The life of an artist is not always easy, and I have found through my dealings with professional working artists that the ones who are successful possess similar business and organizational skills to people who are successful in business in all fields. Accepting the call to create art is one thing....accepting a call to make a living creating art can be another entirely. So I love the button that August Artist X keeps beside her easel, a mantra to keep the juices flowing:
Here is another mantra from one of my favorite masters, Henri Matisse:
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