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Many artists are producing visual art of one sort or another. It is a straightforward matter of supply and demand that not all of these people will be able to make money from their efforts. It is therefore the case that if you want to be one of the relatively few who...

Many artists are producing visual art of one sort or another. It is a straightforward matter of supply and demand that not all of these people will be able to make money from their efforts. It is therefore the case that if you want to be one of the relatively few who...

Human beings have meaning needs. They crave the psychological experience of meaning. For artists, one of the places they regularly acquire that experience is through making art. But it is also the case that making art may not provide them with sufficient meaning....

Need some inspiration? Check out the following! Alice Neel: “I had what it takes to make a good artist: sensitivity and tremendous willpower.” Pierre-Auguste Renoir: “Be a good craftsman; it won't stop you from being a genius.” Luciano Pavarotti: “People think I am...

Many of my artist clients struggle with their website presence. Their difficulties fall mainly into the following eight areas: 1. Artist Statement. Most artists have a lot of trouble creating their artist statement. Sometimes they never land on language that they...

Deciding to be an artist isn’t a one-time decision. Somewhere along the line in life you make that formal decision, maybe in college when you decide to be a painting major rather than a business major. But when you graduate, you have to make that decision again,...

My clients in the arts regularly complain that they don’t trust themselves. By this they mean many different things: that they don’t trust that they can do good work; that they don’t trust that they can perform under fire; that they don’t trust their own decisions or...

Last week I described how your first task with respect to teaching an art class, writing class, or music class is deciding where you will hold it. This week let’s look at your next task: what will you teach? There may be many things you know. Let’s be a little silly...

Let’s say that you’re an artist, writer, musician or other creative or performing artist who’s been thinking about teaching a class so as to provide yourself with an additional revenue stream—and also because you think you might enjoy it. How would you begin? Here’s...