Albrecht Dürer, Soldier on Horseback, 1498. Albertina Museum Wien, Vienna Freelancing as an Artist: Pros and Cons The word “freelance” was devised in the Middle Ages, to describe a soldier of fortune–a mercenary who hired out his fighting skills to … Continue reading
If you have chosen to be an artist, there are essentially three ways to go about living a productive life and making your art at the same time. All three ways are completely valid. You can work at a job … Continue reading
A wonderful puzzle: a giant nylon parachute makes an undulating lake from which three witchy ladies rise up. Its not magical unless it looks like Sandra Woodall’s wonderful sketch for the Ladies of the Lake for The Cincinnati Ballet’s Camelot. … Continue reading
The Successful Artist’s Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art is excerpted in the 2014 edition of The Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Market! Along with a lot of … Continue reading
Margaretpeot.com is offering a summer giveaway of The Successful Artist’s Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art (enter by midnight, Tuesday July 16, details at the end of this … Continue reading
I attended one more session at BEA 2013 on social media on Thursday. And I promise this is the last set of notes! It was a … Continue reading
I learned many things at BEA 2013, as I always do. I did not expect to get to hear Kate Sullivan (or anyone else for that matter) … Continue reading
Above is about half the swag I picked up at BEA 2013–and I was actively trying not to get stuff as I didn’t want to carry it all day! These … Continue reading
(a Fotomat booth, originally uploaded from Roadsidepictures from Livejournal (thank you!)) (I really, REALLY wanted to work in one when I was a child–that little sweet house, filled with little … Continue reading
Another opportunity to win a copy of the Successful Artist’s Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art at author, illustrator and designer Kris Waldherr’s inspiring site, Art and Words. When you leave a comment, you are eligible … Continue reading
