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Artist Events: December 2015

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Here’s a run down of some fantastic artist events coming up this month, submitted by the ArtWeb community: Event: Atelier: The Art of Representation Date: Nov 30-Dec 4, 2015 (10-00-17:00) Cost: Free Location: Mall Galleries, The Mall London (UK) Details: Influenced by the Atelier Method…

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Introduction to the sugar lift etching process

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If you find yourself wishing to marry the largely technical process of etching with a more painterly, intuitive style, then you may consider experimenting with the sugar lift etching process. This process, as you might expect from the above, involves…

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Social Media Success: How To Balance Your Online Presence Part 2

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Part two of this post looks at newsletters (are they right for you, should you send them out, who to and how often?) before moving onto a final stage of wrapping everything we have looked at together. Balance is the…

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Spotlight Interview with Photographer Tomas Schelp

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Step into the world of the immensely successful and talented photographer Tomas Schelp. He speaks on the many avenues that the art and business of photography have taken him down over his decades-long career. You got into photography through studying…

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Social Media Success: How To Balance Your Online Presence Part 1

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This two-part post looks at different approaches to managing your professional avatar: all the snippets which get thrown around the ether to create a picture of you. Some online tools are great for sales, some are great for advertising and…

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Beyond the Canvas: 7 Ways to Make Money Aside from Selling Your Work

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Making a living from selling your art work alone can be a real struggle, especially at times when the financial climate is dire and people don’t have the spare money to pay for artwork. Here are a few suggestions of…

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Breaking Boundaries: Ways to Push Yourself as an Artist

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As artists we often settle in our comfort zone. It is especially easy to do so when your work is selling well, the feedback is strong and you are facing less obstacles. How long should we stay in that comfort…

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Synesthesia: Music, Art & The Pursuit of Totality

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Brandishing a brush like a baton, the cliché of the expressionistic artist as composer, pretentious and serious, is worn out. It is an image that lends itself to modernism, to the turn of the 20th century, when the abstract became…

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The News Today Will Be The Artworks Of Tomorrow

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Headlines grab us: that is their job. Photojournalism hits home hard: the best examples have become morbid bookmarks in the history of modern man as well as symbols of national identity. This post skims over the surface of visual culture…

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Interview with Davide Mengoli of FloatArt London

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FloatArt London provides a platform for talented graduates to present their work to a wider audience. Their programme of support and guidance; professional, personal and educational development; and their annual graduates’ show all contribute to the way in which this…

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Domesticity: Home is Where Your Art Is

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The domestic dwelling, for many of us, is where we spend most of our time. It is where we want to be and where we always go back to. In the words of Homer Simpson: “what’s the point of going…

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Artist Interview: Watercolour Painter Rachel McNaughton

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In this artist interview Yorkshire-based painter Rachel McNaughton shares some of her beautiful watercolours, and talks about her inspirations, influences, and future plans. You can see more of Rachel’s work at www.rachelmcnaughton.artweb.com. Being a painter Please give us a few words…

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Where Can You Exhibit Your Work? – Alternative Art Spaces

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With the price of gallery space at an all-time high, space of any kind being at a premium and opportunities to exhibit within the arts dwindling fast, it is important to think outside the box and diversify. This post looks…

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Wang-Eyed Pop Folk Art – Spotlight Interview with Artist Tim Bradford

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Being An Artist Please Give Us A Few Words Of Introduction About Yourself I am a folk artist (specifically a new wave wang-eyed pop folk artist) tapping a well of inspiration — hidden landscapes, sad skies, old maps, memories, politics,…

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First Thursday Blues: How To Navigate Private Views

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Unless you are the type of person who can flit from one social circle to another, they are nightmares: the constant explanations, the chin rubbers, the ‘I-am-just-here-for-the-free-wine-ers’, the outlandish outfits and the same old questions. Private views sneak up on…

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