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Created by Sandy Abbott — artist, teacher, and mentor to aspiring creatives.
My name is Sandy Abbott. I fell in love with art in 5th grade. I had a great art teacher in High School and several amazing teachers at University. I got a BA in art and a Masters in Education. Then I spent many years teaching and in my spare time, trying, to fully develop my own artistic skills so I could learn how to become a full time artist
If I had known then what I know now, I would have been able to become a full time artist years earlier. Since I spent many years as an “aspiring artist,” trying to find my way, I know some of the problems you may be running into. I don’t have all the answers to becoming a full time artist, but I have discovered a few ways that can speed things up. I have identified 5 problems I hit when attempting to go full time, so of course I have some possible solutions for you. There are 5 tips that may help you. These are the 5 areas I wish I had mastered early on as an aspiring artist. I could then have become a full time artist much sooner.
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4 tips how to become a full time artist
Drawing and Painting Skills Drawing is critical to an artist. Not that you have to do realistic drawings or paintings, but drawing is a measure of how switched on your artistic mind is. It is just like a piano player being able to play scales well. If a piano player can’t play scales then you can be pretty sure the piano playing will not be so good. If an artist can’t draw well, chances are, his art won’t be so good.
Painting is extremely technical and one needs to really know his stuff.
“What is Art?” This is a question I asked all my art teachers. Amazingly, not one of them had a good answer. But years later I came across a philosopher/artist who had an answer that made a lot of sense. Once I heard his definition, I knew exactly what the secret to success was as a full time artist. “What is beautiful?” Aesthetics is a very confusing subject, but once you get some clarity on it, your art will elevate to the level of “fine art.” It is important to know the difference between ART and Decor.
Marketing and Sales Creating an income from your art is important if you want to be a full time artist. If you can’t sell your art, you will have to do something else to earn an income.
Good Advice There are many successful artists around and they all have had to work through various issues. I have links to some artists who tell their stories. This is inspirational and packed with lots of good advice.
Check out these tips by clicking on the links above or the menu items.
“If you hear a voice within you say,
‘You cannot paint,’
then by all means paint,
and that voice will be silenced.”
– Vincent Van Gogh
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Sandy Abbott
Clearwater, Florida
+1 (727) 657 0565
sandyabbottart @ gmail.com
