COMMISSIONS
... COMMISSIONS ... There are two ways that artists should look at commissions. Commissions IN and commissions OUT. You need two...
‘BRITART’ ART MOVEMENT
The ‘BRITART’ ART MOVEMENT.... Art movement? You mean dancing or something like that? No! ‘An art movement is a tendency or style in art...
COLIN RUFFELL ARTIST [INTERVIEW]
INTERVIEW WITH COLIN RUFFELL ARTIST “I have been a full-time professional artist for over 50 years. I know … I am amazed as well. But it...
ARTISTS COOPERATIVE SUCCESS
SKYLARK GALLERIES For the last eight years I have been a member of a collaborative group of artists who share the costs and workload of...
PRE-SELLING
PRE-SELLING The process of ‘pre-selling is where the seller offers a product that doesn’t actually exist, yet. That means finding a buyer...
ONE DOOR CLOSES…
We have all experienced regret. Well at least I have. This regret can be triggered by ‘one door closing’. But there is also the value of...
RECORD KEEPING
.... RECORD KEEPING The other day I got an email from a major art dealer in London telling me that they have recently acquired some of my...
VERNISSAGE and RED DOTS
….VERNISSAGE and RED DOTS….. This blog follows on from the previous blog about ‘Product Launches’ for Artists, and the value of ‘Private...
PRODUCT LAUNCH for ARTISTS
‘PRODUCT LAUNCH’ FOR ARTISTS In business there is a practice known as ‘Product Launch’. It is used to focus on the occasion when a new...
Filberts Riggers and Hakes
FILBERTS, RIGGERS and HAKES Artists use funny uncommon language some of the time. I recently got asked why my painting was labeled ‘gesso...