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Being an artist is a choice; no applications, no qualifications!
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The fact that you are making anything at all is a huge triumph!
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BE an art lover, even when it feels like your art doesn't count.
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Appreciate the work of your peers, they are not the enemy.
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Art is the "wonder" process; I wonder what would happen if...
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Art is an experiment; failure is part of the process.
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Being "gifted" is a responsibility, to give, not blow your horn.
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Making art is hanging yourself out there, it makes you brave.
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Avoid acting like what you do in your studio is a cure for cancer.
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Art is not a contest, no one needs to prove themselves.
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Letting and making are equally important choices to the work.
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Having fun with your work keeps you working.
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Preserve your individual voice, we count on that from others.
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Art means making sense of life; recognizing your connection.
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Trust your gut; your critical voice is a nay-sayer.
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Your creativity is your power, exercise it, fire it up
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You have no control outside the studio, inside it's yours.
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Live well within your means; recycle what others cast off.
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Making art is a privilege, don't expect support for doing it.
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Don't mortgage your art; stay out from under debt.
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21.
Make gifts of your work- you are the source- just make more.
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22.
Don't ignore the content or impact of your work. Listen to it.
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23.
Get feedback; have at least one person to show your work to.
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24.
Artist's statements need to be plain truth; keep it simple.
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Treat dealers, and anyone else who handles your work, well
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You are unique but expendable; artists are a dime a dozen
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27.
Be your own rock, galleries mean business.
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28.
Judgment is a deadly weapon: careful where you aim.
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Always listen to your heart; you will never go wrong
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30.
Don't be in a big rush to show your work in a gallery
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Keep your light bright, and it will always be with you.
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Trade with other artists, that way we enrich each other's lives.
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Learn to talk about your work, but not too much.
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Do group shows, they put you in a context with your peers.
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Work on paper a lot, you can fit a life's work under your bed.
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36. If your
works sells, fine, if not, keep working, that's the thing.
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37. Don't throw what gives you pleasure to the wolves.
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Being an artist is never easy, but avoid celebrating struggle.
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Disregard negative energy directed at your work
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40. What goes into your work is what gets passed on.
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41.
Have at least one non-art skill (with income) that you enjoy.
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42.
If art is experience, what is yours?
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43.
Be a full-time artist, work part-time jobs.
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44. We are the only ones who have to care what we are doing.
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Be a human being first, artist second; art means something.
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Give yourself credit for your accomplishments.
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47. Being a good artist is a question of character, not craft (skill).
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Our judgments are ALWAYS subjective; they only mirror us.
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49. Be generous when viewing art in the artist's presence.
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50.
Learn to take your own slides. Natural light and Kodachrome.
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51.
Nothing lasting survives a false foundation; don't fake it.
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52.
What are the vibrations that come from your work?
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Are the ingredients in your work fresh? And close to you?
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All things are a part of your work: your hopes...your pain.
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Anything, however small, if it is real, you can build on it.
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You will suffer doubt, but you can regain your faith.
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Surround yourself with positive energy: strong, quiet support
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There are no rules. Think about it. It is your turn. Take it
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Feeling sorry for yourself is always destructive.
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Whatever you are hiding will reveal itself in your work.
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Filling the hole in your life with your work makes it bigger.
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Any place can be a studio- a corner- you carry it inside you.
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Real discipline comes from following your dream.
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When you reach an impasse, turn it up a knotch, take a risk.
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Treating your work like a problem makes it a problem.
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Keep your eyes on what's at the source of the work.
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You are making something where there was nothing.
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You can be as brave as your imagination will allow.
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What you set in motion in your work will never die.
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The light in the tunnel is inside you; more faith -- more light.
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Live somewhere where art matters, not where it doesn't.
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Artists are all in the same boat; same needs, struggles, joys.
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Live where you work, work where you live. It costs less.
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Use cheaper materials if that allows you to keep working.
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Accept that you are lucky to be doing what you want to do.
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Don't expect support from people not doing what they want...
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NO toxic materials/media, they will hurt you down the road.
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Who likes criticism; we all want understanding, appreciation.
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Surround yourself with art that always shows you something.
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Believe it or not, you are not in competition with every artist.
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Don't exploit your art to prove something, it might smell bad.
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Fortunately art can happen despite our worst intentions.
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Conviction is more than half the battle, but not essential.
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Hard work doesn't always work; it just makes things hard.
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Sometimes art is 99 % inspiration and 1 % perspiration.
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Avoid acquiring techniques; find your own way getting there.
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Music is an artist's best friend, listen, play an instrument..
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There is no room for no sense of humor in art.
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There is no justice in a juried exhibition, only agendas.
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Be open to alternative means of getting your work out there.
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Don't have a priceless collection of your own work.
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Attitude is everything: it is your life and your work.
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Color is energy; it is a part of everything, get to know it.
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Composition is what comes when you have the run of space.
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Work like it is the first time; anything is possible.
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Beware: bitterness and disappointment follow every artist.
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A life of art is its own reward; its riches are beyond measure.
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work can bring light to the dark; a smile; even wonder
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The artist is part witness, part tattletale; they see and expose.
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100.
In the end there is only one way: yours!
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