“I am a famous artist. I make millions. But I frequently see debut shows of unknown artists with prices that are double of mine... what they're really doing is barely getting by and helping me sell 1,000 paintings a year effortlessly, because they make my paintings look like such a bargain. Thank you to all the egotistical art students!” YearsLooksArtHelpingShowsArtistMillionsStudentsMinesPaintingSellsBargainsEgotisticalDebutFamous ArtistArt StudentsBarely Getting By Author:Mark Kostabi
“For a long time, I kept working at part-time jobs... my goal was to build up enough savings so I wouldn't be kicked out on the streets if I didn't sell enough paintings.” IfsLongEnoughJobsGoalStreetsPaintingLong TimeSellsSellingSavingSavingsPart TimePart Time Jobs Author:Janet Fish
“I sometimes wish I had never had to sell a painting. Every painting you make represents the time it was made and how you were feeling and what your influences were... You are never going to feel that way again, so you can never repeat it.” WayFeelsMadeSometimesFeelingsWishInfluencePaintingSellsSellingRepeats Author:Peter Doig
“When HSBC took the painting out of their building, they had to block the road and use a crane to bring the painting out from the window. They spent about 20,000 dollars just to get the painting out of the building! They said not to bring it back, and told Sotheby's to sell it immediately!” SaidUseBuildingPaintingWindowSellsDollarsBlockThey SaidCranes Author:Liu Dan
“I don't (do) the paintings for the money at all. I just love to paint, even if I don't sell them.” IfsPaintingSellsPaint Author:Tom Six
“A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.” ValuesPaintingCostIncreaseSellsShocking Author:Damien Hirst
“I have no education, I have no academic background in painting or in music, but I write music and I compose music and I write and I sell paintings, and my rule is, well, they can't arrest me.” WritingWellsPaintingSellsBackgroundsAcademic Author:Anthony Hopkins
“I think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was you thinking about or what was you feeling about? It's something that, songwriters just write songs. It's like an artist that paints. They paint what they feel. It's not, it's not about how many of these painting I'll sell it's just how they feel at the moment. And that's how I wrote "Stand By Me".” ThinkingFeelsWritingMomentsFeelingsArtistSongPaintingSellsPaintSongwritersStand By Me Author:Ben E. King