I spent much of December painting these HOT clothes, designed by Juan Gatti, and made by the extraordinary artists at John Kristiansen NYC. These smokin’ hot performers will be seen shortly in the Saxony Theater at the Faena hotel in … Continue reading
Thanks to Amanda Heyn and Ian Sands at the art education blog Art of Education for their kind words about The Successful Artist’s Career Guide. I am a huge fan of the Art of Ed blog–it is chock full of … Continue reading
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
(this is what my eyes looked like after that first day…) This past weekend was the SCBWI conference in NYC at the Hyatt next to Grand Central Terminal. It was a fantastic, overwhelming, moving … 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
