Artists have stopped painting.
I am always saddened when I am contacted by Artists who have given up and stopped painting and get out of the Art community. Some contact me and ask for help, what will they do?
They have been painting for a number of years and just cannot make it.
Few sales come but not regular sales and it does become very difficult I know.
What can I say.
First of all do not blame yourself or the Art Business, it is what it is.
Blaming yourself will not achieve anything but self pity.
So take a deep breath and exhale slowly and consider your options.
Life is life and it happens to everyone, good and bad. It rains on the happy and the sad at the same time, so life happens.
You cannot change that and you cannot change the Art Business, but you can change you and your circumstances.
They have been painting for a number of years and just cannot make it.
Few sales come but not regular sales and it does become very difficult I know.
What can I say.
First of all do not blame yourself or the Art Business, it is what it is.
Blaming yourself will not achieve anything but self pity.
So take a deep breath and exhale slowly and consider your options.
Life is life and it happens to everyone, good and bad. It rains on the happy and the sad at the same time, so life happens.
You cannot change that and you cannot change the Art Business, but you can change you and your circumstances.
If you do not need to sell paintings to live, then don't sell any more, paint because you love to paint and give them all away, the best reason to paint.
So many Artists just do not comprehend what happens when you start to price your work.
Some Artists go from wonderful givers of their Art work to disappointed, bitter sellers of their work.
If you don't need to sell it don't, give it away.
Raise money for charity from selling it at very low prices.
The prices problem hurts so many Artists, because everyone believes that their work is worth so much because of all the time and effort they put into it and in their mind it is.
The reality is it is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
That is the free market we live in.
So if you don't need to sell don't.
So many Artists just do not comprehend what happens when you start to price your work.
Some Artists go from wonderful givers of their Art work to disappointed, bitter sellers of their work.
If you don't need to sell it don't, give it away.
Raise money for charity from selling it at very low prices.
The prices problem hurts so many Artists, because everyone believes that their work is worth so much because of all the time and effort they put into it and in their mind it is.
The reality is it is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
That is the free market we live in.
So if you don't need to sell don't.
If you need to sell, then learn how to sell, take a course on selling.
If you don't understand social media marketing then take a course on marketing. All these courses are available and will be a great help to you.
Then work on you and change you.
Work on your self talk and negative thinking.
Determine to be positive and see the positive in everything, it will take time but determination and discipline works.
Apply all these things and start to paint again with a realistic view of what the market is really like and price your work accordingly.
Build your Art Business over years not months.
Always be working on yourself and your attitudes and response.
Developer a great smile and a happy charming personality, no one responds well to the brooding Artist, especially buyers.
Start the process of rebuilding your Art career over years, be patient it takes time.
Set goals to where you want to be and achieved at certain points over the next few years and work to achieve each one of them.
And finally, be gentle on yourself, life can be brutal so don't help it, be nice to you, care about you and love you so you are able to care and love others.
If you don't understand social media marketing then take a course on marketing. All these courses are available and will be a great help to you.
Then work on you and change you.
Work on your self talk and negative thinking.
Determine to be positive and see the positive in everything, it will take time but determination and discipline works.
Apply all these things and start to paint again with a realistic view of what the market is really like and price your work accordingly.
Build your Art Business over years not months.
Always be working on yourself and your attitudes and response.
Developer a great smile and a happy charming personality, no one responds well to the brooding Artist, especially buyers.
Start the process of rebuilding your Art career over years, be patient it takes time.
Set goals to where you want to be and achieved at certain points over the next few years and work to achieve each one of them.
And finally, be gentle on yourself, life can be brutal so don't help it, be nice to you, care about you and love you so you are able to care and love others.
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