I was supporting myself, but nothing like the guy painters, as I refer to them. I always resented that actually.. we were all getting the same amount of press, but they were going gangbusters with sales.
About Cindy Sherman….
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This is a simple, yet often overlooked aspect of selling art in our modern age: Context.
In our hearts, most of us yearn to be “found” or “recognized” by a kingmaker in the art world – someone with the cachet …
When all is said and done, success as an artist has its foundation in authenticity. All the fanciest marketing efforts are on shaky ground unless the artist understands his or her voice. I thought the following quote from Paul Gauguin …
Think on this as you wake up and smell the coffee this morning……
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. …….E.M. Forster
Have …
Here’s a call to action from Nietzsche:
“We, the new, the nameless, the hard-to-understand, we firstlings of a yet untried future – we require for a new end also a new means, namely, a new healthiness, stronger, sharper, tougher, bolder, …
Some insights from exceptional people to ponder while you create this week….
…I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got. ……… Walter Cronkite
Success is the child of audacity.
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A wonderful quote to start the New year!
Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it. ………… Ninon de l’Enclos
Ninon, …
There’s an important principle which I have noticed in business over a number of years. Its simply this: be aware of who you are attracting as clients and collectors.
For many of us, especially when we are establishing our art …
This week we’ve chosen quotes from Henry Moore and Rumi, the Persian Mystic. Both speak to the core of the Artist’s calling:
…There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so there’s no end to it.
………Henry
I came across this thought provoking post by Keith Russell on the Art Scuttlebutt Forum:
…I have never believed that art is any kind of ‘universal’ language. I also do not believe that art is ‘for everyone’, or that every