No-nonsense advice: making a living from your art

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	• Breaking into the Art World: How to Start Making a Living As an Artist Brian Marshall White Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2005 - 148 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

end the gallery wait

Alot of other artist how-to books give you cover to cover advice on how to write up an artist's statement and compile a portfolio for gallery submission, suggesting such things as go make a name for yourself in another country before trying to get into US galleries... win a grant... win a contest...- BEFORE submitting your portfolio.
This book is the most effective artist's guide out there for learning how to EARN AN INCOME, gallery or no gallery. Obviously all artists want gallery representation cuz that means they get to paint and forget about the pressure of promoting themselves... but anyone who has tried to get into a gallery without having been in one before will discover the catch22 that no gallery wants someone who is unknown...
What I love about Brian's approach is that in bypassing the gallery, as he himself experienced, he got galleries to come to him!
TOO COOL!
He gets into guide-for-dummies detail, offers all the phone numbers of his personal suppliers (very helpful especially since I live his town!)
and stimulates one to think off the page, meaning I got so many more ideas from his suggestions that aren't even in the book... it's just that kind of book- it gets you motivated and thinking creatively AND realistically (something we artists can have trouble with).
I wanna go thru the phone book and take this guy out to lunch- he's my new hero!

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Could have been called "THE KNITTY GRITTY"

Although this book may not be applicable to every artist's career path it does outline _very_ specifically_ and _simply_ how this un-schooled artist went from struggling street vendor to living off of his artistic product. The career strategy outlined centers on reproduction of your original artwork. That being said, at first blush this may not seem too helpful for folks dead-set on exhibiting at The Whitney. BUT if someone keeps an open mind and is receptive while reading this book they may get an idea or two. You can plow through this in an evening. I'm an artist, and although my desired career path has nothing in common with this gentleman's, I'm glad I bought the book. You can see my artwork at www.rlmcintosh.com

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Different approach to art world

An interesting book. Very concise, gives you an alternative view on life as an artist and how to make money from your art. Very good section on documenting your work, full marks for that. I'll be implementing some of those ideas. It's nice to read of someone who's made a name for himself and managed to sell his art without galleries.

An honest how - to- book that makes sense

I purchased this book with several other titles on the same subject. If I had to pick only one of them this would be the book.
Out of the books I've read this is the only one that gives you a solid plan and explains step by step how to make it work.
A must read for any artist who is interested in a plan for making a living making and selling their art.

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No-nonsense advice: making a living from your art

Many artists only dream of making a living from our fine art. Brian Marshall White is doing it and telling us how in this book. His approach may not agree with everyone -- especially those who graduated from art school and are waiting for galleries to accept them. In this book he shows that if you want to create art full-time, and don't mind creating *some* that suits your local market more than your own aesthetic, you can make a living. He doesn't deal with how to submit to galleries and such, but how to get your art into buyer's hands directly. I am inspired.

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Have you ever wanted to be a full-time artist and make a living at it? Have you ever wanted to know how to get started selling your art? Then this book is for you! "Breaking into the Art World" is filled with practical information on "how to get started making a living as an artist." The author, Marshall White, lives in Kona, Hawaii and works as a full-time artist. His paintings and prints of Hawaii are wonderfully detailed and popular with local art buyers and tourists who visit the island. At this writing, his works of art are displayed in various galleries in Hawaii and in Thailand and are collected by people from all over the world. This book is the first of his writings to be published and was written to help other artists who often ask him, "Do you make a living with your art how did you make the jump to being a full-time artist?" It has been written for people who, like himself when he began, have no clue what to do to get started marketing and selling their art.

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