by Douglas Paul Smith | Apr 11, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
TL;DR: How does critique affect art? Oh, let us count the ways. It’s weird, powerful, terrifying, transformative, sometimes annoying, often illuminating, and occasionally complete nonsense. But when handled well, it can turn your art into gold (or at least slightly...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Apr 10, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
Great art tells a story. So should you. Let’s get you talking about your work like a creative wizard instead of a sleep-deprived squirrel mumbling in front of a gallery wall. Once Upon a Canvas: Why Storytelling for Artists Matters Sure, your painting speaks for...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Apr 9, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists, Making a Living as an Artist
So, you’re an artist. You’ve got a pile of brilliant work stacking up in your studio/bedroom/storage unit/living room like some sort of genius hoarder’s nest, and a growing suspicion that maybe—just maybe—your art deserves a bigger audience (and a bigger paycheck)....
by Douglas Paul Smith | Apr 8, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists
Every so often, you find yourself covered in paint, surrounded by half-finished ideas, questioning everything while holding a glue gun in one hand and a philosophical crisis in the other. Why am I like this?What is this urge to make things?Is creativity a divine gift...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Apr 7, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists, Making a Living as an Artist
Let’s be real: once upon a time, artists dreamed of getting into the Louvre. Now? It’s all about getting into someone’s algorithm. Welcome to the age of Instagram stardom, where a perfectly lit picture of your gouache giraffe can rake in more likes than a Renaissance...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Apr 7, 2025 | Advice for Creatives, General Advice for Artists, Making a Living as an Artist
Ah, the 21st century: a magical time when artists no longer need to starve in garrets, beg for gallery representation, or schlep their work to local art fairs hoping someone with a debit card and questionable taste will stop by. Now, thanks to the digital gods of the...
