

A Portrait of Perseverance and Excellence: Anna Klumpke (1856-1936)
The following article is found in the 3rd Quarter 2019 issue of The Art of the Portrait journal. Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, a petit genre...
Oct 29, 2019


Time Management for Emerging Artists: Balancing Painting, Business, and a Day Job (Part I)
If someone had told me that becoming an artist would make me organized, I would not have believed them. I knew I wanted to go all-in as a...
Sep 17, 2019


How Our Workspace Affects Our Work
As artists we are acutely attuned to our surroundings. The world around us – including the space we choose to work in – can be as...
Jul 16, 2019


Moving Creatively to the Next Level
To those who say they can’t draw a stick figure, there’s a solution. Actually, there are many solutions, and one way to learn to draw,...
Jun 25, 2019


The Best Workshop I Ever Took: Part 1
“I am still learning…” Michelangelo said this, at the age of 88, on his deathbed. Regardless of whether we hold an MFA, claim to be...
Apr 2, 2019


The Value of Entering Competitions
After years of submitting to the BP Portrait Award, Felicia Forte was finally heading to London in 2015 to see her work on display. The...
Nov 13, 2018


Artists Who Collect Art... Paying For It!
The main obstacle for artists collecting art is, as you can imagine, money. Many artists have strategies, however. Alia El-Bermani and...
Oct 23, 2018