Discovering Artistic Passion Later in Life
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Bianca Lever exchanged the lowlands of The Netherlands for the rolling hills of Italy where she now lives and works as a full-time artist. In this episode, Bianca discusses her challenges transitioning from a hobby to a professional artist, her inspiration, and what she is doing to attract new audiences.
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From Teacher to Professional Artist
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If you love making art and you’re secretly wanting to embrace the life of an artist. Then listen up! In this episode, I chat with UK artist Jane Beaumont. After a fulfilling career as a teacher and therapist, Jane finally took this step herself. Find out how a love note from her husband encouraged her to take the first brave steps, how she started sketching every day, soaking up inspiration on social media, and intentionally steered herself towards life as a professional artist. Mentioned in this episode: Quote: David Whyte, "Will you have confidence in what you love?" Artists: David...
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Part 2 - Interview with UK Artist Mish Maudsley
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Mish Maudsley aka Mishfit's art occupies the hinterland between street art and fine art painting. An active part of UK street art for over 15 years, she has since painted internationally from the streets of Melbourne to Europe’s biggest street art festival, Upfest. Her most recent foray into the world of London art fairs follows an incredible array of live painting venues over the years. From her studio in Brighton, she is now embracing a more refined approach, combining spray paint and oil paint, to create an energetic style that captures the raw process of creativity. Clashing traditional...
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Part 1 - Interview with UK Artist Mish Maudsley
HELP! I AM ARTIST Podcast
Mish Maudsley aka Mishfit's art occupies the hinterland between street art and fine art painting. An active part of UK street art for over 15 years, she has since painted internationally from the streets of Melbourne to Europe’s biggest street art festival, Upfest. Her most recent foray into the world of London art fairs follows an incredible array of live painting venues over the years. From her studio in Brighton, she is now embracing a more refined approach, combining spray paint and oil paint, to create an energetic style that captures the raw process of creativity. Clashing traditional...
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Part 2 : From Graphic Designer to Working Artist
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If you need some art fuel, listen to what South African artist Duncan Stewart says about art. I recently interviewed him for my podcast; his words are still resonating in my heart. 'Art is ingrained in our deepest being. Our collective experiences, DNA, genetic makeup, and contexts have made us all wonderfully unique. In our own right, every human being is a magnificent artwork. Art can bypass our intellect and rational thinking, and it can penetrate the soul and we can be moved. It’s a language by which we can connect on a deep level.’ Good stuff! Now that should silence those...
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Part 1: From Graphic Designer to Working Artist
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From graphic designer to working artist, Duncan Stewart walks us through his journey and shares what he’s learned about living as an artist along the way. Coming from a traditional family of lawyers and bankers, Duncan never saw himself becoming an artist, even with an insatiable appetite to draw and paint. Though he studied, and later worked, as a graphic designer, he eventually gave himself the opportunity to explore the underlying desire to create. At 22 years of age, while working in an advertising firm, Duncan allowed himself to explore his artistic tendencies and attended art school in...
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Bringing Unseen Art down from the Attic
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As a visual artist, you love spending time creating your art. It's fun and exciting to turn what you are passionate about into something you can share with others. However, trying to find ways to promote & sell it effectively is another story altogether. How can something you are so committed to do be so frustrating at the same time? This is a question serial entrepreneur, marketing expert & television producer Mauritz Briët asked himself. It struck him that the artists he knew were having a hard time connecting what they were creating with an audience ready...
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Best Art Practises for Visual Artists in 2022
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Your journey as an artist won't always be smooth and easy. Your income will fluctuate, your energy will shift, and your focus will change as projects come and go.
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Connecting with your Art Collectors
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You've carefully created your art and are ready to share it with the world. To do this effectively you need to understand who your potential art collector is!
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Turning Passion into a Profession
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From a young age Dido had 2 big passions. Music & Art!
info_outlineYou've carefully created your art and are ready to share it with the world. It's time to get your art into the hands of your potential buyers.
Your next step is to market your art.
Marketing may feel overwhelming, but promoting your work can be just as creative and satisfying as making your art.
It's never been a more exciting time for artists to promote and sell their art. The online space offers you powerful opportunities to connect with audiences you may never have considered before.
Your first step in creating an effective marketing plan for your art and getting more out of your social media is to understand better who your art audience is.
Who is this mysterious art buyer?
Where can you find the right audience to promote and sell your art to?
You may have heard the saying: 'If you plan to reach everybody, you will invariably reach nobody.' So true, especially when it comes to selling your art.
The more defined your art audience is, the easier and more effective you'll be able to reach them.
In this episode, we'll be taking a closer look at how you can start to define your potential art buyers.
Find out how you can use the online space to ask, listen to & survey your audience.
There is valuable information at your fingertips that you can use to refine your posting, adjust your marketing and fine-tune your message.
P.S. As a visual artist, you know better than anyone else that it's hard to stand out & sell your art.
The good news is getting your art seen & appreciated is not rocket science you just need to know how... and I'd love to show you.
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