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“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” – Leonardo da Vinci Continue reading Art is never finished, only abandoned – Leonardo da Vinci Compositional use of value, contrasts, colors, and shapes can be used to create eye-candy to grab attention. However, once you have the viewer’s notice, you must make sure you work to keep it from wandering to the next artist. Continue reading Creating Memorable Artwork I was at an art show and overheard a visitor ask an artist “Is your art recyclable?”. This question simply left me speechless. I wondered how I would have responded. Certainly, I would not have wanted my work to end up in the recycle bin. However, I also recognize that many of today’s art collectors are also sensitive to environmental Continue reading Environmental Sustainability and Artwork Sustainability is a term used to encompass strategies, practices and policies that meet business and society’s present needs without compromising the ability to meet needs in the future. Do artists need to be concerned with Continue reading Sustainable Art Business for Artists Today, many artists are self-publishing their own books featuring their art. When done correctly, the average person should not be able to tell that an art book is self-published by the artist. These professionally printed books can be produced one at a time or in small runs at a very reasonable price. Continue reading Self Publishing for Artists A compelling composition will attract the eye from across a room and attract the viewer. It is often the reason why one painting is preferred over another with a similar subject. The eye is responding to the contrasts between light and dark values, warm and cool colors, hard and soft, shapes and contours, large and small objects. At first glance, paintings are seen as object masses. The mind then interprets these blobs of values, colors and sizes as a still life, portrait or landscape. You have to provide elements of interest for eye to attract the Continue reading Composition for Beginning Artists Are you an artist or a potential artist? You can not call yourself an artist until you invest the time and have a passion working to produce artist Continue reading Potential Artists Every artist today is concerned with the cost of art materials and supplies. Finding the best deals and discounts on professional or artist grade paints, canvas, brushes and other supplies is a time consuming effort. If you wait until the last minute, you’ll probably pay more than you need to. Here is what I’ve Continue reading Discount Art Materials and Supplies Welcome to Arts Insider! All artists are faced with challenges. Often, looking into these problems seems to offer random solutions with ambiguous outcomes. Does any of us have all the answers? Of course not. However, we’re all on an artistic journey. We’re encountering many of the same problems, challenges, disasters and solutions. Let’s use this resource to document and share art problems, advice, Continue reading About Arts Insider |
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