International Artist February - March 2020/ No. 131

Let’s just say it right here. We are so envious of you. We love what you do. We love that you have decided to take it upon yourself to live your dream and become an artist. This is a decision that fascinates us. That makes us proud to be able to deliver this magazine to you every other month. Why? Well, simply, because we know that it is assisting you in your dream of becoming an artist. And that is what made us start publishing this magazine in the first place. That is why we reach out to the best artists around the world and ask them to share their secret processes and skills with all of you. So that you can, in turn, incorporate all of this into your…

Grand Prize Stephen Jesic Queensland, Australia, Morning Reflections, acrylic, 43½ x 38½ cm (17 x 15") Grand Prize is a four-page editorial feature in American Art Collector magazine Artistic Harmony In the late 1980s, artist Stephen Jesic found he was captivated by the colors and vibrancy of Australian birds and added them to his oeuvre of still lifes and landscapes. Working in a traditional realistic style, Jesic paints with a high degree of detail right down to the feathers and found a need to transition to acrylics so he could obtain faster drying times to rework intricate components. Within a few years wildlife became his primary subject and acrylic his go-to medium. “By the late ’80s I worked solely in acrylics developing my painting technique to a point now where…

Paintings are what you sell. And your gallery is where you sell them. The “100-hour Rule” can start your gallery making consistent income. Here is what that means. Do100 hours of work focused on one outcome. Breakthat down to 10 hours a week for 10 weeks. Part-timesuccess is a first step to full-time gallery success. Butthe 100 hours is additional to time spent organising the gallery. Follow up with the “500-hour Rule.” 500hours of real work focused on one outcome will give you a gallery making a full-time income. For10 hours a week, that’s less than one year and you have your own gallery. It’s about how you move from “professional artist” to “artist with gallery.” Imaginethis time next year you’ve done it. Younow have your own gallery and it’s…

FULL COLOR DIGITAL PRINT-OUTS Use the Official Entry Form over the page ONLINE Visit our website to upload digital files of the images you want to enter and pay for them using our secure server. www.internationalartist.com To upload your entries you need to prepare your image files to be at least 400 pixels at the shortest edge. Once you are in the Official Online Entry page simply select which challenge you wish to enter then follow the prompts and finally pay the entry fee via our secure server. There you can also see other entries received along with past winners of our competitions. CHALLENGE ENTRY FORM SCHEDULE AND CLOSING DATES Enter our Art Competitions from anywhere in the world HINTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK Set your camera to the highest…

ENTER OUR NEW ART COMPETITION CHALLENGE No. 117 Florals & Gardens See your work published in International Artist magazine and also receive a 4-page Editorial Feature in American Art Collector, the prestigious magazine read by collectors and galleries looking for new art work in the world’s biggest art market. Winners and Finalists in our competitions don’t just win awards to hang on their walls. The real value of entering and being one of the winners is that your work will not only be seen by hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide but also by leading galleries and collectors in America, the biggest art market of all. Our Grand Prize Winners receive a 2-page spread in International Artist magazine and a 4-page Editorial Feature in American Art Collector. Publicity at this…

THREE INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINTS For your convenience there are three International Entry Points. You can pay your Entry Fee by Visa or MasterCard. 1 USA/CANADA THE AMERICAS Send your entry and payment of US $9 per entry/picture to: International Artist magazine Challenge No. 117: Florals & Gardens 7530 East Main Street, Suite 105 Scottsdale, AZ 85251, USA Enter your Credit Card details on the Entry Form below or include a Check/Money Order made payable to International Artist. (Checks must be in US Dollars and drawn on a US bank) 2 UNITED KINGDOM/EUROPE AFRICA Send your entry and payment of £5 (or €8) per entry/picture to: International Artist magazine Challenge No. 117: Florals & Gardens 7530 East Main Street, Suite 105 Scottsdale, AZ 85251, USA Enter your Credit Card details on…