This week we have a wide-ranging discussion about promotion for recent projects. Promoting yourself can feel daunting so we have a few ideas for places you can update so that people can find out what's going on in your world. In addition, we…
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Does your family have a creative background? Is your creative streak viewed with suspicion or disbelief. It can be hard to make art if this is what surrounds us so we review our personal histories and how we've made changes to the things which…
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You know that feeling when some days you paint and it's great? Then other times it just doesn't work so well? Would you like more of the first and less of the second?
We are mid way through an amazing free workshop offered by Nicholas Wilton…
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"How can I sell more of my work?" is one of the biggest questions artists want answered But if the answer is as individual as your art, where do you begin. For us, it's not what most of the sales experts tell you to do! We also discuss how…
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Have you ever wondered quite what the point is in entering shows, or whether it's worth your while? This one is for you!
This week Alice has been turning her feelings around by getting stuck into things and honouring her promises…
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Making art starts with the basics of form: colour, line, value, design. We need to become fluent in using these if we want to make art which takes this basic vocabulary and turns it into poetry.
Nicholas Wilton joined me for this discussion…
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Does your art need a gimmick to succeed? If art has a quickly recognisable ‘hook’ does that make it easier to sell?
This week Alice has been learning the value of taking detours - Louise is in flow with her work and both have…
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A question from a listener leads us into a wide-ranging discussion about the artist life. Many feel a frustration about limited time to spend on their work and don't feel it counts alongside another career, but a recent study by The Arts council…
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We all want to make better paintings, get absorbed in the process of creating art and then stand back and discover a masterpiece. Often it doesn't work quite like that! We can get swamped in the middle stages and easily lose our way, or even…
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This week we’re discussing investments - not stocks and bonds, but the kind of investments you make (or don’t make) in yourself and your art practice.
Louise is finishing teaching her second course and after 5 months of…
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Often we only get better at something by doing it wrong first. But it's very tempting to do something once, not get the results you wished for - and then give up. If something's worth doing then it's worth sticking with so you actually have…
Framing can be a challenge for us all. It’s expensive and there are so many options. If you paint on board or canvas, is it even necessary?
If you do decide to add a frame, what style works best? Today we’re going to delve into…
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