Monthly Archives: October 2011

Questions to Ask before Donating a piece of Artwork or Photo to a Benefit or Auction

Oct 27, 2011 · 1 Comment

There are several important questions you need to ask in deciding to donate a piece of artwork to a benefit or an auction. If it is a benefit or auction you need to ask first and foremost: Is this cause something I believe in? You don’t want to have your name and artwork associated with [...]

Join me at The Capital Chow-Chow Benifit and Silent Auction on Tues.

Oct 27, 2011 · Add Comment

This week I printed, framed, and donated this photograph of the Pennsylvania State Capital Building to “The Capital Chow-Chow” Benefit and Silent Auction. Sponsored by Howard Hanna in conjunction with Pinnacle Health and Penn State Hershey Medical Center proceeds will go to benefit The Childrens’ Free Care Fund. Deciding to donate a piece of artwork [...]

Ways to Create Balance and Unity in Art

Oct 21, 2011 · Add Comment

Once again, I’m teaching Elements of Design. This is one of my favorite classes to teach as it is a foundation class that really allows me to see students learn and grow while exploring some of the most basic tenements of art. You would think I would get bored of teaching this class, but I [...]

Art Licensing Keystone Categories

Oct 20, 2011 · Add Comment

So often in articles and interview we (the artist) hear references to the main or “keystone categories in art licensing. The advice often goes something like this: “Determine what your top 3 -4 keystone categories are and focus on marketing to them.” However, I have found that this being said, an actual list of the [...]

Result of Judging West Shore Camera Club & Photography Rubric

Oct 18, 2011 · Add Comment

I had a great time judging the West Shore Camera Club’s photo competition with the theme 3 last night. I was asked to pick one third place, one second and one first place photo for each of 3 categories: black and white prints, color prints, and digital. Here are the winning photos. Black and White [...]

Judging the West Shore Camera Club’s Competition

Oct 17, 2011 · Add Comment

Tonight, Mon. Oct. 17, 2011 I will be judging the West Shore Camera Club’s photo competition. This is the second time I’ve judged one of their competitions and I’m flattered to be asked back. They always have such interesting work with a multitude of diverse subjects and styles. Tonight’s competition has the theme 3, which [...]

Visualizing “Spring is in the Air” with Brokeh

Oct 13, 2011 · Add Comment

The other day I was looking at work on Etsy and discovered Donna Geissler. In her photographs she uses a sort of round glowing little ball of light to create faire lights dancing across branches and tree limbs. I emailed her asking if she was using using a particular Photoshop brush or technique, but she [...]