A Fresh Take on Social Media - Artist Strategies that will Surprise You
Release Date: 09/08/2020
Discovering Artistic Passion Later in Life
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Bianca Lever exchanged the lowlands of The Netherlands for the rolling hills of Italy where she now lives and works as a full-time artist. In this episode, Bianca discusses her challenges transitioning from a hobby to a professional artist, her inspiration, and what she is doing to attract new audiences.
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From Teacher to Professional Artist
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If you love making art and you’re secretly wanting to embrace the life of an artist. Then listen up! In this episode, I chat with UK artist Jane Beaumont. After a fulfilling career as a teacher and therapist, Jane finally took this step herself. Find out how a love note from her husband encouraged her to take the first brave steps, how she started sketching every day, soaking up inspiration on social media, and intentionally steered herself towards life as a professional artist. Mentioned in this episode: Quote: David Whyte, "Will you have confidence in what you love?" Artists: David...
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Part 2 - Interview with UK Artist Mish Maudsley
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Mish Maudsley aka Mishfit's art occupies the hinterland between street art and fine art painting. An active part of UK street art for over 15 years, she has since painted internationally from the streets of Melbourne to Europe’s biggest street art festival, Upfest. Her most recent foray into the world of London art fairs follows an incredible array of live painting venues over the years. From her studio in Brighton, she is now embracing a more refined approach, combining spray paint and oil paint, to create an energetic style that captures the raw process of creativity. Clashing traditional...
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Part 1 - Interview with UK Artist Mish Maudsley
HELP! I AM ARTIST Podcast
Mish Maudsley aka Mishfit's art occupies the hinterland between street art and fine art painting. An active part of UK street art for over 15 years, she has since painted internationally from the streets of Melbourne to Europe’s biggest street art festival, Upfest. Her most recent foray into the world of London art fairs follows an incredible array of live painting venues over the years. From her studio in Brighton, she is now embracing a more refined approach, combining spray paint and oil paint, to create an energetic style that captures the raw process of creativity. Clashing traditional...
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Part 2 : From Graphic Designer to Working Artist
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If you need some art fuel, listen to what South African artist Duncan Stewart says about art. I recently interviewed him for my podcast; his words are still resonating in my heart. 'Art is ingrained in our deepest being. Our collective experiences, DNA, genetic makeup, and contexts have made us all wonderfully unique. In our own right, every human being is a magnificent artwork. Art can bypass our intellect and rational thinking, and it can penetrate the soul and we can be moved. It’s a language by which we can connect on a deep level.’ Good stuff! Now that should silence those...
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Part 1: From Graphic Designer to Working Artist
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From graphic designer to working artist, Duncan Stewart walks us through his journey and shares what he’s learned about living as an artist along the way. Coming from a traditional family of lawyers and bankers, Duncan never saw himself becoming an artist, even with an insatiable appetite to draw and paint. Though he studied, and later worked, as a graphic designer, he eventually gave himself the opportunity to explore the underlying desire to create. At 22 years of age, while working in an advertising firm, Duncan allowed himself to explore his artistic tendencies and attended art school in...
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Bringing Unseen Art down from the Attic
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As a visual artist, you love spending time creating your art. It's fun and exciting to turn what you are passionate about into something you can share with others. However, trying to find ways to promote & sell it effectively is another story altogether. How can something you are so committed to do be so frustrating at the same time? This is a question serial entrepreneur, marketing expert & television producer Mauritz Briët asked himself. It struck him that the artists he knew were having a hard time connecting what they were creating with an audience ready...
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Best Art Practises for Visual Artists in 2022
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Your journey as an artist won't always be smooth and easy. Your income will fluctuate, your energy will shift, and your focus will change as projects come and go.
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Connecting with your Art Collectors
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You've carefully created your art and are ready to share it with the world. To do this effectively you need to understand who your potential art collector is!
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Turning Passion into a Profession
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From a young age Dido had 2 big passions. Music & Art!
info_outlineThe Internet has changed everything.
There has never been a more exciting time for artists to share and sell their work online.
Even in these extraordinary times the internet has made it possible for artists to stay in business, connecting what they love to do with a receptive art audience willing to pay it’s worth.
‘I work with artists that have sold more in the pandemic than any other time in their careers.’
Encouraging words from today’s special guest.
For many years this enterprising young woman helped international brands make the transition from the offline to the online space.
When the pandemic hit Stefanie Idrobo decided to help her artist friends and use all her marketing insights and online expertise to get their art seen and heard!
She created a platform that not only showcases inspiring, emerging artists but informs collectors how they can best invest in art.
Stefanie joined me from a beautiful location in Quito, Ecuador where she shares valuable tips and online strategies for artists, that may surprise you.
In this episode you will discover :
- Ways artists can connect with potential art collectors,
- What social platforms work best for artists,
- 3 top tips to successfully promote and sell your work online,
- Practical advice setting up payments and shipping your art,
- The importance of art and it’s value in these extraordinary times.
Get ready to get a fresh, new take on the world of social media and what it could mean for you and your art business.
To find out more about Stefanie and her new artist platform go to:
https://www.instagram.com/stefidbs/
Because developing a strong Online presence has never been more important and I would love to see you succeed, I have prepared a new artist training: The Online Artist Bootcamp
On Thursday, September 17th 2020 I’m running this LIVE training and in just 2 hours I’ll teach you practical steps to create, record and share your work online.
And NO you don’t need to be a whiz kid or a rockstar to claim your online space.
If you are excited about all the internet has to offer and you are ready to take your next steps then I would like to invite you to join me for The Online Artist Bootcamp.
Go to www.sonjasmalheer.com/onlineartist to save your seat today.