On Sunday, we review the posts of the past week. If you want to review the posts in their entirety, simply click on the picture posted in the paragraph referring to the post.

On Monday,we said: As an artist, I know how frustrating it is to even think about getting your artwork shown. All you need to do is browse through the internet to see the tremendous amount of activity in the art world. It’s hard to understand where to even begin or know if your art even fits in. It seems that everyone is getting their art shown but you. It could be a frustrating long time waiting for someone to notice your talent and ask to exhibit your work.

On Tuesday, we said: Remember, your art is not ready to show publicly until you have amassed a serious body of work that shows a consistency of ideas. Of course, you must have mastered the medium used as well as all the tools necessary to finish your artwork. When you have accomplished this, then is the time to consider the path to being a known and respected artist. There are many paths to take, but you must have a goal and a clear understanding of these paths. Some will be for you and some will not. Only you can decide. Some artists paint for years before they feel they are ready.

On Wednesday, we rested…no Blog was posted.

 On Thursday,I got news that my good friend and extended family member James Frederick past away and I blogged out of respect and I wrote: I feel it would be a dereliction of my duties not to re-post some of James Frederick’s artwork. He was best known for some of his graphite drawings. James passed this week. He was a loved member of our extended family (my daughter’s father in law). Below is a review of some of his masterful artwork.

On Friday, I went back to blogging in my series to help artist get their artwork shown, and wrote: When attempting to show your art, there is no place like home. By home I mean the city you live in. Look around and use your “art” eyes to discover the art community around you. Make it a challenge to get to know every artist in your community whether their work is in the same medium as yours or not. They share the same passion as you do…art

On Saturday,I discussed tips about artwork, and wrote: Before you frame your latest piece of artwork, study it as if you were an art critic. Once it has passed inspection, take another look at the negative spaces. Is there something in the space that you can detect?

We hope you had a great week and spent a lot of time painting and pursuing your passion. The important thing is have fun and enjoy.

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