Starting an Art Business

Once you decide that you want to sell your art on a serious level, you should be aware that this decision creates certain legal requirements on the local, state local federal level. It may seem less trouble to avoid or ignore the requirements but failure to take them into consideration can cause many headaches down

Drawing Up a Contract With a Gallery

Once you have found a reputable gallery that wants to represent you and your work, draw up a contract. Many artists and dealers may wrinkle their noses at the idea, proclaiming their trust in each other’s verbal word, but unless your mother runs the gallery that represents you, make sure you get all agreements in

Calligraphy, Lettering and Typeface Design

The Chinese calligrapher Wang Hsi-chih said, “Writing needs meaning, whereas calligraphy expresses itself above all through forms and gestures. It elevates the soul and illuminates the feelings.” In this respect calligraphy… VISIT WEBSITE

Do you Know your Brushes? Brush Glossary

Learn how the variations in brush types, shapes and sizes can affect your artistic style. The best quality bristles come from a strip running across the backs of wild hogs in Chungking Province, China. Bristle hairs are stiff and coarse with natural curve and have a V-shaped split end called a “flagged tip”. BRUSH HAIRS

An Artist Reveals How He Tricks the Eyes

A few years ago, James Gurney, a celebrated artist and author, stood before his easel to paint a deli in Poughkeepsie. Surveying the scene before him, he was immediately overwhelmed with literally millions of details. People strolled by. Insects fluttered overhead. Signs poked out from the store and up from the street. Every tree had