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How to sell your paintings

For many artists the act of creation is difficult enough, so the process of evaluating a finished painting and trying to promote and sell it often appear as slow and taxing endeavors that can discourage many young painters. After a piece of art is completed, the artist needs to come up with a price for it depending on their experience and popularity. Contacting gallery agents and promoting your works is the next stage of the process but this can be a slow and not always easy task especially for beginners.

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Is the gallery the number one place to showcase your work?

For many people, who are not particularly interested in art and do not see themselves as artists, they can often be closed off to the idea of being inspired by art. To me this sounds crazy; as for even those people who claim not to be inspired by art, it is all around them and is in fact a constant influence of their lives. This is because I believe that the gallery is misconceived as being THE place to see art, when in fact we can see art everywhere.

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The artist’s loft

If you’re an artist, you’ll know all too well how important it is to have an appealing place to call your artistic home. After all, having a home or studio that speaks to you is essential to ensuring that you get into the artist zone.
And what type of residence is more appealing than a loft? There’s something romantic and appealing about living or working in a loft, and it’s no surprise that so many artists set up in a More

Becoming an Artist

Art is wonderful. It is the product of a muse, an emotion, a lifetime. Everyone loves art, in one way or another; trouble is some don’t seem to have the skills to carry out their desired image.

In order to combat this some people spend money on art tuition, or buy one of those artist packs seen on TV commercials. But I’m here to tell you that all you need to “become” an artist is some paper/canvas, and something More

Kids who dance are smarter

The mental benefits of dance are proven. This is true in both the cases where dance is taught alone and when dance is taught along with other subjects. As per cognitive generalization when an individual develops a skill in a specific area it would also expand to skills in other areas. One of the best examples for this is the fact that children who check essays for spelling errors, develop an ability to easily find errors in other patterns, like More

Understanding Paintings

Art is not like furniture London, it is has been described by many as life. It is funny to imagine that a lot of people still associate art with drawing and painting alone, a work of art is beyond this. However, pictures and paintings remain an integral part and it is what most art enthusiast look out for. There are numerous styles in painting and pictures, a few of the common ones are the main focus of this piece. More

The Arts Struggle

I often hear it said that artists are in as dire straits as they ever were, and to be honest I can’t help but laugh at that. How can this be when the world has been opened up by the power of the Internet? People given the ability to get in touch with anyone, anywhere, from the comfort of their own home or while waiting at the train station? It just doesn’t make sense that artists should complain when so More

Funding Through The European Research Council

When you do research one thing that becomes evident is that it is far easier to get acquire office furniture London than it is to get research funding. One of the more noted sources for research projects is the European Research Council (ERC).

Over the years the ERC has funded a vast array of research projects that cover s multiple scientific disciplines and that focuses on widening the technological and scientific knowledge. Any researcher from any location worldwide and of More

New Models of Artistic Finance

It is a really difficult time for art organizations. The Arts Council England, though not using time tracking software just yet, is having to respond to massive government pressure to reduce spending and maintain front line services. The bigger question, however, is how they are going to respond to certain ideological shifts that could influence the way that funding is allocated.

The simplest place to begin is looking at how they have encouraged cultural institutions to operate as businesses. What More

Collecting Figurines, an art in itself.

A friend of mine had this to say about her love of collectables and figurines, each miniature pieces of art in themselves:
’There is a big difference between walking into a house which is baron and sterile and being invited into one which has been lovingly lived in and decorated. Sure, a house with new drywall and brilliantly painted colors can be stunning to look at, but it lacks an element of humanity that every house needs in order to More