by Lachri | Jun 27, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Inktense, Oil Painting, Q & A, Vlogs
Take inspiration from your dreams: Surrealism often draws inspiration from the subconscious mind, so try keeping a dream journal and using your dreams as a starting point for your paintings. Pay attention to recurring themes or symbols in your dreams and incorporate...
by Lachri | Jun 20, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
You’ve got social media but what happens when you lose your account? What happens when that platform just stops being useful? How do you reach people who are interested in your work? I’ve talked a lot about the importance of your own website, but on top of...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
What should someone wanting to show their work in art galleries expect? If you’re hoping to sell your work through art galleries, the first thing to know is you are likely to be rejected a LOT. Don’t be discouraged. Luckily for artists, we don’t even...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
Should you paint what will sell or what you love? Here’s why this matters! When you paint what you love, it shows in your work. On top of that, when you paint what you love, you already have an in with your target audience. Let’s say you show dogs. You...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
Do you ever find yourself searching hour after hour for the perfect reference photo to paint? That may be wasting a LOT of valuable art time! Try this trick to get you working quickly! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
You are just as likely to find a really good art teacher outside of a college as in a college. In the US, we push way too hard on kids that they need to go to college.You do not have to go to college to be successful. For many, many careers, trade schools are a great...
