Art is one of the best parts of your life... are you ready to make it your living? Whether you are an art student, an aspiring artist or a longtime hobbyist, Margaret Peot offers experienced advice and empowerment for taking that next step. Chapter by chapter, she'll help you map out a personalized route toward the creative life of your dreams.
With real-world advice on everything from bidding for freelance jobs and pricing artwork, to filing for taxes, to building a network of connections within the community, readers will learn to navigate the business of being an artist. Exercises and worksheets help readers figure out where their interests and strengths lie and how to use these to their advantage. Interviews with artists who have carved out successful careers for themselves and an index of useful organisations and list of additional reading provide further resources to would-be professional artists.
In a world where artists are stereotyped as struggling and starving, this upbeat, down-to-earth guide will help you shape your goals, identify opportunities and earn a productive, joyful living with your artwork. Embrace your passion and shape your every day into a work of art!

About the Author
Margaret Peot is a painter, printmaker and writer who has made her living as a freelance artist for over 20 years. She has been painting and dyeing costumes since 1989 for Broadway theater, dance, television, film, and the circus. Margaret taught costume painting at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has worked on murals for public spaces and many private residences. Visit her website at http://www.margaretpeot.com.


Book Information
ISBN 9781440309304
Author Margaret Peot
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint North Light Books
Publisher F&W Publications Inc
Weight(grams) 636g
Dimensions(mm) 204mm * 204mm * 15mm