The art of finishing art.

At every art show I have ever exhibited at, I'm always asked this question at least once: "how do you know when a painting is done?"

Damn good question, might I say.

My work is in a state of flux right now, so it's even harder to tell when it is complete.

But completeness is a tricky thing - it's completely subjective and varies through time, altered by experience. 

Let's talk about the ebb and flow of creativity, and when to know if a painting is complete.

We are all super busy people, but have you ever stopped to take a critical look at the way you are doing things? Like really take a deep look? How many "I'll just quickly check Instagram", or "I'll answer a few emails" breaks do you take during the day, or how many times do you wrap up another day and can't really answer the question of "what did I get done today?" 

We've all been there. The frustration of spinning our wheels, trying to balance too many projects and processes at once, feeling like we are getting nowhere.

But that stops now.

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Today will be the final part of a three part series revolving around testimonials for artists. In part one we talked about why artists need to start collecting them from their customers, and in part two we discussed ways that you can actually acquire testimonials from your past customers.   Today we're going to wrap up the series with the final piece - how to actually put those testimonials to work so you can bring in even more sales.   Let's jump in! ----------   Grab the FREE Artist Website Checklist   Live Your Art Life Website   Join the Facebook Family!   Instagram  

Today will be part two of a three part series that revolves around a very useful tool in business - for all businesses, not just artists.   Testimonials are essentially things that customers say about your product or service.   Today we're going to be diving a bit deeper - now that we know that we need to start collecting testimonials from our customers, we're going to learn how you can actually get your customers to give you reviews - specifically positive ones.   Let's dive in!     ----------   Grab the FREE Artist Website Checklist   Live Your Art Life Website   Join the Facebook Family!   Instagram  

Today will be part one of a three part series that revolves around a very useful tool in business - for all businesses, not just artists.   And that is testimonials.   They go by a few words - reviews, testimonials...but they are essentially things that customers say about your product or service.   Let's get started!   ----------   Grab the FREE Artist Website Checklist   Live Your Art Life Website   Join the Facebook Family!   Instagram  

Imagine waking up in the morning and taking a peek over to your phone or computer, seeing that you had some cash flow your way while you were in dreamland. Cool, right??   in today's episode we are going to be talking about selling our creative work from a place of rest. Passive income.   Passive income is a form of income that takes little energy or effort to maintain. It usually comes with a fair punch of effort to start, but once a system is in place it keeps dollars rolling into your pocket with little input.   Let's get started!   ---------- Grab the FREE Artist Website Checklist   Live Your Art Life Website   Join the Facebook Family!   Instagram

Branding.   Your first instinct might be that you are an artist, not a brand.   Oh but you are. Everything you do as an artist contributes to your overall image, how you are perceived - your brand.      Let's jump into 4 branding tips for artists that will take your business to the next level.   ----------   Grab the FREE Artist Website Checklist

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