Remember when I was working on a new painting for the Venus Show? I sent it off earlier this week! The show opens this Saturday at La Bodega. I'm excited to participate in the exhibition with so many talented artists. I did not photograph the process very much towards the last half. I was worried... Continue Reading →
Art Tips: Society6 – Beating the Algorithm part 1
I'm back to my series of posts that will try to pick apart my okay-success (let's face it, there are better ways to earn cash, this is not one of them) with Society6. A lot of what I learned, I learned through trial and error and testing out the methods mentioned in the Society6 Seller's... Continue Reading →
“Dreams of Spring” tiny gouache painting process
At the beginning of the year, I had my heart set on starting a daily small painting project. I felt that if I could produce quick paintings I would level up immensely and become a speedy, efficient painter able to whip out art projects left and right. If time managment could be personified into a... Continue Reading →
Megan Frau Store Launch!
Annnnnnnddddd I'm back! I didn't mean for there to be a hiatus, but summer has a way of siphoning my time. I'm making up for this by posting weekly for the next few weeks in order to catch up! In the meantime, I have finally launched my store! You can purchase older orginal paintings and... Continue Reading →
Finish What You Started, part 2
Annnnnnnnnnnnd we're back! In case you need a refresher, I am slowly reworking and finishing paintings that I have abandoned in last year. So far, I have focused on the first one. This post will show the finished results of those efforts and the next painting (or two...maybe three) left on the queue. The next... Continue Reading →
Practice, Patterns, and Blogging
It's a new year and it's already February. I meant to post last week, but I've been busy working on my new goals the past few weeks/months. So far, it's a slog, but I'll get to that. Practice makes perfect?A few years ago, I listened to an art podcast where the interviewer talked about how... Continue Reading →
New Year, new site (and more!)
Here's to a new year! I made a bunch of changes to the art page and blog. It seems fitting that the new year is starting when I decided to scrap all the old blog and website and start fresh.