Joelle Steele Enterprises

Olympia, Washington

ARTICLES

Art, Design, Collecting, and Conservation

by Joelle Steele

The following articles provide more information about art, collecting, and art conservation. I add new articles periodically, so you might want to bookmark this page for future reference.

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Art Glossary: Brief definitions for some of the more common terms applied to two-dimensional or "flat" art.

Basics of Color Theory: Defining color, color wheels, color models, color chips, and mixing colors.

Being What You Are Meant To Be: The artist's road to success is not without its detours.

Chromodynamics - The Psychology of Color: The history of color as it relates to the psychology of color, and the symbolism behind the various colors.

Colors - The Seasons of Your Wardrobe: Describes the origins of the seasonal color system (summer, winter, spring, and fall colors), notes the basic colors for each season, and the personalities of each season.

Conserving Works of Art on Canvas: How to handle, frame, display and prevent damage to your own art or the art you collect.

Conserving Works of Art on Paper: How to handle, mount, frame, display, store, and in other ways protect your art investment.

Eight Tips for Artists: How to achieve greater success in your artistic career pursuits.

From Mundane to Magic-Ideas and Inspiration in the Real World: All creative people have many ideas that can bring them success.

How to Light Your Fine Art Paintings: Looks at the kinds of lighting available and which are safest and most effective for illuminating art.

Investing in Art: Learn how much it costs, where to buy it, what to buy, investing versus collecting, and what can happen when you want to sell.

Make Your Art Show A Success: Detailed helpful tips for gallery shows and craft fairs.

Painting Tips and Techniques - Acrylics: A few tips on working with acrylics on canvas.

Pricing Your Art: Price Tips for Emerging Artists: Six basic factors to consider when pricing your art work.

Print Types and Printmaking Processes: If you collect prints, this articles describes some of the types of prints and printmaking processes you might encounter along the way.