“Art is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.” So they say. “I’ll give you $50 for it.” Says every friend or family member at some point. “Can you do it for free?” Literally everyone. We’ve all been there! We artists put a lot of time, money, thought, effort, skill, energy, marketing, talking, into producing a painting and trying to sell it… then a year or two later, finally, someone shows an interest. They see the price, and say something like, “Wow, that much… f

If you ever feel like you’re not a real artist because you didn’t go to art school, and you struggle to find your place in this big wide art world, or, like me, you have multiple passions and kind of feel like a jack-of-all-trades but master of none, and so struggle to become a success in any one given passion, I thought I’d share my experience as a self-taught, multi-passionate artist in hopes that it might give you a new perspective. One of the main things I struggle with a