I don't know, when it happens?
What makes one Artist driven and another Artist not so?
Why does one Artist work hard at their craft and another just doesn't give it their best and really just doesn't feel like it?
These are interesting questions and all comes down to personal drive.
One Artists believes that it will just happen, so fame and fortune will come because I am an Artist.
The other believes if he does not work hard then fame and fortune will not come.
One of the great issues that face all Artists is, What do you want to achieve and by when?
The Artist who believes that it will just happen, may answer this question, “I don't know, when it happens?”
The other might say for argument sake, “I want to exhibit in the New York Guggenheim at the age of 55 that gives me 30 years to work hard towards that goal, now my first job is to produce quality paintings, get the attention of strangers and sell to them, then work towards group shows, then to one man shows, to local galleries and then auctions, then International Art Fairs then to a major commercial gallery in New York and then the Met.”
It is a plan and can be followed.
Will it all go to plan, probably not but it is a road you can always get back onto and if through hard work and determination you make the Met at 55 years old, I am sure the other Artist when asked about his career will still be saying, “I don't know, when it happens?”
In this new day and age we live in do not count on good luck or being discovered or the magical invitation that will come for you to exhibit in some wonderful Gallery, honestly there is one way to achieve great things in the Art business, have a plan and work that plan, yes it may change as the years go by but at least you have a plan and you are not allowing your Art Career to be governed by chance.
So many young Artists and older new Artists want to achieve great things but leave it all up to chance and in 30 years will wonder why it didn't work for them. How many Artist I know personally who started off with great promise and do not paint now, because they thought that it would just happen.
Do not leave your Art career to chance, have a plan for your future, write it down, set down your goals and then what you will do to achieve them, work hard and never give up.
Don't leave it to chance.
Why does one Artist work hard at their craft and another just doesn't give it their best and really just doesn't feel like it?
These are interesting questions and all comes down to personal drive.
One Artists believes that it will just happen, so fame and fortune will come because I am an Artist.
The other believes if he does not work hard then fame and fortune will not come.
One of the great issues that face all Artists is, What do you want to achieve and by when?
The Artist who believes that it will just happen, may answer this question, “I don't know, when it happens?”
The other might say for argument sake, “I want to exhibit in the New York Guggenheim at the age of 55 that gives me 30 years to work hard towards that goal, now my first job is to produce quality paintings, get the attention of strangers and sell to them, then work towards group shows, then to one man shows, to local galleries and then auctions, then International Art Fairs then to a major commercial gallery in New York and then the Met.”
It is a plan and can be followed.
Will it all go to plan, probably not but it is a road you can always get back onto and if through hard work and determination you make the Met at 55 years old, I am sure the other Artist when asked about his career will still be saying, “I don't know, when it happens?”
In this new day and age we live in do not count on good luck or being discovered or the magical invitation that will come for you to exhibit in some wonderful Gallery, honestly there is one way to achieve great things in the Art business, have a plan and work that plan, yes it may change as the years go by but at least you have a plan and you are not allowing your Art Career to be governed by chance.
So many young Artists and older new Artists want to achieve great things but leave it all up to chance and in 30 years will wonder why it didn't work for them. How many Artist I know personally who started off with great promise and do not paint now, because they thought that it would just happen.
Do not leave your Art career to chance, have a plan for your future, write it down, set down your goals and then what you will do to achieve them, work hard and never give up.
Don't leave it to chance.
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