How to Showcase Your Art Online [154]

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How important is it to present your artwork in a real room – even if it’s not real?

This week’s show was inspired by a listener question about in situ apps. These are apps that allow you to place your artwork into rooms, so that buyers can see how your painting might look in a ‘real world’ setting. We share our experiences of using several of these apps – and talk about the pros and cons of each – but we also expand the discussion to encompass real-world settings as well as the importance of storytelling and writing in showcasing your work online.

Louise proposes that the words you write about your work are just as important as the images you include, and we share some suggestions for how to approach that aspect of marketing. We also answer a fabulous question from Esther who wants to know whether her art needs to match her room decor.

Skywashed by Alice Sheridan using InSitu

Mentioned:

Smartist  https://smartist.app/ 

In Situ https://insituartroom.com/ 

Canvy (online)  https://canvy.com/pricing  

Alchemy by Rory Sutherland  https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Alchemy-Audiobook/1473566800

June Shapter: https://www.instagram.com/juneshapterart/

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Titles for Paintings & Feeling Professional (Not) [153]

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Well, hello! Today we started a bit pear-shaped (ever felt like you were pretending to be professional?) But this evolved into an interesting discussion around titles for paintings, and following the thread of where your work leads you.

Both of us are developing work for upcoming exhibitions and we are finding that we have some of the same challenges, including knowing when a painting is ‘enough’ and choosing titles for our work that add a new dimension.

We also answered a listener question about how to approach pricing your artwork – and offered advice that some may find controversial (when did that ever stop us?!)

Mentioned:

Normal Gossip podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normal-gossip/id1597761181

Pro Camera app https://www.procamera-app.com/en/

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

What Are You Willing to Do? [152]

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“What do you want?” and “what are you willing to do to get it?” This week, we’re digging into these questions and sharing real-world examples of the kinds of decisions artists face when growing a business … should you invest in that new website? Should you start a Youtube channel? Should you give that speech at the local art society? 

While neither of us is perfect (by any means!), we have both done some work on our long-term visions, both for our art and our lives. We use this knowledge of our desires to guide decisions about what we are willing to spend, or sacrifice, or work towards.

If you find yourself torn about these kinds of issues, unsure of the right move. If so, we hope this episode will help you develop your own clear sense of where you’re going … and what you are willing to do to get there.

Mentioned:

The Art2Life workshop starts on 14th Feb 2022
Join HERE to save your spot using the ArtJuice link

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“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

How to Find Satisfaction in Your Work [151]

Apple podcast

 

Making art isn’t always an easy path to take. But it’s one we choose because it enriches our life, even when the conditions may never feel perfect. Today’s discussion centres on what your art can teach you when you accept the invitation to step forward.

We are joined by abstract artist and teacher Nicholas Wilton to discuss how a learning mindset feeds back into your art. As Nick says “the art is just the artefact of the process” and discovering how to stay engaged in the long term will open up how you create and make more opportunities for you to be satisfied with the work you make.

Alice suggests that the frustration of learning can be more easily overcome once you have some key knowledge which builds up your confidence, and ultimately we settle on ways you can feel satisfied, in life and art, by activating the way you think, and optimising how you approach this journey of onward learning. 

Mentioned:

The Art2Life workshop starts on 13th Feb 2023
Join HERE to save your spot

Do you ever get the sense that you’re doing all the right things… But for whatever reason, your art sometimes feels… Flat? If you answered a reluctant “yes”… you’re in good company.

The annual Art2Life Online Workshop is about to start and it’s packed with key things which will help you raise your game.

The free workshop begins on February 13, 2023 and registration is open now!

It is an entire week of teaching from Nicholas, designed to help you make art that is stronger and more like you. Because it is held online, you can participate from home — no matter where you are in the world. You will learn:

  • Exactly what to do when your art feels stuck or incomplete (this will revolutionize the way you think of mistakes forever)  
  • Ways to make your creative life feel more spacious, joyful and personal to you… even if you’re in a creative funk or short on time
  • How to master composition in a way that will quickly elevate your art

Nick will be sharing insights about how to get unstuck faster, inject more freedom and joy into your process, push your creative boundaries and more…

If you simply want to learn what’s waiting for you at your “next level” of art-making… 

Click HERE to save your seat!

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Credits
“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License