Build your Art Business over years not months.


The prices problem hurts so many Artists, because everyone believes that their work is worth so much more, because of all the time and effort they put into it and in your 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.

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, silence the critic within.

Determine to be positive and see the positive in everything, it will take time but determination and self 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.

Always be working on yourself and your attitudes, developer a great smile and a happy charming personality, no one responds well to the brooding Artist, especially buyers.

Start the process of building 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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