Drawing from Life or Drawing from Photographs?

Drawing from Life or Drawing from Photographs?

Did you know that drawing or painting from observational reference can take a whole different set of skills than drawing from photo reference? Hi my name is Carrie and I want you to proudly call yourself artist. Here on Artist Strong I help people like you build your...
The Myth of The Art Gallery as Savior

The Myth of The Art Gallery as Savior

Do you know of a gallery who does ALL of the business side for an artist? I repeatedly hear creatives say things like, “That’s stuff a gallery can do for me,” or, “When a gallery represents me I won’t have to do X, Y, or Z.” Here’s the thing: that’s simply not true....
Is my art good enough to sell?

Is my art good enough to sell?

Recently Laksmi reached out with some images of her art and asked me, is my art salable? Part of me thinks she’s really asking: is my art good enough to sell? Hi my name is Carrie and I want you to proudly call yourself Artist. Here on Artist Strong we help you build...