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One Hundred Ways
to Survive as an Artist-
Without Cutting off your Ear
Continued...
51
Nothing
lasting survives a false foundation; don't fake it.
52What are the vibrations that come from your
work?
53Are the ingredients in your
work fresh? And close to you?
54All things are a part of your
work: your hopes...your pain.
55Anything, however small, if
it is real, you can build on it.
56You will suffer doubt,
but you can regain your faith.
57Surround yourself with positive energy:
strong, quiet support.
58There are no rules. Think about
it. It is your turn. Take it.
59Feeling sorry for yourself
is always destructive.
60Whatever you are hiding will
reveal
itself in your work.
61Filling the hole in your life
with your work makes it bigger.
62Any place can be a studio-
a corner- you carry it inside you.
63Real discipline comes from
following your dream.
64When you reach an impasse,
turn it up a notch, take a risk.
65Treating your work like a problem
makes it a problem.
66Keep your eyes on what's at
the source of the work.
67You are making something where
there was nothing.
68You can be as brave as your
imagination will allow.
69What you set in motion in your
work will never die.
70The light in the tunnel is
inside you; more faith -- more light.
71Live somewhere where art matters,
not where it doesn't.
72Artists are all in the same boat; same
needs, struggles, joys.
73Live where you work, work where
you live. It costs less.
74Use cheaper materials if that
allows you to keep working.
75Accept that you are lucky to be
doing what you want to do.
76Don't expect support from people
not doing what they want...
77NO toxic materials/media,
they will hurt you down the road.
78Who likes criticism;
we all want understanding, appreciation.
79Surround yourself with art
that always shows you something.
80Believe it or not, you are
not in competition with every artist.
81Don't exploit your art to prove
something, it might smell bad.
82Fortunately art can happen despite
our worst intentions.
83Conviction is more than half
the battle, but not essential.
84Hard work doesn't always work;
it just makes things hard.
85Sometimes art is 99 % inspiration
and 1 % perspiration.
86Avoid acquiring techniques;
find your own way getting there.
87Music is an artist's best friend,
listen, play an instrument..
88There is no room for no sense
of humor
in art.
89There is no justice in a juried
exhibition, only agendas.
90Be open to alternative means
of getting your work out there.
91Don't have a priceless collection
of your own work.
92Attitude is everything: it
is your life and your work.
93Color is energy; it is a part
of everything, get to know it.
94Composition is what comes when
you have the run of space.
95Work like it is the first time;
anything is possible.
96Beware: bitterness and disappointment
follow every artist.
97A life of art is its OWN reward;
anything else is a lie.
98Your work can bring light to the
dark; a smile; even wonder.
99The artist is part witness,
part tattletale; they see and expose.
!!!In the end there is only
one way: yours!
Good Luck.
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