How To Make A Living As An Artist - A Guide To Survival And Success...

  home links contact new     "How to Make a Living as an Artist" by Colin Ruffell   'How to Make a Living as an Artist' by Colin Ruffell   [who is Colin Ruffell?]   a guide to survival and success. or   How YOU can make YOUR living as an artist   or even better   How to enjoy a very good living as a successful artist     The information in this book applies to all artists whether you are trained or self taught.   Are you undecided about your career prospects in art? Should you try a course at an art college? Should you expect to make a living as an artist? Maybe you want to give up your safe boring humdrum job, escape from the rat race, and enjoy an exciting creative free lifestyle as a real artist painting and selling your own art. You have been told that it is impossible to make a living as an artist, but it is not!   It is already being done. I have been doing it for many years, and so have my inner circle of friends and colleagues. We share our secrets here with you in 'How to make a living as an artist'.   Facts;   You could be a full time professional artist, like me with forty years in my studio, and still going strong! You could be published worldwide. You could have regular exhibitions of your work in many countries on five continents. You could have international sales of your work grossing about half a million dollars a year. You could be your own boss, as an artist, and enjoy the good life. Like me. Does that sound attractive? It is not easy. We made many mistakes on the way up. 'How to make a living as an artist' will explain the common pitfalls, and how you can overcome or avoid them. We will share the route from survival to success with you in this book. This book will walk you through the process step by step, chapter by chapter. You will be able to skip from subject to subject in any order. But the life of an artist is not just a wonderful way of making money and kicking goodbye to the wage slavery of working for someone else. There are several other benefits when you become a full time professional artist. What, where, when, who, why and how. What is the artistic lifestyle all about.  The real bonus of this lifestyle is experiencing the excitement and buzz that you get from being creative and free thinking. You will find that the ability to make art every day, whenever, however, and where-ever you want, is a mind blowing experience. Creative juices will flow and all your artistic ideas can be tried out. The spill over into your everyday life will astonish you. You will be thinking for yourself about your work, and you will find new ways of thinking about every other aspect of your life. You probably already know that artists are often philosophers, poets, musicians, designers, inventors, and writers as well as being artists. Being an artist encourages these other activities.-ever you want, is a mind blowing experience. Creative juices will flow and all your artistic ideas can be tried out. The spill over into your everyday life will astonish you. You will be thinking for yourself about your work, and you will find new ways of thinking about every other aspect of your life. You probably already know that artists are often philosophers, poets, musicians, designers, inventors, and writers as well as being artists. Being an artist encourages these other activities. Where you can do it.  You can be an artist where ever you like. An artist can legitimately travel to far flung exotic places to be able to paint them. You can follow in Gaugin's footsteps and settle on a south sea island, and the tax man will allow it as a justifiable expense. Or you can set yourself away from prying eyes in your own hidey-hole studio right in the centre of town, emerging to mingle with cafe society and the company of other artists. You can choose the town, you can choose the country. The world is your oyster. When you can do it. An artist creates art when inspiration and circumstances are right. That means that you will not be a clock slave. You will probably want to work very hard because you are having a good time and enjoying the work. But you can take time off when other interests are foremost. You are the boss. The old nine to five routine is a thing of the past. Work all night then take a week off. Be prepared to have moments of frenzied activity before an exhibition, followed by periods of rest and calm when you will be preparing for the next one. Who you will be. Do all this and bask in a respected and admired position in society. The international status of an artist has never been higher. You can experience the limelight in whatever size bites that you wish. If you are extrovert and enjoy being the focus of attention, or if you are introverted and wish to keep yourself to yourself, either way you can build a successful career as an artist, and still expect to receive the accolades of your fellow