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I've been working full time (again) as an 'artist' since March 2024. I think it was just as difficult to make a living as an artist 20 years ago way back in 2004 when I decided that there was enough demand for my work (and that it was good enough) to move over to going full time then. But back then I was full of optimism and although sales weren't wonderful they did provide a basic living. When I sold work to a dealer who took the work to the affordable art fairs, he inspir

So in my last blog post I mentioned how difficult it had been to get sales through a gallery. With this insight into the issues with...

When I was offered redundancy from my reasonable well paid job in 2024, having worked 4 days per week at it since 2018 and the rest of...

A small blog about how I came to start painting outdoors in all weathers.