Blogs

Photo featuring Jeannie Motherwell in her studio environment beside her abstract painting, representing a working artist’s daily practice and the evolution of a long-term art career shaped by discipline, identity, and creative exploration.

What Happens When You Stop Hiding Your Story as an Artist

By Crista | March 30, 2026

There’s a moment in many art careers that doesn’t get talked about enough. Not when you begin. Not when you…

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An artist seated in front of a computer with another co-artist, engaged in digital work that represents the creative and business process of producing and selling art online, photo by Crista Cloutier.

What It Really Takes to Sell Art Online

By Crista | March 24, 2026

Have you noticed how casually people talk about selling art online? Post it!  Share it!  Link it! And somehow… success…

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Crista Cloutier holding up three fingers while speaking to camera, with on-screen text reading “Most People Forget #3,” referencing the three pillars of a sustainable creative life for artists: creation, connection, and inhalation.

The Three Pillars of a Sustainable Working Artist Life

By Crista | March 19, 2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a fulfilling life for a working artist, and I came up with…

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Artist Jane Gray

Artist Spotlight: Jane Gray From the Working Artist Archives

By Crista | March 12, 2026

Over the years, I have coached literally thousands of artists around the world. Jane Gray was my first! She joined…

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art show, art fair

My Top 10 Tips for Art Fair Success

By Crista | February 19, 2026

Artists all over the world rely on art fairs and festivals to promote their brand and sell their work. Many…

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Crista slowly starts pushing one of the massive church doors shut while answering an artist coming toward asking about The Working Artist academy enrollment

Crista! Are the doors closing?

By Crista | January 27, 2026

Do you ever wonder where the magic went? That spark you used to feel when you created. The magic is…

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Crista in bed talking about Bedtime Stories for Artists, before The Working Artist Academy enrollment closes

Bedtime Stories for Artists

By Crista | January 27, 2026

Do you ever wonder where the magic went? That spark you used to feel when you created. The magic is…

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Crista in bathtub getting ready because in a few hours she will be hosting the Welcome Salon for the Working Artist Academy

A Few Hours Before

By Crista | January 20, 2026

Do you ever wonder where the magic went? That spark you used to feel when you created. The magic is…

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Crista in bed being woken up because there was an artist in her bedroom asking about The Working Artist Academy

There’s an artist in my bedroom

By Crista | January 19, 2026

Do you ever wonder where the magic went? That spark you used to feel when you created. The magic is…

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