Life as a Sports Painter: Sports Artists Journey – Speed Bumps by AO – August 2026 AO’s Pre-Note: AO writes his articles with the hope that it will be useful to artists, any artist: painting, graphics, web, comics, ceramics, singing, sculpture, acting, writing, etc. – and especially those entering the…
Life as a Sports Painter: Business – Principles & Truths by AO – March 2026 So, I gave my freelance sports painting business one more and last chance in 2013. Since then, working evenings and weekends on my sports painting craft and working under a LLC – AOART5 is a…
Life as a Sports Painter: Marketing – It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint. by AO – February 2026 I have been really grateful these past 10 plus years trying to establish myself as both a painter and a business owner. One reason I believe I have had a small amount…
An Artist’s Vision by ao-Aug 2023 Preface: So, if you are a seasoned artist, rookie or perhaps an older artist that started, stopped, started, stopped and started again at the age of 40-something (like me), and you are interested in a few thoughts and things learned from an artist that…
Sports Art … To Purchase or Not to Purchase. Part 1 by Anthony “AO”Oropeza – Owner / Chief Creative of AOART5 May 2023 On the fence about buying that awesome piece of sports art (or any kind of art) from your favorite established or emerging artist? Well, here are a…