »
Dear Fort Collins Reader
Art Palaver was started as a blog to go along with my web-zine ZAF622.com. Over time though it out grew the Fort Collins art community. A higher percentage of emails and comments I receive from Art Palaver come from outside of Fort Collins. It is based on this feedback that I have shifted the focus [...] Read more »
Mysterious Flame On Goal Setting For Artists
Brad Blackman over at Mysterious Flame has some great advice for artists on setting goals. To get you started here is a very easy goal: "I will click on this link right now and read the article on goal setting." Say those words to yourself, click the link, and bam! you’ve accomplished a goal. Doesn’t [...] Read more »
Free 278 Page Photoshop Book
One of the greatest tools being used today is Photoshop. A complex and rich visual editing software that can be used for way more than photography. Photoshop has pretty much become a medium in and of itself. But like I said it is rich and complex. So we need all the help we can get [...] Read more »
Keeping You Informed
Hello Art Palaver Reader, As you may have noticed the posts have slowed down a bit as of late. It is about time I told you about that. I’ve been working hard under the hood of Art Palaver and also ZAF622. It is taking more time and effort than I expected. I hope in the [...] Read more »