	Darla Dixon Atlanta Artist Examiner \| Bio My Bio Subscribe RSS Feed Favorites

Find out more about Darla:

Darla Dixon is a published artist who works from home creating pencil portraits and other custom art. With a passion for sharing art marketing ideas, information on living and master artists, and general art news.

Subscribe to Darla's Email Alerts

Get alerts when Darla submits a new article

Darla has been added to your favorite examiners

View my favorite Examiners

Atlanta Artist Examiner's Articles

Showing: art business articles

Is someone stealing your hard work?

1 comment

I have a continuing problem with people stealing text content from my website. When I run my text through...
Keep Reading »

Advertising your art: Using direct mail and mailing lists

Doing a direct mail campaign costs money, so you should do the research to make sure it's a good option for you. Take some time to determine if it...
Keep Reading »

Making a good impression in print ads

Close If you've decided to pay for print advertising, make sure you get a proof of what the ad will look like. If your art doesn't look amazing in...
Keep Reading »

Using a barter network for art promotion

4 comments

Have you ever bartered your art? Possibly you have traded your art with another artist, or traded on a one-on-one basis. Besides bartering with an...
Keep Reading »

Trade your art for advertising

2 comments

Advertising can be a major expense. Whenever I have paid for advertising, it has been (to me) a considerable amount of money. Most paid print ads...
Keep Reading »

Fighting the paranoia urge

2 comments

"I'm not paranoid, everybody's just out to get me." Competition can be a good thing. It can motivate you to succeed. I know I would look at...
Keep Reading »

Ideas for selling your art prints at a fair or convention

I had an artist e-mail me to ask some marketing tips, and she mentioned she will be renting a table or booth at a convention of fans for a hit book...
Keep Reading »

Recession? Bah!

If you think the recession is hurting your art business, think of some things you can do to fill the down time, instead of wringing your hands. Take...
Keep Reading »