Recently I gave a lecture called ART LICENSING 101 on how artists can EARN MONEY OFF OF ONE DESIGN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I was surprised when large numbers of artists starting filing into the room. We had a FULL HOUSE! That tells me that the idea of licensing your art is catching on, and… Continue reading
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Art, Business and Happiness – Helpful Links
There are countless resources out there. Do you remember life before the internet? If we wanted to know how something worked, we had to track down the experts ourselves or go to the library and hope to find a book on it. Now, the we have information at our fingertips! Below are links that… Continue reading →
How to Price Your Original Artworks
Even though I’ve been managing the art career of my husband Drew for over a decade, it wasn’t until recently that we established a solid pricing structure for Drew’s original artworks. A couple of years ago when a collector would ask “how is Drew’s artwork priced?” I didn’t have a good answer – there was… Continue reading →
WHO ARE YOU? YOUR PERSONAL BRAND IN A FEW WORDS
Some of you deeply-creative types may not agree with this, but you are a brand. All of the artists, writers and musicians who read this blog: you are your own personal brand. Your persona is your brand. Your story is your brand. And your brand is what attracts your fans to you. (And don’t get… Continue reading →
What we can Learn from A Bikini Model – Art and Copyrights
Sometimes being a control freak is not so bad. Take, for example, when protecting your artwork and your image. Never sign your rights away, unless you don’t care about your image. (Exceptions at bottom of post.) WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM A BIKINI MODEL ABOUT ART AND COPYRIGHTS: If only the beautiful former model, Irina… Continue reading →
How to Make Sure Your Art is Remembered Like Picassos
“I am always doing things I can’t do. That’s how I get to do them.” Picasso Do people recognize your artwork when they see it? Can the viewer identify that YOU are the artist before they even see your signature? Picasso pulled that off. Shepard Fairey is working it on a smaller scale, and growing… Continue reading →
How to Find Overnight Success in Art: The Clark Little Story
I’ve always said that you create your own lucky breaks. There is no such thing as an overnight success. That is, until last night when I met Hawaiian photographer Clark Little. And I realized that maybe there is an exception to this rule; maybe there are lucky breaks. But there’s a caveat to that: You… Continue reading →