I'm a little sick chick...
I know this is an art blog but as a self employed artist one of the things you will encounter...your nemesis....is getting sick. I would usually go to the doctor about 3 days in if I was ill and could because I had insurance. Now I don't and so I try to go the homeopathic route. Whatever it was I just encountered was a ninja of great skill. It came on stealthy with just a feeling of chest congestion, footswept me with bronchitis and just when I thought the ninja was gone....it threw a throwing star of tonsillitis at me. True story. Two days ago I noticed my sore throat had come back. This morning I shine a little light down my throat and sure enough....poor tonsil. So it's back to hot teas, soups, rest and lozenges. Seriously? I need to be well. I have work to do. Nothing like your body MAKING you stop and rest. Not to mention I'm trying not to think about precancerous cells and fun stuff like that. So next on my list of healthy things to do is BOOST MY IMMUNE SYSTEM! I've been reading up on how to do that, I'm going to try herbs and vitamins that are known for this but mainly eating all the right foods. Anyway, sucks to be me right now.
I'm sitting in my studio staring at all these gorgeous canvases I have been amassing. Blank canvases just ready for me to create all over them. I need to be doing THIS not laying in bed with a sad face. I may be mixing in my healthy tips along with my tips for starving artists but it's only cause I don't want you to go through this.
Yesterday I worked on making myself seem very professional. I made my CV (curriculum vitae) and a proper artists statement. It was requested by someone I'm working with to help boost some exposure on my work. I can't tell you how PSYCHED I am by this. So now I have this and luckily I've been a semi-good little artist and have been steadily trying to get each painting shot professionally for printing and submission to galleries, etc. So if you're an artist this is all stuff you have to do if you're trying to move up the ladder. Here was a good resource in accomplishing your CV
and I highly recommend getting your art shot professionally. You will need the best high res photos to turn into galleries, press, competitions, printing, etc. Don't sell yourself short because of a sub par shot. If you're making prints your photo has to be PRISTINE and the colors have to be spot on. Ok thats my two cents, it's been recommended to not talk too much with tonsillitis. This makes me very happy. :) SHHHHH!
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