Be more than they expect.


It is not enough to be just a good Artist, there are lots of good Artists out there, you have to be different, exciting, amazing and original to get attention.

One Artist took exception to my writing and questioned who did I think I am to say that.

Now why would that statement threaten someone?

Maybe they thought that just being a good Artist was enough and no need to strive for excellence.

I think it is so obvious, I would watch Artists come and go from the Gallery back in the day and the majority of them were good Artists.

They were competent Artists, they produced good work and the majority of them were nice people but most times I always felt that there was something lacking.

Looking back now I realize that most of the Artists were not interesting people, they were reserved and did not push themselves forward, they didn’t hold a conversation they just said as little as they had to.

Ok, I accept they may have been nervous being in the Gallery because it can be a little overbearing but still they also had to sell me on them as well as their Art.

I did met some Artists who were interesting, outgoing and friendly and could hold a conversation and they have gone on to build successful careers, they understood that they were a complete package and they worked hard on themselves as well as their Art.

The others were mostly good Artists and they are still good Artists today, but that is a very crowded group.

I am convinced that you do not become successful because you produce good Art, you become successful because you dramatically exceed peoples expectations.

That is the key to excellence.



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