I know by know that you’ve heard of Twitter. But have you made the plunge yet and joined the conversation that is happening on Twitter? Many artists already have and there is a lot of sharing happening among them. Not to mention the artists making sales via Twitter.
I thought it would be interesting to compile [...]
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Leap Of Faith Gallery | Art Palaver Podcast Episode 006
For this Episode of the Art Palaver Podcast I get out of the studio and start my mission of having palavers with artists and those who are in the art business. Leap of Faith Fine Art Gallery opened in May here in Fort Collins Colorado. It is co-owned by Melanie Valentine and Nick Roberts. I took [...]
Who Does She Think She Is? | A Film That Looks At Women Artists
Let me start off this post with a few statistics:
- The number of professionally trained artists and art historians in the U.S. – Males 52%, Females 48%
- Percentage of artists at major institutions:
- National Gallery of Art — 98% male, 99.9% white
- National Portrait Gallery — 93% male, 99% white
- Hirshhorn Museum – modern and [...]
Define Your Online Artist Headquarters | Art Palaver Podcast Episode 002
In this week’s Art Palaver podcast I talk about how to manage your time and your options online.
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Fans Producing Their Favorite Musician’s Record
Your going to be hearing this a lot from me here on Art Palaver, as an artist you need to work on building a fan base first, then worry about selling your art. No matter what medium you work in, you can and should develop a fan base, a group of people who really care [...]
If Your Not Selling Your Art Online, Where Are You Selling Your Art?
True story.
This morning I opened our local newspaper to be greeted with headlines of another art gallery closing. Based on the many Google Alerts I have running this is common news all over the country and the world. The current economy is just too weak for many art galleries to survive.
Of course this is bad [...]
What Is An Artist To Do With Twitter?
You can now find me at www.twitter.com/DaryleDickens or @DaryleDickens. I have been on Twitter for over a year now but decided to create a separate account just for this blog. My plan is to be selective about who I follow and only focus on connecting with artists who use Twitter. After further review I have [...]
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 [...]
Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Is Now On Hulu
You may have heard about Hulu, an evil plot by aliens to destroy the world through free television on the internet. Because after all tv rots the brain and tv on the internet really softens it up. (Don’t take my word for it.) And it seems that even high brow television is a weapon in [...]
Liz Lomax And Her Hand Sculpted Illustrations
Hand sculpted illustrations? How in the world do you sculpt an illustration? Well if your Liz Lomax you create three dimensional sculptures then take digital photos of them, thus creating a hand sculpted illustration. And from the looks of it Liz is quite good at it.
She has created work for Mastercard, Officemax, First National Bank, [...]