Looking Forward to 2017 and Skylarks Singing
Skylarks singing, dewdrops on cobwebs, and flowers. January the first 2017. I am getting dozens of emails, Facebook posts, Twitter, and...
Canvas, hardboard, paper or plank.
A lot of non-artists don’t have much idea about why artists use such a variety of surfaces for their paintings. So here is a very basic...
How to thrive as an artist.
Starve, strive, survive, then thrive. That is the basic formula for an artist to go from the starving artist phase to the thriving artists p
How to get into galleries.
A lot of artists want to exhibit in commercial art galleries. They see it as recognition of their quality as an artist.
Art as an investment
Art as investment by Colin Ruffell from 'Art Business Today' magazine June 2010 I had a phone call yesterday from a woman who said she...
Amateurs and professionals in the art business.
'Art Business Today' magazine Jan 2011 Amateurs and professionals in the art business. I have heard it estimated that there are 100...
Technology has changed everything!
Article from Art Business Today magazine Technology has changed everything! For most of my long and illustrious professional art career...
My technique
I have been invited by a major trade magazine to write a short 700 word piece about my technique for painting pictures. Luckily I...
ARTIST’S ACRYLIC PAINT
In the late 50’s we saw these strange words describing some of the latest art from the USA, ‘acrylic on masonite’. What was masonite and...
How to publish prints and why.
How to publish prints and why? That is the big question for artists nowadays. It is big because there have been important developments in...