This past week my family and I spent several days at beautiful Bear Lake -- a gorgeous lake with turquoise water that rests on the border between Idaho and Utah. We spent most of our days soaking in the sunshine at the beach. It was truly an idyllic vacation. One thing that I have not done very often as an artist is paint outside from life. I usually take a long time to work on a painting and work to make it as close to perfect as I can. Painting from life means not having al

W hat catches the eye more than an interesting picture? However, if you want to add pictures, but you're looking for something specific, the internet can be an easy place to accidentally, or thoughtlessly, steal someone's work. W hile the easiest way to avoid copyright infringement is to take pictures ourselves , that isn't always feasible. I wanted to take a moment to share with you some free ways to get high-quality images without stealing from someone. No one is paying me

There are a lot of things that go into trying to create an art business. So many things that scare me. A website, safe ways to take payment, good enough pictures of my work, branding, a social media presence, figuring out prints, finding customers, taxes, bookkeeping, email lists, protecting my information, protecting your information... it goes on and on. I just want to make art. I don't want to run a business because it stresses me out, and I worry I'll make mistakes or wor