Posts by Nicholas Wilton

The more people who know and follow your Art the easier it will be to sell your Art. I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to always make stronger and stronger Art so that this small but growing audience would continue to stay engaged. I thought that the only way to keep…

Why do some colors look better than others? When purchasing paint at the art store, I used to think that the more expensive colors were somehow better. I reasoned that if I used these colors in my paintings they would magically look great. Unfortunately, over time, I realized that making great color was not so…

As most of you already know, the lessons learned, the principles at play in the making of Art almost seamlessly transfer to Life. I find that when I am feeling less sure of myself, my art feels somewhat the same. I also see parallels in the business side of making Art. Clarity, intention and passion…

This week I am teaching an Artlife Workshop on the beautiful Big Sur Coast of California, at a retreat center perched upon the cliffs above the sea. It is called Esalen, a name derived from the Native Americans who originally lived here. There are flowering plants and trees that seemingly never go dormant in the…

Sometimes we wish for something to happen, but when it finally does, we can feel, oddly, let down. I was reminded of this the other day when I ran into an artist friend who had recently sold several paintings from a new series of work she had developed over the past year. I knew this…

How do you work with the pull between selling and ignoring the art market entirely? This is an interesting question posed last week by one of my readers. I used to spend a great deal of time struggling with this issue. I know how supremely wonderful it feels to sell a piece of art you…