In February of 2018, we surveyed over 1,000 artists to ask them what their favorite website builders are (check out the full post: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an Artist Website Builder). In our evaluation, Squarespace came ahead as the most popular website builder due in large part to its intuitive drag and drop functionality, […]
Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey Review
It’s hard to write about the work your closest friends do. Charlie Gilkey, founder of Productive Flourishing, is literally a warrior-philosopher, and one of the very best people I know. I don’t know how to express how proud of him I am for this book. Charlie Gilkey has been a secret weapon for dozens of […]
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Art Licensing
At The Abundant Artist, we are passionate about teaching artists that it is entirely possible to make money from your art, even outside of the traditional gallery system. In fact, many of our artists make a living from their work without ever setting foot in a gallery. A seldom-discussed aspect of the art industry, and […]
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Live Streaming Your Art
The artist sets up two webcams: one pointed at her face, one pointed down at her desk where she has prepared a piece of cold-press watercolor paper taped to the table, an attractive ceramic pot with water for cleaning her brush, and a tray of watercolor paint. She turns on a lamp on the corner […]
Interview with Patrick Hall, from Fine Art to General Contractor (and Back)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theabundantartist/Patrick_Hall_Interview.mp3 In this episode: 00:45- How Patrick went from an MFA to opening a cabinet shop and working as a general contractor 7:09- How Patrick grew his design/build business 12:52- How working with fabricators and manufacturers has informed Patrick’s art-making methods 13:47- Patrick explains what “fabrication” means in the context of design/build work 19:10- How […]