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If you are anything like me, then you are more than tired of hearing about the "starving artist" myth. If there's something I don't believe in, it's the notion that artists can't succeed in business. As a matter of fact, I wrote a blog arguing the complete opposite last Fall . I truly believe artists can run profitable businesses without compromising their artistic and creative integrity. In fact, this should be true of all business owners and leaders. The starving artist myth is a limiting belief that's been passed on from generation to generation and it's about time we put an end to it. Not only is it disempowering to artists trying to promote themselves and their work, it's also a barrier for many talented teenagers and young adults who will not pursue a career in the arts from fear of not being able to support themselves and later on in life, their families. Many will major in a more "socially accepted" ...

By Samuel Gillis Have you viewed the movie about Pablo Picasso? Director: James Ivory Writers: Arianna Huffington (book) (as Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington) , Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay) Stars: Anthony Hopkins , Natascha McElhone , Julianne Moore The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life. More information can be found at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117791/ Made September 20 th 1996 Image provided by: http://www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-picasso/woman-with-book-1932 It was a dark time for me as an artist in 1996. Thinking my creative life was over, not wanting to continue and loss of any hope for any real existence was unlikely. Then not expected I cleansed my system of alcohol and drugs, this alone was a miracle and a great success for me inner being. The abuse to my mind, bo...

  Image provided by: http://www.picgifs.com/wallpapers/van-gogh/ Many think that Van Gogh only sold one work. That might be true. But I would like to put out there my thoughts on the subject. Vincent did actually sell many works to his brother Theo who worked for a gallery and was a collector of fine art. Theo Van Gogh was indeed Vincent’s biggest patron. He helped Vincent by giving him supplies, food, rent money, love and yes money for his work. This is an exchange of goods for money that benefitted Vincent and could have benefitted Theo as well. If Vincent and Theo were not cut down in the prime of their lives who knows how Vincent’s art and Theo’s collection of it would have impacted the world. Probably, in ways neither could have imagined. Image provide by: rimasdecolores.blogspot.com Here is what I grabbed from a site: About Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh; [note 1] (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a ...

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How to Sell Your Art Online – Paint Yourself Successful November 4, 2013 by Kyle 20 Comments   More on this article can be found at: http://waystoavoidscamsonline.com/how-to-sell-your-art-online-paint-yourself-successful  My name is Kyle.  I am going to be completely honest with you…   I don’t know a thing about creating or selling art. But, what I do know is how to SELL STUFF ONLINE.  I have been doing it for the last 11 years and I have been personally helping people ( including many folks in the art business ) for the last 8 years create and grow businesses online.   So, I suppose I do know a thing or two. Art, to be honest, is an EASY sell within the online world… Perhaps exponentially easier than the offline studio.  Unlike when someone strolls through an art studio offline, they are not typically in a purchasing state of mind.  They are “looky loos” and a sale is much more difficult to close…not t...

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