I first met him years ago at the party of a well-known artist. The artist introduced us saying, “Michael is my London dealer.” He looked too young to be an art dealer. His handshake was wilted and flaccid. His gaze moved over my shoulder to see if there might be someone more important in the […]
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Are You Pricing Your Art Wrong? Knowing how to price your art can be really intimidating. Trust me I know. It’s one of the things that artists ask me about the most. Do you price your art in the same way that a lot of other artists do? Are you so traumatized by the very
“But Crista,” they ask, “How can I make a living from my art?” “I want to be wealthy! I want to live on a beach and be dripping in jewels! And I want my art to pay for it!” Then I reply with something that artist Kiki Smith once told me: Your art doesn’t
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I was in London, on my way back to the hotel after dinner. At the train station, I asked the man next to me which train to take. We were headed in the same direction, so I followed him. On the train, we began to chat. I asked about his evening and he told me
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I was recently talking with a group of artists about finding success. Someone asked me this question: Crista, how can I make more money working as an artist? In this video, I share my answer with you. Watch the video now to learn the two secret words that will lead you to art-world riches.
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Artists struggle with self-confidence all the time. Do you? Seriously, as an artist, you are always putting the most personal, the most vulnerable, the most subjective parts of yourself forward. Everybody has an opinion about your work, right? And everybody thinks they know better. It’s easy to listen to them. It’s certainly much
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Do you procrastinate? Procrastination is a word I often hear artists use. But procrastination can be more than just postponing tasks and projects. It can become a reason to turn against yourself, to bring all of your doubts to the surface. When you procrastinate, it’s easy to beat yourself up, to wonder if you’re too lazy
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Have you ever found yourself questioning if you’re good enough? Have you found yourself overthinking something you did or said? Or wondering why you didn’t get the result you wanted? Are the judgments and opinions of others affecting you? It’s time to make a new CHOICE. Believe me, making this one choice has changed
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Do you remember when you first knew that you were an artist? I do. It began when my Dad gave me a gift. Let me explain. My parents were divorced and Dad lived far away. Though I loved him like mad, I rarely saw him. When I was 16 years old, Dad invited me to
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Do you recognize this museum exhibition? I shared this picture a few years ago after I wandered into a museum gallery and discovered an exhibition of my art! Well, not my art exactly. It was a museum exhibition of work that was produced in my art studio. Well, not just mine. I worked in a
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