Dave Nevue is a Professional Graphite, Pastel and Pyrographic Artist and the founder and CEO of Nevue Fine Art Marketing. He also authored the eBook The Productive Artist How to Live Your Dreams, The 28 Day Blogging Challenge as well as other eBooks and workbooks. Dave Nevue is a coach and advocate for artists helping them to achieve their goals and to help them reach their fullest potential. He provides one-on-one coaching, career advice, writing services, video courses and eBooks for artists of all levels. Dave has a passion for teaching. Over the past 25 years, he has studied the art of marketing and will share with you tips he has found along the way to help you build your art business. His artwork is inspired by his love of animals and nature. He is fascinated by everything in nature, but dogs are his favorite subject and encompass the majority of his work. His art features detailed pet portraits and enjoys trying different techniques with each piece. Dave grew up in Western Massachusetts. He became interested in drawing as a young child and was encouraged by my family to practice with different mediums. He became interested in playing the guitar in his teens and continues to teach guitar in Connecticut. As an adult he returned to drawing, focusing on graphite pencils. His love of animals becomes clear when he is working on a pet portrait. He enjoys each portrait as if it were his first drawing. Dave regularly donates original drawings for animal-related fundraisers including “Second Chance” Large Animal Rehabilitation Facility and Dakin Humane Society. Dave still lives in Western Massachusetts and enjoys spending my time with his family, two dogs, and cat. He loves the convenience of being close to my favorite activities; hiking, camping, and the East Coast beaches. He also enjoys traveling to Florida to visit Disney World and Universal Studios with his family.