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3. ARTIST’S SITE OF THE MONTH

This site I’ve banged the gong for………………..Cornelia Blunt. Cornelia is a portrait sculpture artist who creates stunning sculptures from life in resin, clay, bronze or plaster.

Why Cornelia’s site? It’s a good example of less is more. There are enough clearly photographed images of Cornelia’s work without reams and reams of text to pore through, and great before-and-after shots of the sitters during work-in-prgress and of the finished sculptures. The biography gives a captivating but clear and informative description of the process involved, which would be tempting to anyone sitting for a sculpture! The links page has direct links to the sites of those she’s been trained by; and those sites too are impressive! The photos of the sitters and the sculptures are big enough to not have to squint with simple captions. Cornelia Blunt has a site which perfectly illustrates how an artist’s work can speak for itself with great impact by simply having clear pictures, good details, and enough sense of the artist behind it to leave you wanting a little bit more.

Take a look at this simple but effective site and also at her lovely work. Well done, Cornelia!
http://corneliablunt.theartistsweb.co.uk/

4. IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE ARTIST’S NEWSLETTER….

• Running an artist’s blog; is it worth it? Is there much to be gained from it? We look at some successful blogs and explore the benefits writing one could have for you.
• How to get more traffic to your website…ways and means you may not have thought about!
• Get your site looking nifty and you could have next issue’s ‘Artist’s Site Of The Month’!
  ….and there’ll also be anything else that I have an ‘Eureka!’ moment about between now and then.

Coming up on The Artists Web Blog…..
Oh, lots! Watch out for our series of interviews surrounding the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious BP Awards coming up! Also some gallery reviews…are they visitor-friendly? Were the exhibitions good? Worth the money? We’ll be welcoming your comments and experiences of those we feature so do have your say. I’ve also had a nice chat with BBC daytime presenter Alistair Appleton (if, like me, you’re an ‘Escape To The Country’ fan you’ll know who I mean!) about his experiences of art, his influences and what artwork he’d have in his living room if he had unlimited money! Do check out our latest ‘Spotlight’ interview with stained glass artist Rosalyn Mina…stunning work! And of course we’ll be running more Spotlight interviews over the weeks to come. So plenty to keep checking the blog for.
That’s all for now. Till next time!