Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

This post offers a behind-the-scenes look at how artists price their work, and some clear guidelines to get you started with pricing your own.
One of the most frequently asked questions I get from my students who want to get started pricing their art is how much to charge. All artists struggle with this no matter how long they have been selling their art leaving them wondering if their is left...

To See Or Not to See: A guide to understanding the differences between transparent, opaque, permanent, and non-staining watercolor paints.

The beauty of painting is that no matter how long you’ve been at it, there will always be more to learn: new mediums, new techniques, and surfaces.

As you begin to make creative decisions to develop your personal style, you will naturally lean towards the look...

This year, my family started a new tradition of writing our goals down together and sharing them. Even my son is on the bandwagon as he started a journal for his goals and a planner to track them. My daughter uses her planner as both an art journal and a goal keeping tool. I am not sure what cockamamie system my husband has, I just know that he has one and I have a few systems going on at once.

One...