Art Tips, Tricks, and More...7
You
never know when you might hear an art tip about something that is just
the suggestion that will solve an issue for you or help you and your
work in some way. This is an ongoing series of tips and I
would LOVE to have your suggestions as well!
Art Tips, Advice, Suggestions
- Experimenting in art is sort of like practicing art - you'll learn more and get better the more you do.
- Chemicals and art supply safety - many of the art supplies we use can be harmful whether odorless or not. Put a lid on whatever needs a lid, use air circulation and wear gloves and/or a mask/
- Never stop learning new techniques - see #1.
- While volunteering or while helping to 'man" the art booth, TALK to other artists about their art, their techniques, tools and inspiration. You'll learn more and you may make a life long art friend.
- Respect your equipment! Clean up when done, store things properly, and for goodness sake, transport your artwork carefully.
- Art files for inspiration. Use your computer and your phone or in your file cabinet, save ideas, photos, snippets for the day when you run into artist block.
- Get your art "out there". Enter art shows, competitions. Hang your artwork in restaurants, gift stores, cafes, coffee shops, libraries, bars, hotels, county office buildings, friend's office spaces - just ASK. Find the places that love promoting local art, local artists, local places. (Get an agreement and conditions in writing and TRY!)
- Social media is another part of #7. Get your art name out there too. Who better to promote YOU than YOU? Just because you are a part of an art group, you cannot expect that to be your only avenue to promote that your art is on display too.
- This is a harsh one but get used to rejection. I emphasize this one again because it is going to happen and it will happen more than once so it is to be expected. You may not get into an art gallery or show you entered. Not all of your art was accepted. You may not make a sale. Stuff happens but keep on trying.
- Go to your art reception(s) and art shows to better promote YOU. People love getting to know the artist(s) on display and if you aren't there, how can they? How can you say, this is my art? Or answer their questions? Or hand them your business card if they want to learn more?
- If you have the talent for art, do not waste it. You've been blessed with a wonderful gift so use it some how, some way, some where.
- Grow. If you only do art occasionally, if you don't learn more, take classes, rub elbows with creative people, get to know your local art scene, if you do nothing, how will you and your art business grow? Get to museums and art galleries, look at art books and magazines, take inspirational pictures and examine how you can recreate those colors.
Art Tips is a series of blog posts with 12 tips per post. See the rest of the Art Tips Series on this page for more tidbits of advice: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/art.html
Send me YOUR art tips too or drop them in the comments below. AND let me know if you find an art tip here that you LOVE!
Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic
painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects.
Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, Donna's Etsy site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.
Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
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