Lauren Panepinto

Robots vs. Lawyers

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Since I work in the commercial art world for a big international publishing company, it’s...

ICON Convention Report

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, July 14th, 2022

So I finally broke the seal — I went to my first convention since the pandemic hit! For those of...

When Should You Raise Your Rate?

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, June 16th, 2022

If there’s one topic that I’ve seen strike the most fear into artists the fastest...

So WTF is an NFT?

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, May 19th, 2022

Before we start, let me set a few things straight. 1—This article is not saying you SHOULD make or...

High Art

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, April 21st, 2022

As my post day falls on 4/20 this year, I couldn’t resist. …

Turning Points: Illusions of Memory

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, March 24th, 2022

Welcome back to my intermittent series: Turning Points, where I investigate the illusions (and...

Ethel Reed: The Art Nouveau Artist You Don’t Know

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, February 24th, 2022

I consider myself a big fan of the Art Nouveau period in many forms, but I’m a graphic...

The Other Kind of Thumbnail

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

On Muddy Colors we talk a lot about thumbnails (for example here and here and here) and...

Making Contact (Pages)

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, November 4th, 2021

Welcome back to my series on Why You Need A Website. Read that post first, if you haven’t....

The Art of the About Page

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, October 7th, 2021

Welcome back to my series on Why You Need A Website. Since our last installment there was a day...

Why You Need A Website

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, September 9th, 2021

So I want to talk about something I’ve mentioned within many other posts, as recently as...

Working From Home: 17 Month Check-in

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, August 12th, 2021

Way back at the beginning of this pandemic, when we thought quarantine was going to last a few...

Fan Art Can Be a Good Thing

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, July 15th, 2021

There’s a few perennial arguments I see flare up from time to time among artists on social...

Enchanted at the Norman Rockwell Museum

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, June 17th, 2021

If you follow me on instagram, you’ll already know that my first trip out of pandemic...

marie sears on Rising Stars 2014… The Results!These artworks are so nice! I just love this post thanks for sharing this. In 2023 these art have stell demand
Sarah Ratcliffe on The Male vs Female Gaze in ArtThis is really interesting, but also slightly confusing in it's use of terms. I've personally only heard of the female gaze as the female version of t…
Lauren Panepinto on The Male vs Female Gaze in ArtThanks Zac!
Lauren Panepinto on The Male vs Female Gaze in ArtThanks so much! Glad you found it a good overview, it's a tricky subject and I wanted to do it justice while condensing it down as much as possible.
Zac Redden on The Male vs Female Gaze in ArtThis is really good. I don't have a lot more to add past that. There's just so much good theory and criticism packed into this post.

Author: Lauren Panepinto

Robots vs. Lawyers

ICON Convention Report

When Should You Raise Your Rate?

So WTF is an NFT?

High Art

Turning Points: Illusions of Memory

Ethel Reed: The Art Nouveau Artist You Don’t Know

Top 9 Posts I Reference Constantly

The Other Kind of Thumbnail

Making Contact (Pages)

The Art of the About Page

Why You Need A Website

Working From Home: 17 Month Check-in

Fan Art Can Be a Good Thing

Enchanted at the Norman Rockwell Museum

In Stores Now!

New Video

Sketching in Gouache

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If It Sucks, Do It Again

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Studio Safety, Part 1 : Ventilation

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