Paul Crossley, Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London has passed away on December 11th, 2019. Dr. Crossley was an eminent scholar of Gothic architecture – perhaps best known for the second and much expanded edition of Paul Frankl’s Gothic Architecture in the […]
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Ask a Gallery Owner | What Do I Do When a Friend Is Chatting Me up at an Art Show?
From a recent email: Dear Jason, Thank you for the great class. I wish I would have known these things when I was a gallery co-owner. There were 11 owners and we were not trained in selling, just learned by experience. I know there were times like you mentioned when […]
BSA Film Friday: 12.02.22 | Brooklyn Street Art
Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. Edward Hopper’s New York. Via Whitney Museum of American Art2. The enveloping work of Barbara Kruger: MoMA3. Man Who Turned Trash Into Family Treasures / The Garbage Man “The city of New York […]
Two Clever Ways to Take Inspiration from Other Artists Without Copying Them — Caryl Fine Art
If you’re an artist, I can guarantee that you take inspiration from other artists. Whether you’re inspired by the “late greats” like Van Gogh or Picasso or you’ve been greatly impacted by your art teachers (including me) or wonderful artists you’ve discovered on social media, your mind is filled with […]
Branding is the Only Power Artists Have
This post is by Clint Watson, former art gallery owner and founder of BoldBrush, known for FASO Artist Websites, the leading provider of professional artist websites, the $38,000+ BoldBrush Painting Competition and the free daily art marketing newsletter, FineArtViews. As a self-proclaimed “art fanatic”, Clint delights that BoldBrush’s San Antonio, Texas office is full of original art, as […]
South Korea’s Oscar submission Decision to Leave — Portland Museum of Art
Decision to Leave A winner of Best Director at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and South Korea’s submission for this year’s Best International Film category at the Academy Awards, Decision to Leave is a deliriously inventive thriller made in thrall to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Directed Park Chan-wook, best known for […]
Artists’ Gardens – Nancy Paris Pruden
Inspiration Close at Hand Artists’ Gardens Nancy Paris Pruden Front Yard Garden 8 x 10″ Plein Air Oil © Nancy Paris Pruden In response to our Perspectives “Inspiration Close at Hand” call for paintings created in artists’ gardens or other personal spaces, we received these two images from artist, […]
Learning Lines with Line Stations
So I’ve been thinking about a couple of things (which explains the burning smell). Last fall, I tried some “Halloween centers” or stations that my students rotated through. I did this on the day our school was having fall parties and costumes because I knew the kids were going to […]
Matriarchs and Daughters Dream Oceans of Braille
Liz Tran: Matriarchs and Daughters Dream Oceans of BrailleDecember 9, 2022 to January 6, 2023Homme DC2000 L ST NWWashington, DC 20036US Morton Fine Art, in collaboration with Homme DC, is pleased to present Matriarchs and Daughters Dream Oceans of Braille, an exhibition of polychromatic inkblot prints and Heirloom (2022), a new […]
Big Fish, Little Fish | FineArtViews
Of the many marketing strategies, one in particular takes courage. Both of my sons have fish tanks, and I think of it every time I visit their houses. In almost every marketing scenario you will be a big fish in a little pond, or a little fish in a big pond. […]