Ask An Artist

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?  Are there tings that you must never do when dealing with a gallery - and are there things that the gallery should not be doing?  In our second podcast interviewing Nick Bentley owner of Bils and Rye...

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 end in itself.  In this Podcast Laura and Peter talk about their own experiences with Social Media and how it has helped them to further their careers and businesses.

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 see it as being yours.  In this episode Peter and Laura talk about finding your own voice as an artist, developing ideas and techniques in a way that is recognisably your own.

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 do not like what you do.  Peter and Laura talk in this episode about how to deal with this criticism, both to protect yourself and to put it into perspective.

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: giving you opportunities, buying your work or attending classes that you are teaching. from time to time it's great to give back a little largesse.  Today Peter and Laura talk about ways that they rep...

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 'Artist's Statement' the brief description of your motivation and your process: what makes you tick.  

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 Yorkshire town of Kirkby Moorside.  Bils and Rye have a great portfolio of artists including sculptors, painters, printmakers (including Laura, which is how we were able to lure Nick into our studio!...

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 confidence from your audience so developing and maintaining a comfortable, confident attitude (even if it is not entirely the way you really feel!) can help you to become a respected artist.  Peter and Laur...

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 audience make art fairs an invaluable outlet in the journey to making a commercial success of your art career. Peter and Laura have both participated in art fairs, which vary enormously.  In this podcas...

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 negotiating your way through the minefield of gallery relationships and the etiquette of approaching a galley.

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 an art school teaching adult learners various art practices

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 journey, explaining how she has developed into being a successful artist and how she has used all of her life experiences to shape her artistic practice and has built a career in art that include printmaki...

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 the bills by making art. In Ask an Artist, Laura and Peter share their experience, giving candid advice to help you into a career in art. They'll be covering topics like pricing work, approaching ga...