Archive for September, 2011

Colored Pencil Drawing

Monday, September 26th, 2011

colored pencil tomato collage

I’ve posted an article on SallyEvansArt.com about playing with colored pencils and a few of the tips I learned at the Botanic Illustration class I took through the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Click here to read the article.

 

How To Use Social Media to Promote Your Art

Monday, September 19th, 2011

sunflower

If you want to know about marketing your art, Alyson Stanfield, the ArtBiz Coach,
has been helping artists for years.  She has a great blog and newsletter with tons of
great information and resources.

I am excited about going to her Social Media Workshop in Golden, Colorado
October 15 and 16th.

She is calling it a social media “immersion” to help us figure out how to use facebook,
twitter, etc. to genuinely connect with people.

It is primarily for artists but would work for any creative entrepreneur who would like to engage with their followers.

She is a great example of how to do it right so I look forward to learning from her!

Click here for more info on the workshop.  I hope you’ll join me.  I think it is going to
be fun!

 

A Good Quote To Think About

Monday, September 12th, 2011

quote-we-tend-to-overestimate

We tend to overestimate what we can do in the short term

and underestimate what we can do in the long term.

- Tim Hurson, from his book Think Better, an innovative guide to productive thinking.

I always think I will get more done in a day or week than I actually do.  It can be discouraging when you think that you aren’t getting much done because you thought you could accomplish so much more.

And yet, if you stick with something and keep taking the small steps forward, they add up.

When I stay in the habit of tracking my little accomplishments, I find I really am getting more done than I think.

It helps to see your progress to keep you motivated and give you incentive to keep going.

Do you agree?