by Nicholas Wilton | May 20, 2015 |
Why do some colors look better than others? When purchasing paint at the art store, I used to think that the more expensive colors were somehow better. I reasoned that if I used these colors in my paintings they would magically look great. Unfortunately, over time, I...
by Nicholas Wilton | May 13, 2015 |
As most of you already know, the lessons learned, the principles at play in the making of Art almost seamlessly transfer to Life. I find that when I am feeling less sure of myself, my art feels somewhat the same. I also see parallels in the business side of making...
by Nicholas Wilton | May 6, 2015 |
This week I am teaching an Artlife Workshop on the beautiful Big Sur Coast of California, at a retreat center perched upon the cliffs above the sea. It is called Esalen, a name derived from the Native Americans who originally lived here. There are flowering plants and...
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 29, 2015 |
Sometimes we wish for something to happen, but when it finally does, we can feel, oddly, let down. I was reminded of this the other day when I ran into an artist friend who had recently sold several paintings from a new series of work she had developed over the past...
by Nicholas Wilton | Apr 21, 2015 |
How do you work with the pull between selling and ignoring the art market entirely? This is an interesting question posed last week by one of my readers. I used to spend a great deal of time struggling with this issue. I know how supremely wonderful it feels to sell a...
