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Sell your art through Facebook

By Sara | Published: July 12, 2010
As an artist with other jobs, it’s challenging for me to keep a plentiful inventory of art prints, let alone keep that stock in numerous locations. That’s when I found Fine Art America, an online retailer and printer of artist reproductions. Fine Art America has a venue for you to upload your high quality images [...]
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Summer Group Art Show

By Sara | Published: July 9, 2010
Four of my Woman in Raw series artworks are being featuring in a Summer Group Art Show in the Truckee Community Center. The group exhibit features works from ten Truckee artists, including Aimee Had, Pamela McAdoo, Brooke Bishop, Carole Sesko, Eva Nichols, Sara Zimmerman, Pam Krone, Elizabeth Carmel, Cathee van Rossem St Clair and Rick [...]
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New clothing company features Sara’s illustrations

By Sara | Published: July 2, 2010
I am so excited! I have been working hard on a side project, my new clothing company called Laughing Sun Clothing, and now it is launched! I have been taking some of my designs and turning them into wearbale art. My husband, Rob, and I created this brainchild after numerous people came up to me [...]
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Woman in Raw series now on display

By Sara | Published: June 24, 2010
5 artworks from my “Woman in Raw” series are now on display at Full Circle Movement in Truckee, CA. This series was inspired by me becoming a mom and life after baby. The show will be on display for a few months so come visit if you can. Artist Statement for Woman in Raw: My “Woman in [...]
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Colors inspired by the Bishop Buttermilks

By Sara | Published: May 2, 2010
Wow, wow, and more wow! The Buttermilks climbing area on the East Side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range near Bishop, CA is so incredibly beautiful. Nestled right below snowline are the most picturesque boulders littering the sage and sparsely-pined hillsides. The boulders themselves are pure gems for climbing and considered some of the best [...]
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Collectible Earth Day t shirts available

By Sara | Published: May 2, 2010
I had such a wonderful time working with the Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Foundation in creating their tee illustration, website, and all of their marketing materials. The event was a huge success with hundreds of attendees, fabulous weather and fun to be had by all. If you weren’t able to make this epic celebration at [...]
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Illustrations make you get noticed

By Sara | Published: April 3, 2010
Ever go to a job fair, chamber of commerce, bulletin board, or coffee shop flier stand? What do you see there? I typically see is an ocean of cookie-cutter marketing materials strewn about, hoping to catch the attention of a potential client. Unfortunately many of these businesses, events, or  people hoping to catch a break [...]
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Art Marketing 101: A Review

By Sara | Published: February 27, 2010
I wrote this article when Art Marketing 101 had first come out. Since then, there have been updates. I highly recommend this book to any artist serious about making a hobby into a living. Here’s the older article I wrote about one of the first editions. Art Marketing 101: A Review By Sara Zimmerman, copyright 2005 The greatest [...]
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In the Beginning: Nurturing the Artist Within

By Sara | Published: February 27, 2010
In the Beginning: Nurturing the Artist Within By Sara Zimmerman Copyright 2005 (resurrecting older articles just for kicks). Many people view my works and say, “I wish I could do that,” or when I say that they can, they respond, “I could never do that.” The thing is, everyone can create a 2-dimensional piece of art if they [...]
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Acrylic vs. Oils: The Never-Ending Debate

By Sara | Published: February 27, 2010
(This is an older article I resurrected for some folks. Enjoy!) “Why do you use acrylic paints versus oils?” This is a question that I get asked so regularly. Firstly, it seems funny to me that so many people feel that using acrylics is subadequate than using oil paints. Granted, oils have been around for centuries [...]
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