How do we decide on our subject matter?  What will attract others to buy our work?  What road will you take to get to the place you call success.  What if an olive were your key to success, yes an olive.  We all will find our way through trial and error.  There are times when it will work to our advantage and other times when it's a bust. 

Michael Godard is an artist whose work I saw prints of, not the originals.  He has a colorful past but at one point after difficult family circumstances, a daughter that was very ill, he needed to be employed and worked for a company as a graphic artist.  His subject was an animated soccer ball.  Eventually Michael translated his abilities in graphic design and applied them to other things besides the soccer ball, namely an olive.

His "Dirty Martini" series is interesting, comical, whimsical and very successful.  He has propelled himself to success by not only having a love affair with his art, but finding the people that will be attracted to his style.  Along the way he was asked to do an album cover for Dishwalla, so he's in the big time.

Do you have a particular subject matter?  Do you know how is most likely to appreciate that subject matter?  How will you let people attracted to your subject matter know you're alive?  Let me know what you're doing.

Not a fan of the olive...but love his ingenuity....
Greg

coaching artists to success