Helping visual artists become sustainable businesses
Over the 50 plus years I've been capturing images of people and places I'm consistently asked about my motivation for photography and in particular about my style. Typical of my generation I answered in a way that largely focused on motivation and how. Both age and maturity have led me to know … [Read more...]
In the face of ever increasing competition one of the most important things we as artists can do for ourselves is to make sure we stand out, we need to be seen not as the result of the noise we make or the banners and slogans we try to use. In orders to stand out we must be seen as ourselves, people … [Read more...]
Over the last several weeks we have taken a trip to discover what a Professional Artist” looks like so we could better understand how potential buyers see us and use that image to decide to buy our stuff. As I’ve discussed many times here, knowing who our work attracts is important, because it … [Read more...]
What are the most important lessons you have learned about being an artist and selling your work? One of the lessons that I’ve learned in the past year is that I’m the only one in control of my career and nothing and nobody is going to make it or break it except for me. I kept getting these … [Read more...]
The following post is part of a periodic series I call "Words of Wisdom: insights and inspiration". The series will contain real stories about real artists and their journeys of growth as they face the personal and cultural challenges of bringing their visions to us. We all face challenges in … [Read more...]
Being a pro is a mindset, a way of seeing life and the world. Because it is a mindset that can be learned, practiced and improved it lives in constant change and is not the exclusive domain of super stars or any other elite class. A part time artists possessing the desire to grow and willingness to … [Read more...]
Have people lost their faith in beauty? Scruton explores the change brought on by Deuchant, Koontz et. al. and how that change attempted to give meaning to "a here and now" world as opposed to an idealized one. Scruton maintains that art is really about creativity which is a call to others to … [Read more...]
There’s such a fine line between the two. On the one hand, you don’t want to put crappy artwork out into the world. You want your best stuff out there representing you. On the other hand, perfectionism can be crippling – I should know. I’ve got an awful case of it. Keith Bond wrote a … [Read more...]