Comments on: 10 Principles for an Artists Success

By: Maria Brophy – Business of Art « I Jump Out of Bed

Maria Brophy – Business of Art « I Jump Out of Bed — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:33:26 +0000

[...] My vision for the future is that artists and creative types the world over will find success and ha… [...]

By: don quintana

don quintana — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:31:09 +0000

Thank you very much for taking the time to post these principles for success. Although some people may have paved their way differently and some may beg to differ, Its a great relief to know people like you out there putting the time and effort to equip people like me with tools to steer us on the right track to better ourselves and give us back what we put in with all our hearts. Thank you! I wrote them all on a dry erase board in my studio and can’t wait to start putting them all into practice and seeing stuff happen! Sincerely ~ don quintana

By: ryan walsh

ryan walsh — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:51:53 +0000

I disagree with this… Infact the only way to be a successful artist is beating the best. Very competitive art world. Beating the best and doing outstanding artwork. Thats basically it right there in a shell. Plus art is the toughest thing to get into anyway. Infact you probably have a better chance at success if you play a fuckn guitar, atleast then people will feel sorry for you and toss you a dime or two. maybe a 5 dollar bill if you are real lucky. Fact that the world always seems to be in recession dosnt help alot. And most famously, artists who are successful are legendary people.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:56:26 +0000

Hi Maria, what happened to this series?? Looks like it only made it to principle 3

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:41:22 +0000

Great post Maria… I’m excited to read the details on Principle #1.

By: Jay Alders

Jay Alders — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:30:32 +0000

Very very true!

By: Success Formula From Live Painting Artist Michael Pukac | 10 Success Principles for Artists - Maria Brophy

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:07:31 +0000

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By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:47:37 +0000

Travis, thank you so much for your comment!

But I have to set the record straight – your facts on Wyland are completely wrong. No one gave him any money to start out.

The time that Wyland painted that first Whaling Wall in Laguna Beach, CA, he was B-R-O-K-E and barely surviving. He did get a lot of publicity – I’m sure that’s why he went broke doing it – but he didn’t get it easy at all. He had to fight the city for 3 years to get their approval to paint it – all on his own money.

Many people look for reasons that they can’t make it – and they point to money as one of them. Wyland is a shining example that you can make it big, on your own, without anyones help. You just need a lot of energy and you need to never give up!