How to be an Artist
By Terri Balogh
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About this ebook
The little book that can spark BIG changes in your life!
Gain Creative Confidence and Build a Future of Your Own Design
"Your Art, Your Life, Your Plan"
You're about to learn how to approach the problem of struggling to create your art and make a living as an artist. More than that, you'll receive sound advice on how to handle the times that you wrestle with the very idea of being an artist.
"Highly recommend to anyone searching for their artistic self."
Uncertainty is a common theme among creative souls and "How to be an Artist" speaks to the ways creative people hold themselves back from living the life they truly desire.
"Full of encouragement and grounded in practical advice…"
The artistic path is not always easy, but the rewards of becoming the artist you know you are is worth all of the challenges along the way.
"Based in the real world….This book offers real advice and ideas for people living in the real world, people with jobs, and families to juggle."
Your life as an artist is within reach...why wait?
Buy your copy of "How to be an Artist" today and take the journey!
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How to be an Artist - Terri Balogh
Chapter 1
From One Artist to Another
Since I was a child I have created.
I have been lucky to hold onto enough of my own self through my life to continue to create and be involved in different artistic endeavors. Through those years I have been blessed with great mentors and known many talented individuals. I have observed my own experiences as well as the experiences of fellow artists around me. By no means do I know everything about being an artist and I don’t think I ever will, but I can tell you about what I have learned in hopes that you can benefit from those observations.
Chapter 2
Where You are Right Now
So, you are interested in being an artist or at least you want to tap into your creative side. The first thing you must consider is where you are at this moment.
Different people who read this will be at different stages of their artistic path. For some, the idea of becoming an artist may mean dramatically shifting their life and becoming someone that they, at this moment, do not fully believe they are capable of becoming. For others, it may be that they already identify with their artistic path but feel their focus and drive could use a bit of fine-tuning. Or maybe, you used to be an artist but somewhere along your life path you were sidetracked or turned away from your personal dream. I wrote this book for anyone who has a desire to be an artist and pursue a creative life.
This is not a book about specific artistic techniques or methods. It is a book about the subtle challenges that many artists face, including myself, when they try to work towards their artistic goals. Subtle challenges that can actually completely side track and block even the most talented and highly skilled individuals from living the life they want to live. In essence I wrote this to be a guide to help encourage others along their way, to let them know that challenges can be overcome, to inspire them to create, to give them a few basic life strategy tools and to remind myself to follow my own advice.
Chapter 3
How to Start – Stating What You Want
Years ago while I helped run a group studio/gallery I noticed an odd trend among some of the studio artists. The trend was one of self-doubt and creative self-denial. Later, when I took on teaching adult art classes I ran into the same situation. Basically, many people would hold themselves back creatively and I would hear these statements: I don’t have enough talent to consider myself an artist.
I'm a fraud.
I'm not as talented as (put in name of some other student or artist). I don’t deserve to be here.
These statements and feelings were big emotional hurdles for people to overcome and some individuals, despite having training and talent, never overcame this restrictive view. Many of these artists needed permission to be creative.
So before we continue on with this book any further I am going to give you what I call the artistic permission slip. Read it a couple of times, read it at least once out loud and then close your eyes and really take in what you have just said and how it makes you feel.
The Artist Permission Slip
Today I, ___________, give myself permission to find and follow my artistic path. I have a right to express myself creatively and to explore new methods, ideas and materials that I am drawn to. I am a creative being and I have a right to my own creativity, to tap into my creative ideas and to express myself through my own personal artistic methods and vision. By exploring my creativity and expressing that creativity through artistic outlets I naturally become an artist and I have a right to call myself one. I give myself permission to be comfortable at whatever artistic level I currently am without judging my work or myself. Today I, _________, give myself permission to be an artist and to fully accept my personal creativity."
There, now that you have given yourself permission to tap into your creativity and to be an artist we can start exploring how to improve your artistic skills and how to navigate through your own personal creative ocean.
Chapter 4
Establishing Your Vision
Why did you choose to read this book? What did you want to gain from reading it?
Something inspired you to start reading this particular book. Even if your honest answer is that someone else made you read it or you simply started looking at it because you were bored, you still choose to read this specific book entitled How to Be An Artist
. Why?
Some of you may have a clear idea as to why you started reading this. Some of you may want to be classical artists, oil paint brush