- Oct 20, 2020
The Future of Marketing for Fine Artists Part II: Whether to Seek Out a Gallery
By Chelsea Lang Because artists do not usually get excited about mastering sales or marketing, getting into a gallery is a top priority...
- Oct 12, 2020
A Life of Excellence: Remembering Edward Jonas (1948-2020)
By Michael Shane Neal, artist Recently, I arrived at the airport in Tallahassee on a warm, sunny Florida day. My friend, artist Dawn...
- Aug 13, 2020
Crossing Paths with the Chairman (or Cousins, Conventions and Cadavers)
Ed Jonas is someone I had known about in a roundabout way for years before finally meeting him. This is one of those Southern tales where...
- Jul 14, 2020
Curating a Show
Curating a show isn’t something I have any experience with, so for this article, I reached out to Raleigh-based painter Alia El-Bermani....
- Jun 9, 2020
Never too old to emerge!
In retirement, after a rich and rewarding career in the natural sciences, I have taken up oil painting with a passion. I always hankered...
- May 13, 2020
Portrait of a Self-Employed Millennial Artist
Breaking the Comparison Habit As artists, none of us are strangers to clichés that non-artists expect of us: from romantic dreamers to...
- Apr 23, 2020
Self-Discipline and Inspiration: How to Finish a Commissioned Painting
A painting starts in the mind. It must. From there, the complicated, elusive, grinding process of getting your vision onto a canvas...
