I'd Rather Be in the Studio!

How many times have you said that when you're doing something else, even stuff to promote yourself, or keep food on the table? Art is way more fun and way more satisfying than promoting art, but unless you're only doing it as a hobby and don't care if anyone but your family ever sees any of it, you've got to promote it. Since that's what I'm interested in doing, I've been reading Alyson Stanfield's Art Biz Blog for about a year now. It's full of great tips and information on promoting your art and making it at the same time. Now she's got a book, and she's on a blog book tour with it. Check her out on Christine DeCamp's Passion for Painting, where Alyson's giving advice on how to get other people's information for networking. On top of that, you can win a free copy of her book by helping get the word out (a clever ploy, Alyson!). See, I'm doing it, but only because after a year of reading Alyson's blog, I'm sure the book is worth it. And if I don't win a copy, I'm buying one. You should too.