Be patient, it takes time.



I hear so often about Artists who have been painting for a short period of time and begin to question if they are in the right profession and often giving up?
Art is a marathon not a sprint.
It will take you at least 10 years to get to a place where you are selling well and making money, this is not a quick process.
Unfortunately there are no short cuts, unless you can throw a lot of money at marketing yourself.
If you believe that you are a good Artist and have what it takes to make it in the Art World, then this is not a question you should be asking until you have been painting for 20years.
You must be determined to make it.
Its not about having amazing talent, it’s about doing the work, creating a body of work that shows your journey as an Artist.
The reason and only reason you are an Artist is to create your original work, your passion and show it to the world and say,
“Here I made this for some of you.”
Those who love it, rejoice with them and make more Art for them.
Those who do not, just say very nicely with a smile, “I did not make it for you.”
As an Artist you are to be there for the long haul, this is a life time calling, be patient, be determined and be there at the end of the race.

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