By Carol Burns in How To
Did you know that 90 percent of visitors to your website will leave, never to return? That’s a lot of missed opportunities to sell your art. Enter the artist contact page. An often neglected backwater of an artist’s website, the…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
Digital photography is approaching its third decade in the mainstream, but film photography is making a comeback. So what’s the enduring appeal of this 200-year-old medium, and what can it do for you and your art practice? Like vinyl records,…
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By Carol Burns in How To
An artist homepage is your shop window. Just like an eye-catching display that turns window shoppers into buyers, your homepage should make the casual browser stop and think “WOW!” But designing a stunning homepage can be intimidating. You’re an artist,…
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By Carol Burns in How To
Artist residencies are one of the key steps towards becoming a professional artist. And yes, an artist residency is prestigious and will burnish your all-important artist CV. But they are also a chance to develop your art practice, build your…
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By Carol Burns in How To
It’s a fascinating question for new and experienced oil painters: What are the best surfaces for oil painting? Or, to use the famous painters’ parlance, what “support” should you paint on when you work with oils? While the default answer…
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By Carol Burns in Events & Review
After an enforced break, art exhibitions are back with a flurry in 2023. So what are the unmissable exhibitions in 2023 and how do you get the most out of them? Some artists shy away from exhibitions. They worry of undue…
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By Carol Burns in How To
Who hasn’t succumbed to an impulse buy based on stunning photos of jewelry online? As an up-and-coming jewelry designer, you know that photographing your jewelry is the key to booming sales. Whether you want to sell on your website, via…
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By Carol Burns in How To
You may be intimately acquainted with your face. But that doesn’t mean you know how to do a self portrait. In fact, mastering the art of self-portraiture can be a lifetime’s work in itself. Self-portraits offer an intriguing paradox. Most…
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By Kevin Jamieson in Resources
Do you spend valuable time figuring out what to post on social media? Let’s face it. You know that more and more art buyers are discovering their next family heirloom online. But social media can be a huge drain on…
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By Carol Burns in How To
An artist statement sets out your unique philosophy as an artist in no more than 300 words (and sometimes as few as 150). It offers insight into your work, in your own words. It also provides context for your art and enhances the viewer’s experience.
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