Have You Heard Of “United States Artists”? I Hadn’t.

A Facebook artist friend posted a link to a web page which said a survey showed that 96% of Americans value art in their communities, but only 27% value artists. What’s up with that?
That page is part of the site of United States Artists, whose mission is to provide direct support to artists by means [...]

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Great Article About “Selling Without Galleries”

American Artist magazine has a very good blog called the “Artist Daily”. Today’s post is particularly interesting for artists who are wondering if they can sell on their own without a gallery. The answer seems to be “yes”. Check it out here.

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Come Visit My Facebook Fan Page!

Having hit the 100 fan threshold (the count is 137 as of this morning), I was able to register a unique URL for my fan page. It’s at www.facebook.com/SusanFoxArt

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Update on “Wildlife Art Shows”, Now Out of Business

Christopher Gervais and Wildlife Art Shows are out of business, citing “the global economic crisis and cost analysis of upcoming events.” I guess he forgot about the criminal investigations and the fact that the wildlife art world is on to his rip-off business practices. If you are signed up for one of his shows, I [...]

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Additional Comments On Game Ranches and How I See the Issue

My name came up on Julie Chapman’s blog about the article by Thomas Mangelsen in Wildlife Art Journal. In addressing the post and comments there, I ended up adding to my thinking about the issue. The post is here. Here’s my comment.
I guess since my name has come up, I ought to show up [...]

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New Wildlife Art Magazine Debuts!

I just found out this afternoon that Wildlife Art Journal is now up and running. Members of the Society of Animal Artists got a heads-up a few months ago and we were able to view a preview version, but the real thing is available now here. Todd Wilkinson, who many will remember from his excellent [...]

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Six Months on Facebook and…..

I know a lot of artists are wondering if getting on a social networking site like Facebook is worth it. They know they “ought” to, but see it as just another time suck when they can’t get everything done that needs doing anyway.
I decided to test drive it as part of my low (as in [...]

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Memorial Day Miscellany

First, I want to honor and express my appreciation for all the men and women who serve and have served in our armed forces.  I’ve read a lot of history and it’s true- Freedom isn’t free. But, America should never go to war except as a last resort and should never risk our soldiers lives [...]

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It’s Official! I’m Going Back to Mongolia!

Visit the AFC site here

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Art Show Promoter Warning

I have gotten permission from the President of the Society of Animal Artists to post this message that she sent by email to all of the members today. If you have had a bad experience at a wildlife art show or not been able to get a refund from a show you had to pull [...]

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