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Creative Ways to Energize Your Art Career

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

Are you losing your momentum and need to refuel?

There are many creative and powerful exercises to help you energize your art career. In this article I offer a few of the many successful solutions that I have used in my career consultations and coaching services for artists.

I hope you try them alone or with your friends. After you do let me know what develops!

1. Create Your Fantasy Dream Day

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Henri Rousseau The Dream (1910). Oil on canvas, 204.5 x 298.5 cm (80.5 x 117.5 in). Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Photo: Public Domain
Henri Rousseau, The Dream (1910). Oil on canvas, 80.5″ x 117.5 “. Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Photo: Public Domain

Whenever you feel like you have lost sight of the big dreams you once had this exercise is a good place to revitalize your priorities.

Visualize the perfect scenario… Get into a comfortable position, close your eyes, and imagine that you have everything you need.

* Where are you geographically?

* Who are you with?

* As you envision yourself walking into your studio describe it and your art in progress in detail.

* Visualize your current life style.

* What does your art career look like?

* Describe the people who are assisting you and the galleries and art buyers you have.

* Visualize yourself on the cover of a leading art magazine. What does the headline say about you?

* To add more motivation to this exercise I suggest you post pictures of your ideal home, studio and companions on your wall.

2. Solve Problems with The Right Questions

Question. Photo credit: Simone Secci from Unsplash.
Photo credit: Simone Secci from Unsplash.

When I coach an artist I encourage him/her to create long term solutions. To accomplish this we practice the power of questions. For example, how often has the fear of spending money prevented you from pursuing a goal? Instead of being blocked by a feeling of scarcity, try asking questions that will lead to a wealth of possibilities.

Abundance Generating Questions

* How many ways can I think of to raise the money I need?

* Should I organize a special pre-holiday studio sale?

* Shall I consider bartering my artwork for this service? How about I launch a project on a crowdfunding website?

* What grants should I apply for?

* Why not delegate this project to a college student intern who can earn college credit in return for helping me?

* Is it possible I could learn to do this project myself, for free, in a week-end workshop or tutorial on YouTube?

Any of these solutions will provide motivation and long-term benefits as you stretch your creative muscles and advance your learning curve. You’ll also increase your confidence.

3. Celebrate Your Strengths!

Most artists I know are overly, painfully self-critical. An exercise I perform in group workshops is to ask each artist to exchange positive comments about each other based on viewing their art work, websites, resumes, and anything else they discover. Inevitably, every participant is surprised to discover they have more admirable qualities than they give themselves credit for. Try it!

Take time to acknowledge and honor your personal strengths, innate talent and accomplishments.

When you achieve any measure of success, take time to celebrate. Frame your awards, letters of acceptance and positive reviews. Be proud of the achievements you have attained and those mighty mountain peaks that glow on the not so distant horizon.

I suggest you read “Be an Expert in Knowing Your Strengths as an Artist”.

4. Change Your Perception

dreams
Giorgio de Chirico, The Disquieting Muses, oil on canvas, 1947, University of Iowa Museum of Art.

The big dreams and goals we hunger for may become engulfed by dark clouds of fear and insecurity. In Rick Warren’s New York Times bestselling book “The Purpose-Driven Life” he points out the five most common negative forces are Guilt; Resentment and Anger; Fear; Materialism; and Need for Approval, which is among the most damaging. I know that last one is common among artists.

I believe we have the ability to alter our perception and behavior regarding those negative forces. If you agree and you want to remove the obstacles standing between you and the big dreams you crave, start by paying close attention to your nagging thoughts and responses to life’s experiences and challenges. Strive to replace the negative beliefs that are holding you back with new beliefs.


I recommend that you embrace this inspirational quotation from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: “You are what your deep, driving desire is. As you desire it, so is your will. As you will it, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.”


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Renée Phillips is a mentor and advocate for artists helping them achieve their fullest potential. She provides career advice, writing services, and promotion for artists from beginners to advanced. She organizes online exhibitions as Director/Curator of Manhattan Arts International www.ManhattanArts.com and Founder of The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS www.healing-power-of-art.org. As an arts' advocate she has served on the advisory boards of several non-profit arts organizations. She lives in New York, NY.

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  1. Dianne blevins says

    07/24 at 8:54 am

    I have been painting a year and have sold a few of my paintings. I’m 61 and love love love painting. I work in oils. I know so little and have so little time (and money) I can’t seem to find a mentor coach teacher that can help me achieve my potential. If I just had some good guidance, I know that would help me immensely
    I paint almost 247, seriously. But without the right teacher, I’m spinning g my wheels. I’m very very serious about this. What should I do.

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    • Renee Phillips says

      07/25 at 10:55 pm

      Hi Dianne,
      I’m delighted for you that you have found your love for painting. I hope you visit this website often and pick up art career advice in the articles I write to help artists grow their art businesses. Give yourself time to grow creatively since a year is a relatively short period of time. If you wish to schedule a consultation or coaching series with me the steps to take are provided here:
      Art Coaching for Artists.
      In the meantime I wish you continued creative bliss,
      Renee

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