Today's Deep Thought comes from the book I'm (finally!) almost finished reading, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art by Don Thompson–page 180. Regarding grants to artists from governments . . . If there are to be grants [from governmental agencies to artists], who chooses the recipients? The public? An
Deep Thought Thursday: Granting panels Read
The weekend before last I attended a two-day conference in Denver entitled Thin Air Summit ’08 (#tas08 on Twitter). I called it the Geek Conference for short. Rooms full of techy people talking about Web 2.0 stuff (social networking, video, podcasting, blogging, etc.) and introducing themselves by their Twitter names. I felt oddly out of
I think Picasso himself would have approved of this 3-D version of his masterpiece, Guernica–especially since Cubism was all about space and form. I’m including a link to the original by artist Lena Gieseke, which has a better quality than the YouTube version. Oh, my, this is wonderful. Okay, all you 3-D animators. You, too
Picasso’s Guernica in 3-D Read
Just posted this . . . it has to be approved by them. I’m always delighted to see the rare art feature on the Nightly News, so thank you for featuring the waterfalls tonight. But . . . I’m very disappointed that the artist wasn’t credited with the work. The least you could have done
My comment on the NBC Nightly News blog Read
Hello from the I’d Rather Be in the Studio! studio book tour–live from Texas. Yesterday we had a great group in Fort Worth and I’m gearing up right now to head to Deanna Wood’s studio in Sanger. More on both of these later. Here are some fun pics from last Wednesday’s book party at Jan
Today’s Art Marketing Action newsletter is about getting real with your email without allowing it to take over your life. I mentioned that you should always respond with kindness even to emails that are seeminlgy rude. Deborah Ridgley wrote last week with this question: “What would you do it you receive the message which I
What to do with vague email inquiries Read
In an email, Chris asks: Does selling one’s artwork on products like note cards, writing journals, calenders, etc. through online companies like CaféPress.com or Zazzle In other words, can selling reproductions on products like this hurt an artist’s career? or help it? (I’m defining "serious" art collectors as someone who would buy an original painting
Will selling products hurt your fine art career? Read
