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Ask an Artist - Sending things by post or courier
12 juni 2020 · 22 min
In this week's episode Laura and Peter are talking about the difficulties of sending original artwork by post.
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Ask an Artist - Keeping a Sketchbook
5 juni 2020 · 19 min
Recorded during Lockdown, apologies for the sound quality.
Should you keep a sketchbook? Laura and Peter have very different responses to this, Peter has kept sketchbook throughout his professional career whilst Laura has some but their use is slightly more ad hoc. The consistent thing for both of them is that it is important to take notes, both written and visual.The sketchbook is peter's go to place for these, but Laura is quite likely to use the back of an envelope, or a sheet of paper. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist Protecting Yourself Against Scams
29 mei 2020 · 20 min
Recorded during lockdown, apologies for the sound quality.
Peter and Laura chat in this episode about various scams that are rife in the art world, and in the wider arena of small businesses. -
Ask an Artist keeping track of your work and building an archive
22 mei 2020 · 35 min
Recorded during the lockdown, apologies for the sound quality!
By its very nature, being an artist generates work. The things that your artistic practice is channelled towards. You may be able to sell everything that you do, but more likely there will be works that need to be stored - and catalogued. In this episode of Ask an Artist Laura and Peter talk about recording details of their work and storing it safely for future sale or reference. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist Paperwork and Administration
15 mei 2020 · 33 min
Recorded remotely (and with a few technical difficulties...sorry!) during our isolation.
It is unlikely that there are many artists who embark on their careers thinking "I'd really like to be doing something that generates lots of adminstration", but inevitably thast is what will happen. Peter and Laura discuss in this episode, how they deal with book-keeping, calendars, e-mails and all the other paperwork that being a professional artist throws up. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist - COVID-19 special no. 4
9 mei 2020 · 13 min
This episode was (obviously) recorded remotely and with a few technical problems.
In this fourth special COVID-19 episode Laura and peter talk about some of the things they have done in response to the shutting down of what was planned to be a very busy year for both of them. Keeping busy, being generous and working out new ways to run your business: these things are all second nature to creative people. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist, making and selling Greetings Cards
8 mei 2020 · 36 min
This episode was recorded remotely (and with a few technical issues!) whilst we are all in isolation.
Greetings cards can be a useful additional revenue stream if you are an artist whose work lends itself to being reproduced in this way. Laura and Peter talk through their very different responses to Greetings cards: Laura embraces them as a significant part of her business whilst Peter (quite rightly) does not see how they would fit into his work as a commissioned portrait artist. However a little lateral thought may change his mind! Lees meer -
Ask an Artist, Buying Art Materials
1 mei 2020 · 25 min
Peter and Laura give their views on buying art materials. What is important? is it the price, is it the service, is it the quality of the materials themselves? That might sound a little basic, but it really does depend on what you are doing and where your work is likely to end up! Lees meer
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Ask an Artist - Online Teaching
24 april 2020 · 28 min
Prompted by the extraordinary situation during the Covid 19 pandemic Laura and Peter have explored different solutions to remain connected with their respective audiences. Today's podcast is not specifically about crisis management, it is more about how the crisis can be seen as a reason to think about new ways of working, in particular using the inherent creativity that we have as artists laterally to solve other problems. Lees meer
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Ask an Artist - Framing and Presentation of Your Work
17 april 2020 · 40 min
This episode was recorded before the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19
Selling 2D art often comes with the additional responsibility of framing and presentation, adding that finishing touch to your work. It is so important that you get this right, putting an inferior frame around your picture will not do it justice so how should you approach this tricky subject. Peter and Laura have dragged the Talented Mr B out from behind his sound desk again to discuss different ways of getting your work looking its best. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist interview with Steve Pill: Editor of Artists and Illustrators Magazine
10 april 2020 · 38 min
This episode was recorded before the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19
Many artists will read magazines about Art and one of the most popular is Artists and Illustrators Magazine. Steve Pill has been working there for many years, most of that time as editor. Laura and Peter (both on their best behaviour - since they both write for A and I) discuss with Steve the value of magazines, how they can help inspire and educate and also how they can be a part of your artistic output if, like Laura and Peter you end up writing for one! Lees meer -
Ask an Artist, COVID-19 special no. 3
4 april 2020 · 10 min
In this special episode Laura and the Talented Mr B chat about what they are up to during their enforced isolation. Peter is doing his best to wade through the mountain of government literature and will be taking a short break from these special updates, we miss him and look forward to saner times! Lees meer
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Ask an Artist Taking on Commissioned work
3 april 2020 · 30 min
This episode was recorded before the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19
Most artists will at some time be commissioned to do a piece of work, a particular view, a specific size, a portrait of a loved-one or something to commemorate an event. The kind of artist or craftsperson that you are will determine both how likely this is to happen and also how you might need to approach this situation. Peter is a portrait painter, most of his work is commissioned and he has a very clear process of dealing with these transactions. Laura is a landscape printmaker working in editions and most of her work is bought off the wall, but has done a few commissions of particular places... This episode of Ask an Artist explores the benefits and pitfalls you need to consider in tackling commissions. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist - COVID 19 special no.2
28 maart 2020 · 10 min
Following last week's COVID19 special episode Laura and Peter have decided to make a weekly update on what they are up to and how the special measures that have been introduced are affecting them as self-employed professional artists.
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Ask an Artist Interview with Sal Shuel, Copyright Expert
27 maart 2020 · 47 min
This episode was recorded before the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19
Copyright is a proper minefield! There to protect intellectual property, it is misunderstood by the majority of people who seek its protection and by the majority of people who contravene its rules. Sal Shuel spent some of her working life in the rôle of 'expert witness' in court cases over issues of copyright. Her background was in photographic picture libraries at a time when copyright law was being revised and her straight forward approach to what is and isn't permissible was massively helpful to photographers who had had their work used inappropriately. Copyright law is the same in the art world as it is for photographers and Sal's knowledge is likely to deliver a few surprises to many listeners! Lees meer -
Ask an Artist Covid-19 Special
21 maart 2020 · 34 min
Laura and Peter are both professional artists, paying the bills by making art. At this hugely difficult time they discuss how the situation is affecting them and what measures they are taking to ensure that when things get back to something closer to normality that they will be able to resume their work with as little lasting damage as possible.
Don't expect advice on the virus itself, Laura and Peter are as much in the dark about that as the rest of you, but their plans and their problems may help you to see that you are not alone. Lees meer -
Ask an Artist - Creative Block
20 maart 2020 · 23 min
Nearly all creatives will at some point encounter creative block, that inability to see what you should be doing. In this episode Peter and Laura discuss the different ways that artists can find themselves blocked and offer some ideas about how you might overcome obstacles to move you onwards Lees meer
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Ask an Artist - Photographing your work
13 maart 2020 · 50 min
Who hasn't at some point needed a picture of their masterpiece? Whether it is to show to a client or a gallery or a submission to a competition or just to post on social media there are time when an accurate representation of your work is essential. In this episode our sound-man, the talented Mr B escapes from his headphones and attempts to multitask by talking about photographing flat artwork in a way that will give reasonably accurate results whilst still making sure the sound levels are OK! Lees meer
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Ask an Artist Interview with Michael Harding
6 maart 2020 · 59 min
In this episode of Ask an Artist Peter and Laura are in conversation with Michael Harding. Michael makes paints! Some of the finest on the market and is uncompromising about the quality of his products. He started to make paints whilst still at Art School because he wanted to be able to achieve some of the effects that he saw in the works of painters from the past, these were impossible with the commercial paints that were available to him so he sought to remedy that in the paints he made. Michael Harding Paints now have a high reputation and in this conversation you will hear some of what has driven Michael's business. Lees meer
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Ask an Artist, Competitions, Should You Enter?
28 februari 2020 · 25 min
There are many different ways to develop your career as an artist, exhibitions, art fairs, social media and so on. Another possible avenue is through entering competitions. Winning or being placed can mean prizes, inclusion in exhibitions and certainly some kudos. Is it all good? listen to Peter and Laura talking about their experiences in the competitive world of art Lees meer
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Ask an Artist, Writing as a Part of Your Practice
21 februari 2020 · 22 min
Making art for an artist is very rarely enough to get you to the point where you are selling art. Nearly everyone in the creative sphere will also need to communicate too and in this week's podcast Laura and Peter discuss how writing is an important skill that is well worth learning. Both of them write for magazines, both have written books, both write for their social media - they are both earning some of their living from writing and through writing they both benefit in a myriad of other ways Lees meer
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Ask an Artist, Should you have a Website
14 februari 2020 · 32 min
So much of the on-line presence of a creative person these days is through social media, its immediacy and the way that you can gauge the reaction so quickly make it a very powerful tool, but what about websites? Should you have one of those too? Peter and Laura believe that you should and in this episode they talk about why having a carefully considered, curated website will help to promote you in a different way to your audience Lees meer
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To Teach or not to Teach? That is the Question.
7 februari 2020 · 26 min
A career as an artist is not always all about making art, for some people it is also about making artists, teaching your skills to others so that they can make art too. It isn't for everyone, some see it as a chore and if that's the case then better to steer clear of it because you are unlikely to be a good teacher. However teaching can be immensely rewarding, financially, emotionally and in terms of what you as a teacher may learn from your students and from the process of unpicking your practice to teach it. Both Peter and Laura teach, having included it in their businesses for many years, alongside making art, both enjoy the challenge it brings. Today they talk about their experiences and how making teaching a part of your business can be more than just an additional revenue stream. Lees meer
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Ask an Artist Interview with Michael Craine of Cranfield Colour
31 januari 2020 · 55 min
Most artists will have some relationship with colour, wether it be ink, paint, pencil or paper. The colours you choose are important for many reasons, for their colour for one, but also for their longevity, their intensity, their opacity, their sheen, their ability to work on top or underneath other colours - I'm really only scratching the surface of the subject. Today's guest lives and breaths colour, he is managing director of Cranfield Colour who make printing inks for intaglio and relief printers including the very popular Caligo range of 'safe-wash' inks which are oil-based but can be washed up with water and a little soap! Cranfield Colour also make oil-paints for the professional market. Michael talks to Laura and Peter about some of the science, and why choosing your materials well is so important. Lees meer
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Pricing Your Work - For What its Worth...
24 januari 2020 · 18 min
You have produced a collection of artworks and the time has come for you to start selling them to the public. How do you decide where to pitch your pricing? Too low and you may not cover your costs, or you may be seen as too cheap and therefore not worth even looking at! Too high and you just won't find people prepared to pay. Peter and Laura talk in this episode about how the pricing of your work needs to develop over time, how you can approach the initial pricing based on what your peers are doing and also how a consistent policy on pricing will help you to avoid awkward situations. Lees meer
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Ask an Artist Interviews Nick Bentley - Gallery Relationships from the Gallerist's Point of View
17 januari 2020 · 39 min
Most artists want to get their work on the walls of a gallery, at least until someone buys it! How do you get your work into a gallery? What should the relationship be between you and your gallery? Are there tings that you must never do when dealing with a gallery - and are there things that the gallery should not be doing? In our second podcast interviewing Nick Bentley owner of Bils and Rye Gallery in Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire, Peter and Laura talk about how the relationship should work, how you might approach a gallery and gives some frank advice on things you should avoid. Lees meer
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Using Social Media as Part of your Artistic Journey
10 januari 2020 · 25 min
Social media can be a huge benefit to any creative person wanting to promote what they do, but it needs to be used intelligently and it should be the artist using it as a tool, rather than being an end in itself. In this Podcast Laura and Peter talk about their own experiences with Social Media and how it has helped them to further their careers and businesses. Lees meer
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Finding your style.
3 januari 2020 · 20 min
Originality in art is certainly to be admired, you don't want to be seen to be derivative, but it is also important to have a recognisable style so that, in time, people can look at your work and see it as being yours. In this episode Peter and Laura talk about finding your own voice as an artist, developing ideas and techniques in a way that is recognisably your own. Lees meer
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Criticism, dealing with the inevitable
27 december 2019 · 25 min
All artists will experience critcism, it goes with the territory. Tastes differ so much that making art can only ever appeal to a segment of the audience, so sometimes people will tell you that they do not like what you do. Peter and Laura talk in this episode about how to deal with this criticism, both to protect yourself and to put it into perspective. Lees meer
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Festive Special - Payback-Time!
20 december 2019 · 27 min
Being a professional artist is a job, it brings in income (hopefully) and, if all goes well brings a degree of satisfaction. It is inevitable that people will help you in your artistic journey: giving you opportunities, buying your work or attending classes that you are teaching. from time to time it's great to give back a little largesse. Today Peter and Laura talk about ways that they repay kindness and loyalty, or contribute to causes that they believe in by using their artistic skills. They talk too about the value of devoting time to the artistic community, involving yourself in art organisations or taking responsibility for art events. It may be seen as work for nothing, but there are nearly always rewards in the end. Lees meer
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The Artist's Statement
13 december 2019 · 17 min
There are certain expectations of you when you are an artist and one is that you will be expected to supply information about your artistic practice. in this episode Peter and Laura talk about the 'Artist's Statement' the brief description of your motivation and your process: what makes you tick. Lees meer
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Ask an Artist Interviews Nick Bentley: Gallerist and Art Dealer
6 december 2019 · 35 min
It's great to hear what artists think about galleries, but that is only one side of the story. Today Peter and Laura talk to Nick Bentley, owner of Bils and Rye, a wonderful gallery in the North Yorkshire town of Kirkby Moorside. Bils and Rye have a great portfolio of artists including sculptors, painters, printmakers (including Laura, which is how we were able to lure Nick into our studio!) and ceramicists. Nick's view is that a gallery needs to be more than a place that potential buyers might visit: it has to be pro-active, finding both artists and buyers and fostering a healthy relationship with both in order to thrive as a business. Lees meer
If you would like to know more about Bils and Rye then you can visit their website www.bilsandrye.com or find them on all the usual social media platforms
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The Artist's Persona
29 november 2019 · 23 min
As an artist it is likely that you will have to interact with your customers and the persona you adopt when you do this can have a huge effect on your success. Confidence in your work inspires confidence from your audience so developing and maintaining a comfortable, confident attitude (even if it is not entirely the way you really feel!) can help you to become a respected artist. Peter and Laura talk about ways to achieve this most difficult of things, your artist's persona! Lees meer
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Art Fairs
22 november 2019 · 20 min
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. Lees meer
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Galleries - value and etiquette.
15 november 2019 · 17 min
So, you have some art you would like to sell... Working with a gallery can be hugely beneficial, but only if it is the right gallery for your work. Peter and Laura talk about the business of negotiating your way through the minefield of gallery relationships and the etiquette of approaching a galley. Lees meer
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Introducing Laura Boswell
8 november 2019 · 20 min
Ask an Artist is a podcast offering advice for people who would like to make their art into a career. But who are Laura and Peter to be giving this advice? In this episode Laura talks about her journey, explaining how she has developed into being a successful artist and how she has used all of her life experiences to shape her artistic practice and has built a career in art that include printmaking, teaching, magazine journalism and writing books. Lees meer
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Introducing Peter Keegan
8 november 2019 · 28 min
Peter Keegan is a professional Portrait painter, he studied at university and went very quickly into painting portraits for clients, initially doing other jobs at the same time, but now he also runs an art school teaching adult learners various art practices Lees meer
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Getting Started
8 november 2019 · 13 min
So, yopu have the creative urge, but you are unsure what to do to start developing your art into something more... Peter and Laura talk in this episode about ways of getting started.
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Ask an Artist - Trailer
24 oktober 2019 · 8 min
Peter Keegan and Laura Boswell introduce the Ask an Artist Podcast. Do you treat art as a hobby, but dream of making it your job? Laura and Peter are both full time, professional artists, paying the bills by making art. In Ask an Artist, Laura and Peter share their experience, giving candid advice to help you into a career in art. They'll be covering topics like pricing work, approaching galleries, social media, artist statements, self doubt, finding your own style and many other things. Lees meer