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Is Every Artist Designed To Thrive?
If you come from a similar childhood as me, you may find yourself asking the question, “Is every artist supposed to thrive and prosper in all that God has called them to do?” I grew up with a very rule and religion-based God. One with a lot of emotional and spiritual baggage. My relationship with…
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Connecting With Clients Through Your Authentic Story
Connection. It’s the one common foundation for genuinely successful artists. If you’re not building relationships with your clients, you may find yourself quickly fizzling out like so many Instagram or Facebook trends. When you really start making those connections, you’ll be laying the groundwork for people to be interested enough in your work that they’ll…
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How to Prioritize Art in Your Schedule
Proverbs 29:18 tells us that without a vision, people perish. This is true even in the creative world. As Christian artists, we spend our time enthralled in our artistic passions because that’s the way God designed us; spending countless hours “in the zone”. However, when we’re looking to take our art somewhere bigger, enlarge our…
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7 Things Every Artist Can Do to Thrive Even During the Coronavirus Pandemic
My Facebook feed this morning looks something like this: art, pandemic report, art, scripture meme, art, “don’t worry if you just lost your job you can make money now online”, art, meme…Let’s just say it’s a really “convenient” time for people to be trying to sell courses and webinars on how to make money online… be…
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Building The Bridge: How to Make a Living as an Artist
There are many creatives around the world looking to take their passion for art to the next level. A big question I get a lot is how to transition from being a hobbyist into a full-time working artist, one that will pay the bills. It’s simple when you think about it. How do we get…
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Starting Your Journey Towards Real Progress as a Christian Artist
You know sometimes as an artist, getting started can be the hardest thing to do. I recently got a question from one of my listeners, Ethan, who said, “Matt, I’ve got a goal, I’ve got a vision, but I never seem to get on track with either. It’s always been one step forward two steps…
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2 Ways to Sell: How to Make Money Selling Art
All artists, especially Christian artists want to know how to sell their art! I mean come on, without selling your art most artists don’t have the ability (or space) to keep making their work unless of course they have another income stream that funds their “art habit”. So after making and selling a lot of…
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The Key To Charging More for Your Art: Uniqueness
A question I hear all the time goes something like this, “Matt, how do I start charging more for my work? I seem to be around a lot of people that don’t want to pay anything for what I create.” I always answer with, “Listen, that’s really not your issue. That’s their issue. You’re just…
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Developing Your Unique Creative Voice as a Christian Artist
As an artist and a mentor to Christian artists all over the world, I love to answer questions! Recently on social media, Karen asked me “Matt, as an artist, how do I transition from basically copying the work of artists I admire into a place where I’m actually developing my own voice as an artist?”…