RESOURCES
Are you at the beginning of your artistic journey, or are interested in advancing your art career?
Either way, you have come to the right place. After spending years navigating the art world and growing my own artistic practice, it is now time for me to share with you what I have learned so you, too, can understand the process of becoming a professional artist, and decide where to focus your time, energy and capital for maximum success. I hope the information is not only meaningful, but exceedingly useful to you as you pursue one of the most exciting careers in the world!
The Creative Practice Series Guidebooks
I created The Creative Practice Series to help you map out the best strategy to become a successful artist. The Creative Practice Series is a step-by-step roadmap for those artists who are ready to build a thriving, professional art career from the ground up — or for those who are just ready take the next step in their creative evolution.
From establishing your creative foundation to mastering marketing, exhibitions and sales, these guidebooks walk you through every stage of becoming a successful artist — with practical tools, real-world insights, and encouragement from someone who’s done it all.
Whether you’re just beginning your journey or seeking to grow your existing practice, this series will help you create success doing what you love.
TO ACCESS THE GUIDEBOOKS
please enter the
Password: tpa-tools
on the Artist Resources page.
Pracitce
This first series of guidebooks takes you through all of the steps you will need to successfully initiate and maintain a healthy art practice. We will discuss how and where to find inspiration, what you will need to get into the flow, how to create excellent work, and how to organize your time and your daily workflow.
Identity
Who are you, and what does your art stand for? This series of guidebooks will help you understand who you are as a fine artist, and through a series of questions, will help you formulate your public identity. From writing your artist statement, to compiling your resume, to crafting your biography, these guidebooks will define your artistic persona.
Images
This series of guidebooks will lead you through the often frustrating process of photographing, editing and creating compatible use-specific images of your artwork. I will go over how to make each image vibrant, clear and professional, and how to appropriate each image for use in print, web and social media.
Exhibiting
Figuring out where to exhibit is one of the toughest parts of being an artist. In these guidebooks, I will lead you through what it takes to sell your art in various venues from local coffee shops, to national art fairs, to international shows, as well as offer you advice on how best to approach and become part of a thriving professional gallery,
Marketing
These guidebooks offer numerous strategies for marketing your artwork to the public. The technical guides will go over step-by-step processes that will make your work and your identity shine. In addition, I will go over specific tips, tools and techniques required for exceptional digital reproduction and marketing of your work as a professional.
Support
Whether you need funding for a specific project, or desire focused time to work in a particular medium, this series of guidebooks will help you navigate the world of artist residencies, grants, and other avenues of artist support. I will illuminate the various methods you can use to solicit creative or financial or support for your practice.
The Creative Practice Series Tools
During my life as a professional artist I created tools for myself to use to stay organized and on task.
Below please find tools and resources you may use in your practice.
TO ACCESS THE TOOLS
please enter the
Password: tpa-tools
on the Artist Resources page.