You can make a living as a full time artist

Credits: Jonas Radtke

I was born as an artist, my mind spins from A to Z and I have every day unlimited creative ideas. Nevertheless, I was always told I will never be able to make it. I was told I was going to be very poor and have a life full of struggle if I am an artist.

Oh well, let me share something with you: I had a hard time removing all those limiting believes that people and society in general put on me, however, last year was my year to expand, trust and to believe in myself. And you know what? I made it.

Let me share with you how you can make a living as full time artist:

• Collaborate with festivals / events / conferences. You can do live painting sessions, host interactive workshops or set up installations.
• Paint walls / mural art. Both for office space or commercial use like bars, restaurants or shops.
• Have your artwork at local restaurants and shops for sale.
• Create your own collection of art Tshirts. You can use print on demand services like Printful so you do not need to invest much in advance to set it all up.
• Host art workshops (for companies as team building activity, for individuals and for groups like hens nights or birthdays).
• Create commissioned pieces of art for customers.
• Work together with brands to create customised artwork for their label.
• Promote yourself in art fairs and art shows.
• Collaborate in charity events. Do good to others with your skills and people will definitely appreciate your job.
• Live painting at events (weddings, concerts, the limit is your own imagination).
• Sell books or painting books with your artwork.
• Jump into the trend of NFTs and create a collection everyone wants to have :)

All in all, there are many opportunities out there for artist and the limit is the sky. Having said that I am open to new opportunities in 2022 to keep on bringing more color into this world and sunshine to people’s hearts. If you have any exciting project for me, hit me up.

Do not allow anybody to tell you that you cannot become what you want to become.