Ask An Artist

A career as an artist is not always all about making art, for some people it is also about making artists, teaching your skills to others so that they can make art too.  It isn't for everyone, some s…

Most artists will have some relationship with colour, wether it be ink, paint, pencil or paper.  The colours you choose are important for many reasons, for their colour for one, but also for their lo…

You have produced a collection of artworks and the time has come for you to start selling them to the public.  How do you decide where to pitch your pricing?  Too low and you may not cover your costs…

Most artists want to get their work on the walls of a gallery, at least until someone buys it!  How do you get your work into a gallery?  What should the relationship be between you and your gallery?…

Social media can be a huge benefit to any creative person wanting to promote what they do, but it needs to be used intelligently and it should be the artist using it as a tool, rather than being an e…

Originality in art is certainly to be admired, you don't want to be seen to be  derivative, but it is also important to have a recognisable style so that, in time, people can look at your work and se…

All artists will experience critcism, it goes with the territory.  Tastes differ so much that making art can only ever appeal to a segment of the audience, so sometimes people will tell you that they…

Being a professional artist is a job, it brings in income (hopefully) and, if all goes well brings a degree of satisfaction.  It is inevitable that people will help you in your artistic journey: givi…

There are certain expectations of you when you are an artist and one is that you will be expected to supply information about your artistic practice. in this episode Peter and Laura talk about the 'A…

It's great to hear what artists think about galleries, but that is only one side of the story.  Today Peter and Laura talk to Nick Bentley, owner of Bils and Rye, a wonderful gallery in the North Yor…

As an artist it is likely that you will have to interact with your customers and the persona you adopt when you do this can have a huge effect on your success.  Confidence in your work inspires confi…

There are lots of ways of putting your art in front of prospective buyers, but few are quite as good as art fgairs.  Displaying your work among your peers and having the opportunity to talk to your a…

So, you have some art you would like to sell... Working with a gallery can be hugely beneficial, but only if it is the right gallery for your work.  Peter and Laura talk about the business of negotia…

Ask an Artist is a podcast offering advice for people who would like to make their art into a career. But who are Laura and Peter to be giving this advice?  In this episode Laura talks about her jour…

Peter Keegan is a professional Portrait painter, he studied at university and went very quickly into painting portraits for clients, initially doing other jobs at the same time, but now he also runs …

So, yopu have the creative urge, but you are unsure what to do to start developing your art into something more...  Peter and Laura talk in this episode about ways of getting started.  

Peter Keegan and Laura Boswell introduce the Ask an Artist Podcast.  Do you treat art as a hobby, but dream of making it your job?  Laura and Peter are both full time, professional artists, paying th…