Hello Artist, Like many of you, I would rather spend my time making art than promoting it. But, to paraphrase Walt Disney - We don't make art to sell it, we sell so that we can make more art. There is no guaranteed way of making sure that your art is seen and well received. Some things go viral, some don't. If you don't put yourself out there though, you hurt your odds significantly. That being said, I think that the best way to do promotion is to think of it like a game with

Hey Artist, I am normally fairly good at avoiding the trap of thinking about how things "should" be. A pragmatist by nature (or so I thought), I don't usually waste time on thinking about the unfair. So when a fact rubs me wrong it rubs me wrong hard. I have always loved the Steve Martin quote:" Be so good they can't ignore you". Unfortunately, like many quotes, it sounds great but it is less than truthful. Maybe in the 70's it was true. Then again in the 70's you could buy

Hello Artist. Sometimes I reminisce about the past. Not necessarily about regrets. Not even wishing I could go back. Despite of what my inner critic might say, I am more accomplished than I was then. I have had wonderful experiences, and I feel that I have grown as a person. So why focus on the past? I think, because, in the past we didn't know any better. And we were better off for it. When I was 18 I would be thrilled to be cast in the chorus of a play. Every short film had