Ask An Artist
Professional artists Peter Keegan and Tom Shepherd discuss the practical issues of making art your career. Drawing on their own experiences they offer candid advice for artists who want to make a living from their work. Peter is a portrait painter working predominantly to commission for both private and public clients and he also teaches in-person and online. Tom is a watercolour artist with a passion for wildlife and conservation and he also teaches in-person and online. Both Tom and Peter treat their art as a business, always practicing what they preach! Throughout season 1 and 2, renowned printmaker, Laura Boswell was the co-host. Laura is a printmaker working in Linocut and Japanese woodblock, with work is in several public collections. She writes a monthly advice column for Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
Ask An Artist
Art Fairs
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 podcast they talk about the different types of fair and how to approach them.