How to Sell Your Art Online: Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms

brands. Don Thompson’s book The $12 Million Stuffed Shark does a great job of detailing how artists like Damien Hirst

Susan Cain’s book Quiet provides excellent guidance on how to be in the world as an introvert.

Warhol’s book The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, he said, “Making money is art, and working is art and good business is the best art.”

often tell young artists that if they want longevity in the art business, they need to develop their own relationships with collectors,

In order to be a financially successful artist, it helps to understand that there are lots of artists already doing it, and that there are many ways it can be done. When you know what’s possible, you can make an educated decision on how you would like your career to progress.

a number of artists who made solid six-figure incomes for ten to twenty years or more, and when their gallery dropped them or went out of business, they were suddenly without income and had no resources to start sales because the gallery had all of the relationships with collectors.

Michelle Ward, from WhenIGrowUpCoach.com.

Your inspiration for making your art matters to people. They want to understand where your art came from. You don’t have to come right out and say it, but you can hint at it and lead people down the path that you want them to follow and let them discover it for themselves.

This combination of branding, personality, and association with success creates incredible results.