The investment world has some complicated scientific formulas for calculating ROI and comparing different investments to each other using these calculations. I have tried to simplify things here for the sake of discussion. By all means, I am not a financial adviser or accountant who can help you make these numbers work. I need one myself... [...]

The thing about rules is.....you should follow them, except when you shouldn't. And if your good enough, sometimes breaking them makes you more memorable. You just better be damn sure your good enough [...]

When artists pay big money to attend the workshop of a masterful painter, the last thing they want is for other students to spout off what they know, challenge the teacher, or given unsolicited advice. [...]

You need the discipline to get into your studio and start working...At that point, your love for creating should kick in and it should be fun, not a chore...If you need military-style discipline to keep you on task even after you've started, perhaps you should re-examine why you're an artist in the first place. [...]

The Collector by Elizabeth Pollie was selected Best of Show in the June 2010 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

People who see your work for the first time need time to look and browse and think. After you greet them (at a show, at an exhibition), they want time to do that. If they like what they see, they eventually give you permission to talk to them about your work. And they usually do that in the form of...a stupid question. [...]

Our esteemed judge, Dan Beck, has completed the judging of the June 2010 BoldBrush painting competition. [...]

I thought that my last post would finalize the series on venturing into art fairs and festivals but in the last few days I couldn’t stop thinking that something was missing. Well, maybe not just one thing, but it occurred to me that I cannot simply close it off by the DIY display systems. I have to give a stage to the more professional ways available out there. [...]

Nearly every day, you are given advice and suggestions on things to further your art career. Sometimes it seems overwhelming with everything you "should" do. So how do you sift through all the advice and still leave time for creating your art? [...]

For a lot of artists, combining the creative side with the business side is a real challenge. This is where using both sides of your brain can give you a distinct advantage by stirring up creative juices as an artist and a professional business person. [...]