How to Write an Artist Statement
Writing an artist statement can be a challenging process. When you operate in a visual field, trying to explain your work in words can feel…
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A Guide to Art Commissions
As artists, we want to avoid that cliche of a ‘starving artist’, and one of the best ways to do that and earn some great…
How to Evoke Emotion Within Your Paintings
Let’s discuss 3 primary methods you can use to evoke emotion within your paintings. These methods have been used throughout the history of painting to…
Artist’s Books | What are They?
Recently, for my final project in Fine Art at college, we had to create an artist’s book. When I first heard that we had to…
Jo Glover
Formerly at The London College of Printing (now University of the arts: London College of Communication), Jo, originally from Lancashire, studied Graphic and Media Design…
5 Basic Skills of Drawing & How YOU Can Learn Them
When making a drawing, all artists, regardless of talent level, employ five fundamental skills. These abilities are essential for making any type of artwork, including…
How To Critique Art & Why It Matters
Every artist should be able to critique their own artwork, and they should be able to provide constructive criticism to others work as well. It…
How to Deal with a Harsh Critique as an Artist
So a while ago, as one of my first blog posts, I wrote about How to Deal With Criticism as an Artist and Make it…
How to Take Great Photos of Your Art
As an artist myself, I look at a lot of art photos online and I can’t believe how poor a lot of them are. I…
Why Every Artist Needs a Separate Studio Space for their Art
All of us when we start out painting or drawing just start anywhere and just sketch, but having a separate space for your art as…