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What Skills Needed to Be Art Dealer?

Old Masters, Getty Images

Running an art gallery is fun and glamorous! Do you have what it takes to be an art dealer?

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Q and A with Fine Artist Charwei Tsai on Having an Artist Career

Sunday January 8, 2012

There are thousands and thousands of fine artists living and creating around the world. With so many diverse artists working, there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to having an art career.

Here is one approach: Q and A with Fine Artist Charwei Tsai on Having an Artist Career.

The National Gallery in London

Thursday January 5, 2012
National Gallery LondonThe National Gallery is seen to the left of fountains in Trafalgar Square on October 28, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The National Gallery in London is one of the best museums to study the history of Western painting.

It also posts job listings regularly on its website, so museum workers, art conservators, painting restorers, etc. may have a good opportunity to find work there.

Madonna and Child Paintings

Monday December 26, 2011
da Vinci's Madonna Child, Getty Images Leonardo da Vinci's 'Madonna and Child' on view at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than view Christian-inspired artworks in a museum? You don't need to be religious in order to appreciate great works as these. The photo above depicts a beautiful Madonna and Child painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting is part of the State Hermitage Museum's collection.

The State Hermitage, founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, has approximately three million objects in its collections, including the most paintings of any museum.

Wishing You a Merry Christmas

Friday December 23, 2011
Met Christmas tree, Getty ImagesMetropolitan Museum's Christmas tree, photo Mario Tama (c) Getty Images

When I lived in NYC, I loved this time of year, with the fragrant scents of pine trees in the air. I also loved visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the holiday season. Looking at Renaissance art can help put you into a festive mood.

Wishing all of you a happy holiday season!

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