- Oct 29, 2019
A Portrait of Perseverance and Excellence: Anna Klumpke (1856-1936)
The following article is found in the 3rd Quarter 2019 issue of The Art of the Portrait journal. Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, a petit genre...
- Sep 17, 2019
Time Management for Emerging Artists: Balancing Painting, Business, and a Day Job (Part I)
If someone had told me that becoming an artist would make me organized, I would not have believed them. I knew I wanted to go all-in as a...
- Jul 16, 2019
How Our Workspace Affects Our Work
As artists we are acutely attuned to our surroundings. The world around us – including the space we choose to work in – can be as...
- Jun 25, 2019
Moving Creatively to the Next Level
To those who say they can’t draw a stick figure, there’s a solution. Actually, there are many solutions, and one way to learn to draw,...
- Apr 2, 2019
The Best Workshop I Ever Took: Part 1
“I am still learning…” Michelangelo said this, at the age of 88, on his deathbed. Regardless of whether we hold an MFA, claim to be...
- Nov 13, 2018
The Value of Entering Competitions
After years of submitting to the BP Portrait Award, Felicia Forte was finally heading to London in 2015 to see her work on display. The...
- Oct 23, 2018
Artists Who Collect Art... Paying For It!
The main obstacle for artists collecting art is, as you can imagine, money. Many artists have strategies, however. Alia El-Bermani and...
