Blaze by David Cheifetz was selected as a Finalist in the July 2010 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

I love the implication that even a dream involves responsibility—planning for it, saving for it, even naming it. Realizing it takes energy to bring that dream to fruition. I think this is the thing I love the most. [...]

'Surrender' by Filomena Booth was selected as Outstanding Abstract in the July 2010 BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

If you're not making a living at art just yet, but want to - be realistic about what it takes to get there. Get started on the next step - be it education, buying good materials, or developing a body of work to present to collectors and gallerists. [...]

'National Past Time' by Kathleen Newman was selected as Outstanding Pastel in the July BoldBrush Painting Competition. [...]

If you listen to your watercolour as you paint, it will actually tell you where it wants to go. [...]

THANK YOU! Thanks to everyone who contributed to the conversation about Abstract vs. Representational art. I appreciate everyone’s point of view. The conversation was great. And as promised, this week I will summarize your comments and add mine. [...]

Selected Upcoming Exhibits by Informed Collector Artists [...]

I took stock of what I had. I took more stock in what I didn’t. My glass is half full and I want it to overflow. Not so much with the things money can buy, but with the things it can’t. [...]

Don't clutter artist websites with "cleverness" like animation and moving visuals. Keep it simple and visitors will look at your artwork. A proper online presence for every artist begins with a good old-fashioned website. Your art website is your "home base", your "hub." If you branch out into other online tools...great...but individual artist websites are where art collectors begin and end when connecting with artists. As such, make sure that your website utilizes a design that is clean and consistent. [...]