WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS A NEW ATTITUDE

Marketing your artwork is without a doubt one of the great challenges in life and living.  And “if” is the “x” factor here.  IF WHAT?  What if artists bothered to learn how the marketplace actually “works.”  Oh, my gosh – what a concept.

If you bother to learn how the TRADING (BUSINESS) GAME WORKS it has a signficantly higher chance of working – than not.

I am constantly amazed that artistically inclined people dream of “…making some money” with their talents and gifts and they deeply and passionately love producing the “works.”  But when it comes to going after the marketplace – they not only don’t know much about how it works – the worst part is – they don’t make an ounce of effort to go after some skill in this world.  NOT AN OUNCE.

Most artists could honestly tell a “wannabee artist type” that if any newbie wants to become a great at artist – that they are going to have to first learn to “draw” — drawing is the foundation of all art.  And to be successful at art, you will need to “…practice, practice and practice.”  WELL SAID I MIGHT ADD.  You can read this idea in the written works of every great master of art – for the last five thousand years.  SAID WELL I MIGHT ADD.

So… why isn’t it just as true (if your goal is to be paid well for your art) that you must get the foundation of business down.  And it will probably take “…practice – practice and practice.” WELL SAID I MIGHT ADD.

And yet the most common thread in the entire “educational process” for art and artists development is…

YOU CANNOT BE BOTH GREAT AT ART AND GREAT AT BUSINESS

YOU MUST BE SOMEONE TO SELL YOU TO THE WORLD

And that is the mantra that all “educated” artists swallow.  What a shame, and is it not the reason there are so many “…straving artists?”

So… the missing ingredient in artistic success is a reasonable degree of skill with the principles of business and enough understanding to at least make a modest income.  Mastery of both the “SKILL IT TAKES TO PRODUCE GREAT ARTWORK” — and gradually acquiring the SKILL OF WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS — are both required.

AND THEY ARE BOTH DO-ABLE – VERY DO-ABLE.  AND I MIGHT ADD – WELL SAID

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If after 52 sessions with me (invest an hour a week for a year) if the business of art isn’t rubbing off of you, I will refund your money – k?  Come join the round table of our ARTISTIC MASTERS ASSOCIATION and the INSPIRATION & ENCOURAGEMENT NETWORK  We are helping each other climb the MOUNTAIN OF SUCCESS.  Come see what all the fuss is about.  How about a $15,000 carving hobby – turned into a business – like DARWIN DOWER – one of my greatest examples.

Helping artists learn the “business side” of art in the marketplace is now the MAJOR CRUSADE for the rest of my life.   Art is the most valuable product in the world and it is a crying shame that most talented people can’t even make a basic living with the love of their life.  Me (and my circle) are going to change that problem – it is war and I am declaring it on everyone who thinks that “…the staring artist” is an okay problem in this world – k?  WELL SAID – I THINK

Dr. Lew

Firestarter & Conjurer

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