If an instructor critiqued your painting, can you sell it? Quick answer? Yes. With one little asterisk. How many of the instructor’s fingerprints are on this thing?

Have you ever tried those "Frame Your Art" apps? It's kind of like a true last dance with your paintings once they have been sold, and you never get to see them again. Send me some pictures of your paintings in "Frame Your Art" apps!

Why is it always art that gets cut? Seriously. Every time schools run out of money, the first headline is "Sorry, kids. No more art class.” It’s never math.

Sometimes the melody whispers while the words steal the show. In Doug Swinton’s latest article, “Design Before Execution,” he dives into the balance between structure and spontaneity — how design lays the foundation, but composition decides who takes the spotlight. Whether it’s a street scene or a still life, it all starts with a solid plan…

Strategy before execution. Get the design right first, then add the magic juice on top. Just like in music. Just like in painting.

No one ever shows the ones that didn't make the cut, but there sure are a lot of them. And they are necessary to achieve success.