Now, what are your goals as an Artist? As we mentioned in the last chapter, it is imperative that you have a vision for where you want to be in five, ten, and fifteen years. Now that you’ve made the Commitment to succeed as an Artist, it is time we put Ambition into practice....
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If you are political or have a succinct message to convey, you can use your art to make statements that are more easily stimulated in a visual setting than by mere words. If you are a writer, your language is your art, and the progression of letters and words that you use in your...
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If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. It’s very important that you find something that you care about, that you have a deep passion for, because you’re going to have to devote a lot of your life to it. George...
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Speak out loud what you desire for your life. “I desire to make a wonderful living, doing wonderful work in a wonderful way under grace and in perfect harmony with nature.” I say this every morning and every night. It works for me. I make a nice living. I’ve seen a great deal of...
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Each of us, at one time or another, has had a vision for our lives. Whether you’re a painter, a musician, a filmmaker, a writer, a sculptor, or whatever, you’ve had the vision of where your talent can take you, and the life that you long to have. Many who have audacity to follow...
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Another eccentricity that those in the ‘normal’ world often misunderstand is our need for Solitude. This will be touched upon more deeply in a later blog, but for now, each of us must realize that for what we do, we need lots of quiet time. Solitude requires that you ignore the details of life...
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Oftentimes, in lieu of what other might think and the judgment they might hold over us for the work that we elicit, we may dismiss some of the visions we have and not act on the creative spirit. Those of us who are spiritually connected tend to edit ourselves and not service our dark,...
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Whether or not an artist is actually crazy is sometimes just a matter of semantics. It depends on who you ask. Some would constitute painting cans of soup as eccentric. Others might just see it as focused. Many see those who devote the majority of their lives to creating works that few understand as...
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It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill – it’s a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I’m all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I’ll always remain half crazy. Vincent van Gogh Involuntary Commitment is the one kind of commitment that...
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Beyond your loved ones, realize that you must maintain professional relationships as well. Maintaining and managing your own client base requires that you be social, meet and greet, and hand out those dreaded business cards. Use a web site to market your work. Contact your clients and send jpegs of your work. In other...
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