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Let’s say that your mate brings in $60,000 annually from his or her job and you bring in $1000 annually from your art. Given that that disparity is likely to put a strain on your relationship, what can you do to reduce that strain? You can’t just snap your fingers and...

Take a peek at the following five quotes. 1. "I am closer to my work than to anything on earth. That's my marriage." -- Louise Nevelson 2. "With my idealism about dance, it was insane to pretend that I could compromise in another area of my life. So I am not available...

Last week we looked at three obstacles to effective marketplace relating: finding that anxiety gets in the way, not knowing what to say, and feeling one down or one-up to people hold the power and the purse strings. This week we look at three more obstacles—and what...

Maybe your artwork is piling up and you just know that you have to make some connections in the art marketplace. Still, you feel paralyzed. Let’s consider the following three obstacles to effective marketplace relating that may be stopping you—and what you can do to...

You have an important gallery show coming in a few months but you’ve fallen behind on your painting. Next week you’re supposed to meet with the gallery owner and you really don’t want to tell him how behind you are. What should you do? Let’s start with a few things...

Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? Well, creating itself can prove a threat to recovery. The very act of creating is a voyage into...

Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? Well, creating itself can prove a threat to recovery. The very act of creating is a voyage into...

Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? Well, creating itself can prove a threat to recovery. The very act of creating is a voyage into...

Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? Well, creating itself can prove a threat to recovery. The very act of creating is a voyage into...

Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? On top of the common challenges that any person experiences in early recovery—the cravings, the...