I am really getting tired of certain people telling me that it is not practical to attempt successful at selling art. Art has been around for years and regardless of how large or small the market is or the decline or increase, It can't be denied that people are buying art somewhere. It gets irritating when people think the only way to make a decent living is to have been a college graduate in a profitable field or better yet, claim that I shouldn't have gone to college for an art Degree because I can't use it. I feel that there are enough people and professions in our society where no one should feel restricted or tied to a particular trade.
There are mainstream jobs and then there are jobs that aren't so mainstream. If there isn't anything out there for you why can't you create something new? My point is, there is no reason why people should be working jobs that they hate. My day job isn't a career move, its just a job. However, it is very necessary to get me through that transition from doing what I have to, to doing what I want to do.
I am doing it!
I have abandoned my social life for the past month or so and hit it hard with getting to work. I have listed 5 new paintings and have beend renewing my listings on Etsy a couple times a day. At this point, i have had a total of 652 page views from aug 31,2010 -sept 5, 2010. That sounds pretty good to me. One sale since, t, but I am hoping that things will work out. I feel like I can accomplish my goal. I won't know until I try.
It is sleepy time. Until next time, chew on this:
”I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.” -- Picasso.
