Posts by Nicholas Wilton

Above: Image by Yanko Tsvetkov of alphadesigner.com   One of potential shortfalls for Artists, who are involved in the business of selling their Art, often has to do with their thinking. The answers to many of the same old questions regarding a career in art, no longer need to automatically be given. We have a…

You didn’t sell anything at your show or open studio. It can make you feel like crap. When this happens to me I am not sure if I feel bad about my work or myself. Probably both. It tends to dampen my enthusiasm about even trying to make art anymore. If you ever feel this…

Detail from “The Antique Juggling Girl” by Lord Frederic Leighton   Do you know how sometimes you make something that is so good it surprises even you? It seemed so effortless, and till this day you still kind of wonder how you made it? It is that good. I have often wondered why I can’t…

Above: one of Andy Warhol’s “Dollar Sign” paintings.   Being a successful Artist means different things for different people. For some, just being able to make artwork they love is enough. Others, however, also want art making to be their profession. In other words they want to sell their Art. If you want to sell…

Maizy was rescued, snatched up from an Oklahoma “kill” shelter the day before she would have been put down. She is part Ridgeback and part Basenji. I am not sure if her incredibly gentle and grateful disposition is a result of her mixed breed or because of her miraculous last minute rescue. Possibly, a little…

Do you ever feel like you get stuck in the process of making your Art? All of a sudden you reach a point and you don’t know what to do. There is just a big empty blank space in your creativity. This happens to me. I also see this played out in my ArtLife workshops.…