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Featured Art: Mobile by Alexander Calder
March 12, 2010 – 9:42 am | No Comment
Featured Art: Mobile by Alexander Calder

This artwork by Alexander Calder caught my attention. Although not one of his large-scale public works it is a wonder to me. The shapes and the nature of the curves speak of the golden mean and the wonderful symmetry normally seen only in nature.

The World’s Wealthy Artists Are Business People
March 11, 2010 – 11:06 am | 3 Comments
The World’s Wealthy Artists Are Business People

What we learned from the world’s wealthiest artists: If you dream of commercial success, you have to think like a business person and learn how to speak that language and make decisions in a way that a business does. Interested? Read on..

Pablo Picasso: 12 Interesting Facts
March 9, 2010 – 2:28 pm | No Comment
Pablo Picasso: 12 Interesting Facts

Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, Pablo Picasso was without question one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Together with Georges Braque, he also created Cubism. But what of the real person behind the man?

Featured Artist: Myra Rodriguez
February 9, 2010 – 7:55 pm | 2 Comments
Featured Artist: Myra Rodriguez

This weeks featured artist, Myra Rodriguez, is a photographer. But aside from her technical skill in working with a camera, she has the gift of artistic vision – in her case the ability to capture a story in each image – as if each was embedded with gigabytes of information just waiting to be told.

The Perils Of The Poverty Conscious Artist
January 27, 2010 – 11:34 pm | 12 Comments
The Perils Of The Poverty Conscious Artist

If you are an artist and you want to be commercially successful, you have to think like a business. Businesses don’t make money by asking customers or partners to feel sorry for them. They get successful by having a vision, a clear achievable plan, investing in it and executing it.

The Emerging Artist In My Dreams
January 20, 2010 – 10:00 am | 10 Comments
The Emerging Artist In My Dreams

In my dream, the artist explained that she had been in discussions with a major gallery to have her work represented by them and that the whole process had been going really really well. Until…. she referred to herself as an EMERGING artist. What does it mean?

Whatever You Do – Do It To The Very Best Of Your Abilities
January 1, 2010 – 10:27 am | No Comment
Whatever You Do – Do It To The Very Best Of Your Abilities

That’s it – our simple AMS new years resolution for 2010! You can borrow it or take it if you want to – but if you do you have to honor the commitment. When you do everything to the best of your abilities you open the door and graduate to the next steps in your art career and your life.

Our Best Brightest Art Marketing Articles Of 2009
December 31, 2009 – 12:25 pm | No Comment
Our Best Brightest Art Marketing Articles Of 2009

2009 was a great year for us at Art Marketing Secrets and Beautiful Artist Websites! We launched our gorgeous new website (the one you’re looking at!), researched and wrote a bunch of great new articles on art marketing, selling art, artist websites, and inspiration. And, we heard back from you – your thoughts, creative and commercial dreams, experience, and inspiration! Before we look forward into 2010, here is a roundup of our best and most popular art marketing articles from 2009!

A Holiday Gift From AMS and BAW!
December 25, 2009 – 4:52 pm | 5 Comments
A Holiday Gift From AMS and BAW!

Our Christmas gift to you this holiday season is a special PDF version of our very popular article, “18 Tips To Be The Great Artist Of Your Dreams”. You can download it and pin it on your wall or noticeboard. It’s a reminder of what to focus on to make yourself great in 2010! We hope you enjoy it :)

3 Words Can Make You A Successful Artist In 2010
December 22, 2009 – 11:56 am | 2 Comments
3 Words Can Make You A Successful Artist In 2010

One of the great secrets to success, handed down through time from the earliest sages and philosophers, is the power of three. It is one of those “magic” numbers that we can naturally focus on with ease. Three can help you build success with your art career too!