Blogs

Crista with her three creative friends in a Provence artist community

When The Universe Gives You a Creative Family

By crista-cloutier | August 12, 2025

This creative family wasn't something I planned or networked my way into. It was something The Universe gifted me when…

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Crista in a lavender field sharing what makes a real working artist

What Makes Someone An Artist?

By crista-cloutier | August 6, 2025

What makes someone an artist? What makes you a real artist isn't what you think.

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Hands leafing through artworks with a wing drawing on top from The Working Artist Academy

When Money Became My Teacher

By crista-cloutier | July 16, 2025

I was doing this exercise where I imagined having a conversation with Money. As I sat there, listening to what…

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Crista in a lavender field explaining 10 hard truths about the art world

10 Secrets I Learned After Decades in the Art Market

By crista-cloutier | July 1, 2025

I think you already know this, but the art market doesn’t work the way they say it does. So here…

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Crista giving effective time-management tips for artists

Effective Time Management Tips for Artists

By crista-cloutier | June 23, 2025

Always feel like there’s never enough time? In this video, I share my own struggle with time. For an artist,…

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Crista giving Top Tips for Art Gallery Representation

The 7 Top Tips for Art Gallery Representation

By crista-cloutier | June 17, 2025

So many artists dream of seeing their work on gallery walls, but feel shut out. In this video, I'll be…

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Crista shared Why Artists Share Their Art at New York art fair while interviewing artists about their work

Why Artists Share Their Art

By crista-cloutier | June 9, 2025

There are so many reasons why it's important that artists share their work, and not just with collectors and art-world…

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Crista in a flower field sharing what the wisdom that great artists have shared with her

What the Great Artists Taught Me

By crista-cloutier | June 2, 2025

I'm so lucky I've spent my career surrounded by great artists photographers, writers, and poets people whose names are known…

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Crista in an atelier visit and an interview with Cecile Lindfors where she revealed what it really means to inherit an artistic legacy

Keeping an Artist’s Legacy: Atelier Visit with Cecile Lindfors

By crista-cloutier | May 28, 2025

I recently visited my friend Cecile Lindfors where she revealed what it really means to inherit an artistic legacy.

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