Behind The Canvas

ARTIST INTERVIEW: Linda Blumel, jeweler In this show, artist and jeweler, Linda Blumel and I talk with you about.. If a fine art degree is really important for your art career. The best reasons to take a workshop. The importance of a mentor. Building trust with online buyers. Photography tips for [...]

Welcome to the introduction to Behind The Canvas podcast. Real talk and insights with professional artists to help you live your own creative dreams. I believe art, more than any other media, has the ability to transcend boundaries of language, culture, religion and politics and go straight to the core of our [...]

The term, starving artist has been used in the art business world for waay too long. Accepting that title as a right of passage, or as a badge of honor – saying that art and money don’t mix – is the trap that can leave you broke and dry up your [...]

Simple steps that you can take today to launch or relaunch your art career. Do even one thing from this show and you’re ahead of the game. In this show, I talk with you about.. Talk through 9 steps of your action plan that take you from just starting out [...]

Give yourself permission to relax – enjoy the small wins and celebrate the big wins. Everything is progress. We only lose time when we procrastinate, worry about being perfect and let fear and self-doubt into our heads – they’re all time-waters. Your inner voice makes a guest appearance toward the end of [...]

Is your lifestyle affecting your art? I believe the answer is YES! Your lifestyle affects everything. What about you? The deeper question that you get to answer yourself is HOW does your lifestyle affect your art? I wrote a post on this here if you want to read more about it [...]