The Old Scientist and the Young Artist: A fictional short-short story

Should You Make Your Living as a Creative: A Debate

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers a mock debate between someone who wants to make a career as an artist and a person who thinks it wiser to limit it to a serious avocation.

In Defense of The Artist's Life

In previous posts, I've denigrated the artist's life. To restore a measure of balance while not being pollyannish, in my PsychologyToday.com article today, I take my best shot at describing the life of a typical artist who's not making much money but is glad she has chosen The Artist's Life. 

Making a Living as an Artist

There's a reason the word "starving" often precedes the word "artist."

The artistic personality is not synergistic with the businessperson's. Alas, many people would like to make their living from their art so being a businessperson may as as more important as talent. 

My PsychologyToday.com article today lays out what an artist needs to do to have a shot at making a living from their art.