I am a mixed media and graphic artist living in California.  My goal is to curate the best factoids, news, and information for other artists and art buyers.
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Creating A Logo For My Business

I thought I'd share the process I went through for creating a logo for my art business.  Which can be a daunting task.  "What if it looks dumb!?" Who cares? If it doesn't work out, then, you change it.  That's what I did anyway.  First of all, I went on a web hunt.  Since my business name is Barbara Campbell Art, I looked for other people with my name that have a business.  Believe it or not, I found a jeweler in NYC with the same name and a great logo.  Her logo was the inspiration for the first incarnation.

Happy designing!

Artists Helping Artists: An Amazing Resource for Artists

If you want to learn more about how to promote your art.  I suggest checking out

artistshelpingartistsblog.blogspot.com/

www.blogtalkradio.com/artistshelpingartists

My Painting Process

For this painting, I looked through my pattern art papers, placed them on the canvas, then experimented with color.  I really wanted to have a lot of texture in this work so, I used Cold Wax Medium and scraped it with a palette knife.  After that, I painted over it with oil paint and oil pastels.  The final part of the process was taking a photo of the work and playing with it in Photoshop until I created something I liked.

Social Media Maze

I've been doing a lot of mind numbing research on social media market for my artwork.  So far, I've found a ton of useful info on the Artists Helping Artists blog and podcast.  I also found a ton of helpful books at the library.  Such as, Pinterest for Business, The Social Media Bible, and Likeable Social Media.   I love free stuff!  At this point, I've setup all my social media accounts.  Which has been a process for me as I'm new to it all.  I'm learning a ton and looking forward to the process.