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Day 20 in Romania
According to my phone, we are on day 20 of our trip to Romania, and we still have 5 more days to go. This seemed like a great time to...

John Bishop
Sep 1, 20226 min read


Jet Lagged but Happy
We arrived here in Romania two days ago, and I have to admit, I'm still really trashed with jet lag. We're staying with Bogdan's mother...

John Bishop
Aug 17, 20224 min read


Romania: It's Happening
Just want to give you guys an update on the Romania experiment. We leave in a week, and will fly to Istanbul, then on to Bucharest. We'll...

John Bishop
Aug 7, 20226 min read


Expanding Our Art Empire
We’ve begun. If you’ve been following this blog at all, you’ll remember that Bogdan and I have been trying to find our way since my...

John Bishop
Jul 27, 20225 min read


10 Things We Need in an Art Studio
Today I would like to talk a bit about the 10 things we need from an art studio space to move our art business to the next level. This...

John Bishop
Jul 7, 20226 min read


3 Things Artists Can Learn from Salespeople
I know there are two sides of the brain, one which is geared toward the creative and expressive types of thinking, and the other which is...

John Bishop
Feb 26, 20226 min read


3 Steps to Promoting Your Face as Your Brand
It's odd what triggers a thought. I was watching a really good movie about the blacklisted writers, actors, and studios in Hollywood...

John Bishop
Feb 7, 20225 min read


Sometimes I Even Scare Myself
So I stayed home today with the expressed intention of catching up on the blog, and spending some time painting in the studio. I logged...

John Bishop
Jan 26, 20227 min read


How To Create Achievable Objectives as an Artist
I know, I know, it's the middle of January, and I'm still rattling on about goals and objectives. There's a reason for that. We've spoken...

John Bishop
Jan 17, 20225 min read


How to Measure Success as an Artist
Last year I spent a lot of time struggling over creating realistic goals and objectives in my art business, because I felt like I was...

John Bishop
Jan 13, 20225 min read


2022 Our Art Business Goals
Every year Bogdan and I make some extravagant plan to host our Goals & Objectives Retreat. We usually take some time off and travel...

John Bishop
Jan 5, 20226 min read


Q4 is Here, Are we Ready?
Good week this week. We passed a couple of milestones, so that's always nice. Firstly, Bogdan has been accepted into the FAIN Art Fair in...

John Bishop
Oct 3, 20215 min read


Stormy Weather
Let me start today by acknowledging the massive tropical storm Nicholas, who dumped huge amounts of rain on the gulf coast and Houston...

John Bishop
Sep 18, 20215 min read


International Art Fair: Is it Worth It?
We just got back from our week-long trip south of the border to beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico. Bogdan was lucky enough to be included as...

John Bishop
Sep 4, 20214 min read


Finding What Online Content Works
Have you ever wondered why one website or YouTube video seems to get huge amounts of traction, while others seem to languish in near...

John Bishop
Aug 21, 20216 min read


Selling Art in Difficult Times
I don't suppose there is anyone who could have imagined all the chaos, fear, death, and strangely enough, all the political division...

John Bishop
Aug 7, 20217 min read


The Art Exhibition is Live!
Ok, I'm not even going to apologize for being so late since my last post. There have been a couple of really good excuses, so I'll try to...

John Bishop
Jul 5, 20215 min read


Hosting an Art Exhibition: II
Hope you’re having a great week. So much has been happening that it’s hard to know where to start. I was just commenting to a friend...

John Bishop
May 31, 20217 min read


My First Solo Show
Hi everyone, welcome back to the blog. You know, one of the goals of our social media outreach is to connect with other creative...

John Bishop
May 17, 20217 min read


Do Your Own Graphic Design
So just to be clear, I have to make my own art, prepare it, market it, sell it… and be my own publicist, business manager, social media...

John Bishop
Apr 28, 20217 min read
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