This is so exciting. My dad, Bob Martin, is an incredible artist/painter and just published his first book of some of his portraits called, “People I Know”. Some of the pieces in the book can be seen on his website. I want everyone to rush out (ok – actually – you can buy it online) [...]
(yes, sung like “food glorious food”). One of my absolute favorite books of all time is “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” by T Harv Eker where I solidified how important it is to promote oneself. I’ve always said “no one will ever believe in your career more than you do”. So it’s always been my [...]
There is one chapter in my book where I am not sure of the title. Perhaps “Speak My Language” or “Dances With Suits”. I am not sure. What I am sure of is if you want to be a Fed Artist, if you want to make money and make a living as an artist, you [...]
Besides being the title of a Smith’s song, that line above aptly describes me and my email/blog life. When will I shut up? Maybe when I am dead, but I can’t guarantee that. (ever seen “Medium”?) Anyway, you can not be a successful artist or art-trepreneur without promoting yourself and your talents. And if you [...]
I am currently reading “Losing My Virginity (How I’ve Survived, Had Fun and Made a Fortune While Doing Business My Way)” by Richard Branson. What an inspiration! I love this for the same reason I love the Google Story. We are inundated with examples, rules, advice columns, experts who want us to color inside the [...]
I just got the book out of the library. One of my heroes is Andrew Carnegie who gave birth to the public library. That’s always been my greatest aspiration to be really really rich and an incredible philanthropist. I got the book out to get ideas for raising more money for Fed Artist (in addition [...]
Until I complete my Silent Auction & Fundraising for my newest love, Fed Artist, I’ll post sections from my upcoming book, “Art Rules” on this blog. What’s most important is that I get the information out there. People have often asked me, how have I survived freelance? The lessons that I have learned as a [...]