The traditional “straight ahead” photo of most of the 20th century was something popularly referred to as a snapshot, an outgrowth of...

“I believe that our planet is inhabited not only by animals and plants and bacteria and viruses, but also by ideas. Ideas are a...

How is intuition used to create artwork?

Regaining the Big Concept So in the Blog titled “What Drives Us to Make Art?”, we covered the motivations for artists making art. On the...

At some point in life, many of us want to express ourselves, but we aren't artists, musicians, writers, etc. with any kind of formal...

Ultimately, if we want people to see our work, we must have a way to show it. Of course, at this time in history, the most common means...

In a previous blog, I alluded to the problems mid-career and established fine art photographers have, due to the difference between...

Perhaps knowing how the art you are collecting was made, or because you also like to make artistic photos, this information may be of...

Passion I have four sons, two from my first marriage, and two from my second, forever marriage. I call them by number; otherwise I would...

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Are you an art buying newbie?

Why is the work of mid-career, established artists worth more? Looking at an artist’s resume to consider the depth of their experience,...