Do you ever find yourself wishing you had more followers on Instagram – who weren’t artists? Do you worry that you’re not reaching enough buyers? Do you strive only for gallery owners and interior designers? This week, we’re flipping this issue on it’s head to highlight the positive aspects of a strong artist network. As […]
Alice just held a virtual open studios and it sparked so many ideas for both of us. It turns out that when galleries close, and art fairs cancel, and open studios can’t happen, we are forced to come up with new ways to market our work. The possibilities are infinite – each of us just […]
If you’ve ever send a marketing email with a dead link, started a project with no idea how to manage it, or spent years trying to make the wrong thing work, this episode is for you! This week’s topic was inspired by a busy and stressful week for both of us – a week in […]
This week we’re discussing creativity and specifically how to spark new ideas or creative energy. For Louise, the impetus seems to come when she is most busy, so that she has less time to think and dabble and is forced to take action quickly. For Alice, space and time and quiet are very important … […]
Has over-thinking in your studio ever frozen you in your tracks? But you also want to bring more consideration to you art than pure intuition? This one is for you! During our conversation with Brian last week, Alice asked “Is it enough to just focus on a buttery brush stroke?” and this led to a […]
“You can’t have a thought unless you have a feeling first. So the idea in painting is to freeze the feeling and then let the person have the thought.” Today we are talking with New York painter Brian Rutenberg about all the way in which artists must show up for their work in order to […]
This week, we share 3 of the questions that we are most often asked, and discuss why they’re really not helpful. Often, especially when we are starting out or when we are switching to a new medium, we ask questions as a kind of shortcut … it feels easier to ask than to work it […]
This week’s main topic was prompted by Alice’s decision to lend a painting to a leading home decor magazine. The painting appears on the front cover this month, but some people were critical of her decision to loan the piece free of charge. So in this episode, we discuss whether it’s OK to work for […]
Ever felt that the odds of making art were stacked against you? Busting this myth was what prompted today’s guest Marissa Huber to start a series of interviews with other artists. She wasn’t prepared to sit back and be told there was no longer time in her life to do what was important for her. […]
Reaching breaking point isn’t much fun. So what do you so when it all just gets a bit too much? This week, we address an email from a listener who writes “Could you and Alice address the “what’s the point of art”, “what do I do with all this crap” sort of issues? I’ve not […]
You can’t sell luxury items like art during a global pandemic. This seems to be a widely held belief and yet artists all over the world are discovering that it’s not true. In fact, many artists are now selling online for the first time and finding more success than they ever expected. Indeed, we both […]
This week’s episode was prompted by a question from Kate, an Australian artist who asked: “Should you like your own work? Do you ever stop fighting that inner critic (and external critics) and just start enjoying the process?” We both believe that loving your own work is crucial, touch on how we evaluate our work […]