Author Archives: Emma

“Chase Burning” sells for $25,200 on eBay!

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Emma

Los Angeles artist Alex Schaefer, painting banks in flames, has obviously caught the spirit of the times.  Visited by the police for questioning over his plein air paintings with added flames, and receiving subsequent media exposure, the painting started on … Continue reading →

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Selling Art Online Step by Step

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Emma

There is no Magic Bullet when it comes to Selling Art Online. I’m sorry if this comes as a disappointment to you.  I wish the truth were different, however success selling art online takes Planning and Persistence. The common misconception … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons – the Zeitgeist of our new century?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Emma

I wanted to share with you a whole creative world that I knew nothing about until a few days ago.

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Art School can Seriously mess up your head!

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Emma

I came across a fantastic blog post ‘Motivation and Discipline don’t help‘ by the realist painter Sadie Valeri that I just have to share with any fellow artist reading this blog who may be going through a loss of direction … Continue reading →

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When your Inner Voice matches your Outer Voice…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Emma

For me, one of the most thought provoking things on the TV recently has been the BBC series ‘The Big Silence‘.  From the same team that gave us The Monastery in 2005, The Big Silence focused on 5 individuals attempting to … Continue reading →

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Art is the Reflection of the Soul – Iraqi Artist Soodad Al-Naib

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Emma

Iraqi artist Soodad Al-Naib talks with Emma on the day her joint exhibition ‘A Call for Meditation‘ opens at the Strand Gallery in London.

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But I’m an artist not a blogger!

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Emma

Some artists get annoyed about the idea that artists could benefit by using blogging as a way of promoting their art to a larger and more receptive audience.  As if art should always stand alone, and not muddy itself by over explanation. … Continue reading →

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Friday Inspiration – Hugh McLeod – Why most artists’ blogs fail

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Emma

All artists should read Hugh McLeods blog post ‘Why most artists’ blogs‘ fail. You may not like what you read, and it may turn things on its head for you, but that’s because the reasons he gives are true:

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Sailing out of the Artistic Doldrums

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Emma

You know when you stop making art, for whatever reason, it can be so hard to get back into it?  The fear of being mediocre…or of ideas drying up…and the starting hurdle just seems to get bigger and bigger the … Continue reading →

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Why your Mailing List is your Number 1 Marketing Asset

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Emma

Photo by Mbgrigby With so many ways to communicate with your audience, artists often overlook the basics in favour of the new and latest thing in social media-ville.    While Blogging, Facebook, Twitter etc. are all excellent ways of getting … Continue reading →

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