How many drafts have you started and tossed out?   How long have you stared at a blank sheet of paper?   How many times have you gotten tangled up in your own web of words?   (Do you even have a web of words?)  What other things have you managed to get done in order...

When you have your professional act together, and you are producing your best artwork, you stand out from the fast lane of competition.   A sophisticated, compelling artist statement gives you an edge that marks you as more professional than an artist who ignores this...

HOW TO WRITE AN ARTIST STATEMENT: STEP ONE  Self-promotion vs. Connection  For too long, self-promotion has been chained to marketing. But when you fully grok that your success depends upon how you connect, one human to another, the self-promotion chains fall away. ...

Think about it, you’ve sweated blood writing your artist statement and now someone has asked for it. Will you be content to hand it over and that’s that? Or will you pay the same kind of attention to what happens next as you would before handing over a piece of your...

First, let’s recap the first four mistakes from 7 Avoidable Artist Statement Mistakes: Part 1.  Artist Statement Mistake No. 1 Giving Up The Words Around Your Art  When people buy art, they are subconsciously (or consciously) also buying access to the artist who, by...

Artist Statement Mistake No. 1  Giving Up The Words Around Your Art   It’s always dismayed me that artists who have resistance to the idea of an artist statement give up one of their most vital sources of power: the unique perspective only an artist can have about...