Lifestyle advice and experience shared. Learn the truth about being a professional creative.
Advice from a lifetime of making and selling art. How to cope with the demands of selling art for a living
Loneliness is not something we talk about easily but artists can’t ignore the subject. For most artists, solitude is an everyday reality. Is being an artist lonely? You bet, and some people cope better than others. Most artists work alone and from home. There are no workmates, no laughs, and …
Have you ever looked at a popular art piece and wondered, “Is it me or is this really crap?” It turns out that people are not always confident about what they think. Art is intimidating but is art subjective? An emotional reaction to a traditional skills-based work of art is …
Accidents happen. We’ve all been there, coffee splashes, tears, and buckles, they can all feel like a total disaster. Well, all is not lost. It’s possible to rescue your art from all kinds of mishaps. I will teach you how to repair drawing paper – most of the time. Paper …
I know why I failed as an artist the first time around and it still haunts me. The reason I failed had nothing to do with making money. No one comes clean about the real reasons why most artists fail. Artists fail because the lifestyle is lonely, insecure, and the …