Amie Gillingham

1. Still Life with Hardanger -Sandra Willard and her extraordinary talent have amazed me again.

2. Lowe Mill Art Studios and Grumpy Cat – The talented artists of this large studio in Alabama, including EBSQ’s very own Tracey Allyn Greene, have been featured in The Huffington Post! Congrats, Tracey!

3. Controversies: eBay and Adobe – Tiffany Toland-Scott shares some very important information concerning this two giants. This is a must read for anyone who uses eBay to sell their art and for all Photoshop users.

4. MOTM: Simplify – Maureen Frank’s mandala for May is all about simplifying our lives. Stop by her blog to download this month’s mandala for free.

5. Fostering Friendly Familiarity – EmptyEasel.com has a superb article on how to market your art by building a relationship with your viewers, not just seeing them as buyers.

“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.“

- Andy Warhol

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So. You’ve been reading up on how to market your art, gathering advice and tips from a smathering of friends, colleagues, and online experts.  You believe in your art. You’ve got the requisite accounts at EBSQ (obviously), Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.  You have a blog. (You even occasionally update your blog.)  So, why isn’t it all coming together?

Sometimes it takes an outside eye to see what you’re missing. To that end, we’re looking for up to three artists to review, critique, and case study.  Totally on us.

Interested? Leave us a comment with your name, EBSQ Artist url, and let us know why you want our help. If you’re chosen, you’ll get to work with us for 90 days, totally for free, to see if we can help jump start your marketing efforts and find you some greater success.  We’ll be profiling our selected artists during the case study via the EBSQ blog. Even if you aren’t one of the lucky artists selected, we hope our case studies will be able to help you as well!

Ready? Let’s get started!

PS Not yet an EBSQ Artist member? Why not join today?

1. Discovery, Fairy Laundry Day Redux – Sherry’s Key’s imagination is tickles my inner child. I adore this redux of her original Fairy Laundry Day, but I may be a bit bias–I own the original.

2. How to Get Published in a Bead/Jewelry Magazine – Laura Bracken has an excellent post for jewelry artists wanting to be published. This is only Part 1 so be sure to follow her blog for part two.

3. Watercolor Walk-through – Carmen Medlin shares a walk-through for two of her latest watercolor aceo paintings. Discover the in’s and out’s of her process!

4. Art in the White Mountains – Congratulations to Jeanne Forsyth! She has recently been accepted into the North Easter Arizona Fine Arts Association. Her paintings will be on exhibit at the High Country Art Gallery beginning May 22nd.

5. Cambodia vs. the Cleveland Art Museum – Cambodia is the latest country to come forward seeking art they say was stolen from an archaeological site.

Creativity is more than just being different. . .  Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.

- Charles Mingus

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1. Purple Heart Tree of Life by Marcia Baldwin

2. Gone Fishing by Carol DeMumbrum

3. Fitness ACEOs by Windi Rosson

4. Human Trafficking: Bondage without Borders by Alma Lee

5. Literary Tree II by Deb Harvey

Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

- Bertolt Brech

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Filed under: Inspiration Tagged: art, artists, Bertolt Brech, ebsq, get inspired, Inspiration, pinterest

1. Still Life – This week’s featured art for our Friday Five is a still life by artist Christine Striemer.

2. Free Flower Doodle Bookplates – Artist Carmen Medlin has a present for readers of her blog…

3. A Minor Setback – Many artists see great results from Facebook Ads, but not all have such wonderful experiences. Georgia Papadakis discusses the negative side of Facebook Ads.

4. 3 Strategic Steps for Creating a Tagline that Gets Noticed – Branding yourself can be tricky. The EmptyEasel.com has a post to help you with that perfect Tagline.

5. Are you an EBSQ artist with a newsworthy blog post to share? Email me at amanda[at]ebsqart[dot]com to be included in our Friday Five.

To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.

- Pablo Picasso

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