

How to get into galleries.
A lot of artists want to exhibit in commercial art galleries. They see it as recognition of their quality as an artist, and they expect that


Just a couple of things..
Just a couple of things. "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness..." Opening line of 'Ode to Autumn' by John Keats. Late September, Autumn (or Fall), means kids back into school, holidays over, suntans fading, a garden full of spider webs, and artists preparing for a season of exhibitions until Christmas. As you probably know Artists Open Houses in Brighton has been a remarkable annual event held during May for over 30 years. More recently it expanding to an extra two or thr


Ams and Pros in the Art Business
Here is another interesting reminder of something that I wrote several years ago for 'Art Business Today' magazine. It was published in Jan 2011. We had just experienced the big financial crash. No-one knew what was going to happen next. I had recently published a book for professional artists. The magazine asked me to write an article aimed at the professional artist community. Now, just six years later, it all seems much the same. Here is the article …. Amateurs and profes


A pot of gold
Did you see my recent email and blog about my new Etsy online shop where you can see Trevor the Black Cat greetings cards? I forgot to mention… All the cards are Hand-signed in pencil by me.
I print my cards to Highest Fine-art Quality here in my studio.
This is the Only place online where you can see and buy my greetings cards. This all means that when you buy a card, and then give it away, by sending it to someone special, this is what can happen… They recognize the Quali