Memphis based artist Kate Bradley is 28 years old and she graduated from art school only 3 years ago.
Kate graduated from MAKING Art Making MONEY only last year, but she is already making a very good living.
Kate specializes in painting portraits of children and capturing their essence in the context of their interests.
3 Biggest Successes as a Portrait Painter
1. Kate is 28 years old and with only three years experience, she is earning a very good living as an artist. Her sales are impressive for any new business, never mind an artistic enterprise. After six months of us working together Kate’s art sales increased 53%.
2. As soon as Kate determined her unique value proposition and defined her target market not only did her art sales increase significantly, so did her confidence.
3. Loving her work gives her a sense of peace and real purpose.
3 Fattest Failures
1. Not clearly communicating her business terms to a patron and not liking working that patron.
2. Surrendering her creative control and not liking what she was creating.
3. Failing to keep her financial house in order and not really knowing how she should do this.
3 Most Important Lessons
1. Listen to your gut. If a patron does not seem to be a good fit don’t risk it.
2. Maintain your creative boundaries. You have the responsibility to complete the commission so you have the control.
3. Slow down. Pace yourself. Don’t loose your joy. Don’t be so focused on making money that you loose the fun and passion in making art.
1 Piece of Advice for Artists
Kate quotes a rule from my book, “SELL YOUR ART without Selling Out, 101 Rules”, “It’s not all about you, it’s all about them, and when you make it all about them, then it will all about you.”
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