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The more you align your thoughts with your intentions the more great painting you’ll do. Here are some simple ideas for getting a better grip on your mind! 

An interviewer asked me some interesting questions about the value of a morning art practice, why it’s so important to get a grip on your mind, and more. Read my answers now! 

Last week I chatted about “the maybe trap.” Each of us knows why we shouldn’t hang out in maybe. This week I'll show you how to break out of the maybe trap!  

Are you trapped in maybe, that special indecisiveness that can haunt an artist? Find out more now! 

Is there a certain sort of art that you would like to do but fear that your drawing skills aren't up to the task? Read more! 

Some artists are a little afraid to try their hand at creating "without images" and therefore steer away from abstract art. See how Jane learned to deal with this very common fear ... 

Last week I explained why it’s wise to maintain our global contacts if we want to have a career in the arts. Here are some tips for doing exactly that!  

Say that you’re lucky enough to be represented in some galleries that are all located very far away from your hometown. How can you maintain good contact with them from a great distance? Here are some ideas! 

Say that you want to teach an art class? How should you begin? Let’s take a look! 

Have you ever thought about teaching art classes or workshops or giving individual lessons? If you haven't, maybe it's because one of five characteristic negative thoughts have gotten in the way. Learn more now! 

Last week I provided 5 tips to help you feel more comfortable painting en plein air. If that subject interests you, here are five more tips. Taken together, these ten tips will get you outdoors and painting away! 

Sometimes artists feel anxious about painting en plein air and avoid leaving the studio. If you find yourself wanting to paint en plein air but avoiding it, here are some tips that can help! 

Let’s say that you have a meeting coming up with a gallery owner or a collector. What’s too much preparation for that meeting? What’s too little preparation? Read on! 

Artists are confronted by many different ways of “publishing” their art nowadays. What are the pros and cons of these new opportunities? Let’s take a look! 

Creating requires confidence—and life can rob you of confidence. If you’ve lost a little confidence over time what can you do to restore it? Let’s take a look! 

What should you do if you don’t enjoy selling yourself, if you have trouble with people who dismiss you, or if you don’t feel up to asking for what you need? Here are some simple strategies! 

Every artist who makes it in New York has a different story to tell. Here is one fictionalized story that will open your eyes! Learn some really important lessons from Aster Lynn’s story … 

Imagine that you could build human beings from scratch and wanted to make sure that they’d turn out creative. What traits would you give them? What do you suppose? 

What should you do if your shared studio situation becomes a problem? Here are some good answers! 

Maybe your artwork is piling up and you just know that you have to make some connections in the art marketplace. But you feel paralyzed. What should you do? Learn more now! 

Do you have an art deadline coming up? Here are some tips from artists and writers about how they meet their deadlines—and how you can meet yours! 

Are artists at greater risk for addiction? Indeed they are! Learn more here. 

Could you use an artist support group? Do you even know what one is? Read more! 

Maybe you live in a place that a lot of tourists visit. What can you do to make a better connection with them and turn them into your art customers? Here are some ideas! 

Do you need a marketing assistant to help promote and market your artwork? Here are some things to think about before you go down that road! 

Do you want to get more painting done? Then kill maybe! “Maybe” is an artist’s worst enemy – and here’s why. 

If your mind is “all over the place” you won’t get much painting done! Let’s look at how you can get a much better grip on your artist’s mind. 

How can you stand out from the crowd? Do you want to do what every other artist is doing or something smarter? Learn how here! 

Do you feel like you’d like to expand your repertoire of creative projects and maybe expand your marketing efforts too? Here are ten tips for doing exactly that! 

A visual artist who has had only a moderate number of sales and for whom each sale is a “big event” is likely to have a hard time negotiating higher prices and better deals. What can you do to make sure that you are ready and able to negotiate your p... 

An artist needs to get many things done in order to have a career. With so many things to keep straight, one trick is to identify a clear intention and then align your thoughts and your behaviors with that intention. Here’s a technique for helping yo... 

Say that a deadline’s looming where you’re supposed to deliver some paintings for a show and you’re getting really anxious. What can you do to effectively handle this situation? 

Do thoughts like “I’m not talented” or “I don’t stand a chance” get in the way of your ability to create? What can you do to silence negative self-talk and other thoughts that don’t serve you? Here are some good ideas for banishing negative self-talk... 

Artists often work for a very long time without finding their artistic voice. They may know that their work isn’t that fresh but not know what to do to break through into personalized work. Here are ten tips for finding your voice as an artist!  

You have an important gallery show coming in a few months but you’ve fallen behind on your painting. Next week you’re supposed to meet with the gallery owner and you really don’t want to tell him how behind you are. What should you do?