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Artist Interviews

Meet the Artist: Adri Luna Studio

  I’m so excited to share this interview with you today! My long time readers may have already heard me mention Adri Luna, as we met in an art class in 2007 and have been close friends ever since. We’ve also worked on several projects together over the years (from afar — Adri is currently in Kansas City, MO and I’m in Portland, OR), and she is my trusted business and art accountability partner each week. But she’s also a successful and talented artist in her own right with a thriving Etsy shop, so I’m happy to share her words and advice about the business of being an artist, as well as her art, here in this interview. (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.)  …

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Artist Interviews

Artist Interview: Nancy from prettylittlethieves.com

  I’m so excited to share this interview with one of my favorite artists, Nancy from prettylittlethieves.com!  I originally saw her work on Etsy many years ago, and I’m super proud to say that I have two of her portraits on my wall (now I just need to get some of her abstracts!) Let’s get to the artist interview and all the eye candy, shall we?         (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.) Jules: First, please tell us a bit about yourself?    Nancy: I live In California. I spend most of my days art making and writing. I’m self taught. I tend to work mostly in gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper. I started selling online in the early days of Etsy.   Jules:…

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Websites & Blogging for Artists

50 Modern, Minimal, Feminine WordPress Blog Themes

When you sign-up for website hosting with companies like  SiteGround (who I use and highly recommend) you automatically get a few free WordPress themes to create your functional, beautiful website on. But these themes are typically pretty boring and because they’re free, your blog could end up looking like so many others. So I’ve put together this list of modern  minimal feminine WordPress blog themes. (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.) Oh, and all of these links will open in a new tab, so you won’t have to worry about losing your “spot.” 😉 1. Victoria is a feminine, blog and ecommerce WordPress theme by BluChic.       2. Parker is a lifestyle blog theme by Station Seven.         3. Oleander, a blog…

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Social Media for Artists

30 Instagram Photo Ideas for Artists, Makers, And Creatives!

  Are you an artist, maker, creative entrepreneur, and/or Etsy seller who looooves Instagram, but doesn’t know what to post every day? I totally get it. We are told by many “social media experts” that we should have a business-only Instagram account, and we should be posting to it 1-3 times daily. Every. Single. Day. With everything else we have on our plates (like every small and large aspect of owning our own business, plus family, friends, and sometimes even a 9 to 5 job, not to mention a social life! Is there still such a thing?) coming up with ideas of what to post on Instagram can feel overwhelming. Or, maybe even worse, it can become the last thing on your to-do list… you know, that one that hardly ever gets done. So what happens then? Maybe you post something off-brand just for the sake of posting something. Maybe…

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Creating a Consistent Creative Practice

  It’s so strange to me that, as artists, we sometimes forget to (or simply don’t) make time to make art. Why is it that making time for art or creating a consistent creative practice can be so difficult when it’s something we were born to do? Maybe it’s our inner critic, saying you’re not good enough. Or a fear of failure, or success (that’s a real thing!) (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.) I think that, for many of us, it’s kind of like self-care… it’s one of those things you want to do, you know that you should be doing, but when you have a million other things to do – like take care of your family, your home, maybe work a 9…

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Artist Interviews

8 Awesome Reasons Artists Should Consider Blogging

To blog or not to blog, that is the question! (That’s how the saying goes, right?) While I totally understand some of the reasons you may not currently have a blog (not enough time, you don’t feel like a strong writer, you don’t have a website, etc.) I want to share 8 awesome reasons artists should consider blogging. 8 Awesome Reasons Artists Should Consider Blogging     (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.)   1. Blogging is great for SEO. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization (in case you didn’t know!) You know, like how people find you on Google. You don’t have to blog daily, or even weekly to get SEO benefits from blogging. Updating your website, even as little as once a month on your…

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Artist Interviews

Artist Clair Bremner Making Passive Income With Her Art

When I first saw Clair Bremner’s abstract paintings, I was immediately smitten! So I’m completely honored that she was willing to be interviewed here on Art Sales on Autopilot about how she is making passive income with her art. Let’s meet Clair! (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.)     Jules: Hi Clair… let’s start by getting to know you! Please tell us a bit about yourself… Clair: I live in a small town called Warburton which is about an hour and a half out of Melbourne, Australia. The area I live in is called the Yarra Valley, it’s the prime wine producing area of Victoria. It is very pretty with lots of rolling hills surrounded by bushland. I am a mother to three children from my…

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Social Media for Artists

80+ Hashtags for Artists

We all know that using hashtags when posting on Instagram is a great way to boost visibility and gain new followers. But deciding what hashtags to use, and how many, can seem fairly daunting. But it doesn’t have to be! To make it easier, I’ve put together this list of 80+ hashtags for artists: general art hashtags, as well as some broken down by artistic category. (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.) But first, let’s talk about how many hashtags you should be using. First: there is no “should”… You have to decide what feels comfortable for you and your art business. Some people only like to include a handful of hashtags (or less) and they put them right there in the caption. Others (and…

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Make Money with Your Art

Make Your Art Stand Out With Mockups

If you want to sell more of your artwork online, you can make your art stand out with mockups. It’s surprisingly easy, so let’s learn how…     As an artist that primarily sells her art online, I love working with mockups to set the scene for my art. I believe it helps potential art buyers to visualize my art in their homes. It also helps give them a sense of size and/or proportion. (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.) Here is an example of my art by itself and my art in a mockup scene:   As you can see, in the first photo, you can’t really tell how big the painting actually is. In the second, you can see it’s size and how it…

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Make Money with Your Art

30+ (and growing) places for artists to make passive income online

No one wants to be a starving artist, and using print-on-demand sites are a way to make extra streams of passive income with your art. So I thought I’d put together a big list of places for artists to make passive income online. Pre-S.: Would YOU like to make passive income with your art? I now have a FREE class on how to do just that! You can learn all about it here! (And that link will open in a new tab so you won’t lose your spot in this article!)  (This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission if you click through and purchase. You can click here and a new tab will open with a full explanation.)     I know I talk a lot about Society 6 and RedBubble, because those are a couple of the largest print-on-demand websites where artists can sell their work…

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