Archive of 2009 May

Working in a DIY photo studio

May 15, 2009  :  Photography      
Photography can be a very expensive artform. Each gadget and tool often comes with a hefty pricetag. And sometimes, the price is worth it. But other times, whew, it is just overkill. This is especially true with all of the random tools you need in ... Read More

Advertising your art with Google Adwords

May 18, 2009  :  Business of making art      
There is a question on the Art Marketing group on LinkedIn from the painter Jill Rosoff who asked "What kind of success has anyone had using Google Adwords or similar to market their artwork?" Here's my thoughts on this: Advertising through Google Adwords ... Read More

An hour of art a day

May 19, 2009  :  Business of making art, family      
There is a factoid that contrary to popular opinion, an artist will only spend 20% of their time actually making art, that the rest of their time is spent running their art business. For me, juggling my ketubah business alongside my oh-so-slow-growing fine art ... Read More

Twitter and artists, part 2

May 22, 2009  :  Business of making art      
Last year, I took a look at Twitter to see if it might work as a marketing tool for my art. And after playing with it for a while, came to the conclusion that ... Read More

work in progress: twin tulips

May 22, 2009  :  New Photographs      
Had a great day in the studio yesterday. My plan was to spend at least an hour working on new art. But I got inspired, and the next thing I knew, I had spent the whole day shooting. These photos are of a bunch of ... Read More

Named nominee in abstract for Photography Masters Cup

May 28, 2009  :  On Art and Artists      
Ah, some good news for the middle of the week. I have learned that my photograph "Mask" was nominated in the Abstract catagory for this ... Read More