Portrait of Linda, watercolor 14x11(Ipainted for upcoming article in Watercolor Magazine)

My life is becoming increasingly busy - with writing my column in Watercolor Magazine, blogs for Fine Art Views and American Artists' online forum, an occasional article for Workshop Magazine (I'll be writing 2 this year - one on Daniel Keys and another on Stapleton Kearns), my ebooks, and last but definitely not least - my paintings.

I'm writing here this morning to let you know about my upcoming blog series for Fine Art Views which will be about Adding Value to your artwork. I'll include many quotes and conversations from my mentors, including Jack Beal, Sondra Freckelton, Nancy Guzik and Richard Schmid. Just this weekend, Richard gave us words of wisdom at lunchtime about painting what we love... getting to know everything about that subject.

Right now, I'm writing for http://artistdaily.com twice a month, but that could turn into a weekly series. My blog there is called, "The Artist's Life".  I write once a week for Fine Art Views, and it is on this forum where I'll begin the "Adding Value" series. Yep, the title sounds kinda commercial, but the series won't feel that way. It's about painting for both Love and Money... with Love first and then the money following. It's about mastering our chosen medium and subject matter - it's about creating truly remarkable work "worth remarking about". Finally, it's about how it feels to be a professional artist, what to expect - what other artists both renowned and lesser known, experience in their daily pursuits.

I'll post my links to these articles on Twitter and my facebook page. You can follow either one with the following links.
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lori-Woodward/159774076315?ref=nf

Twitter: http://twitter.com/loriwords

Oh, and thanks for all your participation on both Fine Art Views and American Artist forums. It's been a lot of fun exchanging ideas and experiences.

In the coming weeks, I'll be interviewing famous and emerging artists for www.fineartviews.com

Since I'm in the process of brainstorming questions to ask these artists - and since my audience is primarily working artists who are wanting to sell their art and make a living by it, I'm here to ask you out there... what would you like to know from these artists?

Clark Hulings will be answering questions this weekend, so please let me know right away if there's anything that you would like to ask him. I can't promise I'll be able to use your question, but at the very least, it would be great for me to get a consensus of what your interests are.

Then I'll be interviewing Albert Handell and others in February. Tony Pro has agreed to let me interview him as well.

For myself, I'm interested in how agents and galleries have helped them along with their career. Did they rise to stardom quickly or slowly. What was the best career choice they've made. If they had to do it over again, would they change anything?  Questions like that.... however, your questions might be completely different - something I've not thought of yet. So feel free to comment. I'd appreciate your input before I make up my next list.

Sincerely,
Lori