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The annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition is just around the corner, due to start accepting entries on February 7, 2012. That’s less than a week! That being so, now seems like a good time to review some of the important things to bear in mind when entering a competition. A lot of [...]
Happy new year, everyone! As 2012 begins and we move out of the holiday season and back into a more normal working routine, it’s natural to be considering what you’ll be doing with the year ahead, how you want to use it, and what your priorities will be. Of course, much of this kind of [...]
Around Thanksgiving we talked on the blog about all the benefits that having art in your life can give, and what it brings into your world to be thankful for. There’s certainly more to say on the subject, but with Christmas coming up it seems appropriate to look at another aspect of how [...]
Gallery representation is an important part of a professional artist‘s portfolio, and being represented by a spread of galleries in a range of locations, perhaps over a long period of time, is a good way to build both your reputation and your self-confidence. But you shouldn’t rely just on galleries to show your [...]
With Thanksgiving coming up next week, it’s the time of year to be taking a moment to reflect and think about what we have to be thankful for in our lives. For many of us, it’s a wide-ranging list – from family, to friends, to hobbies, to chocolate! Everyone has a slightly different list, with [...]
No one likes being criticized. And since most artists view their work as an integral part of who they are, criticism of that work can be particularly difficult to take. After all, if you’ve spent hours painting, photographing or sculpting a piece so that it finally reflects the image you had in mind at the [...]
Now that the summer vacation seems like a lifetime ago and we’ve all had a chance to get used to the same old routine again, it might seem like you never had a break at all. If that’s the case, you might be feeling a bit stuck in the grind, and worrying that your all-too-well-known [...]
Have you ever been in the middle of happily creating a work of art when, in a fit of thoughtlessness or experimentation, you add something new and ten seconds later realize that you have ruined the piece? Many artists have experienced this at some point. Of course the natural immediate reaction is one of horror [...]
Teaching relatively young children can be a daunting prospect. As artists, we have an advantage because it’s easy to work in audio-visual aids and to make the lesson engaging and exciting, but there are still a number of challenges to be faced. Some are the same as those we’ve discussed before on this blog when [...]
Artists sometimes complain that they find it difficult to get a clear perspective on their own work. This can be especially true when you’ve been working in a particular style, or on a specific subject, for some time. You get so involved in the work, so deeply concerned in what you have been creating, that [...]
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- February 16, 2012 – Reception: The Substance of Abstraction; Elemental Realms; Sensorial Perspectives
6:00 pm, General - February 10, 2012 – Exhibition: The Substance of Abstraction; Elemental Realms; Sensorial Perspectives
11:00 am, General - January 19, 2012 – Reception: Figuratively Speaking; Degrees of Abstraction; Portal to Enigma
6:00 pm, General - January 17, 2012 – Exhibition: Figuratively Speaking; Degrees of Abstraction; Portal to Enigma
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- February 16, 2012 – Reception: The Substance of Abstraction; Elemental Realms; Sensorial Perspectives
