Monthly Archives: August 2009
TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS #4: Artists Are Not Business People
Myth: Artists are not business people. Reality: Successful artists have good business skills, or they marry*/partner with/hire people who do. (This marriage tip courtesy of Wendy Rosen of The Rosen Group in Baltimore MD.) A common myth about artists is … Continue reading
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TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS #3: Artists Starve in Garrets
MYTH: “There’s no money in art, you’ll starve!” Fact: There are ways to supplement your income or even support a family making art. Here’s the third myth from my series called, “TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS (That Will Keep You From … Continue reading
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TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS: A Story Behind the Myths
Let me share a story, one of the stories that got me thinking about these “artist myths”–myths like “Artists are born, not made” and “Only the best artists succeed.” A few years after I finally started my own art journey, … Continue reading
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TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS #2: You’re Not Good Enough
Myth #2: You not only have to be good, you have to be the best. Fact: You just have to be “good enough.” I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. Mostly because the single biggest block owned by many … Continue reading
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TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS #1: Artists Are Born, Not Made
(Reprinted from 2003) I’ve been invited to do an artist presentation to various schools in my area, including a whole day at a high school in Vermont. I’ll be speaking with six art classes, not only talking about my art … Continue reading
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TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS (That Will Keep You From Becoming a SUCCESSFUL Artist): Introduction
Our beliefs, right or wrong, shape our own reality. Change the belief, change the reality. Years ago, I created a handout for a presentation. I called it, “TEN MYTHS ABOUT ARTISTS (That Will Keep You From Becoming a Successful Artist)”. … Continue reading
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SO HOW’S THE SHOW GOIN’?
In a word, great!! A lot of customers have said a lot of wonderful things about my work. One of the coolest was a young woman who gazed at everything in my booth, and then exclaimed, “Your work is astonishing!“ … Continue reading
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