Experienced professional artists seldom “mess up” a piece, though they will produce some paintings they dislike for one reason or another. They usually solve the problem by selling the pieces as fast as they can. There’s someone for almost any painting. Most of the artists I’ve interviewed border on workaholics. Some must be virtually dragged from their work by the necessity of eating, drinking, socializing, and sleeping. Some just develop a routine. Few work only sporadically. Artists work in a variety of media. My mother buys canvas once or twice a year in bulk, and stretches her own canvases; others buy canvas pre-stretched from places like Hobby Lobby. There are airbrush artists who work with toxic paints who must wear respirators to protect their lungs and earplugs to protect their hearing from noisy compressors. There are acrylic and watercolor artists who like the fact that these paints dry very rapidly. Oil artists are more patient, and don’t mind if a single painting takes quite awhile to finish. A pastel artist I knew who did beautiful portraits had to quit because of lung damage from the pastels she used.

Artists who work for others always run the risk of being fired, of course, but they still consider themselves professionals and will seek other work, as would just about anyone else. I think the majority of artists are self-employed or are in specialty subprofessions, such as advertising. Most branches of art are suffering from the popularity of digital art. That is the kind I do, but as a hobby.

I interviewed an airbrush artist named Doug Stewart who did airbrushing for movies such as the Alien movies, Batman, and so forth. They were literally halfway through a movie once when all the airbrush artists were fired. The people in charge of the film had decided to change tracks and go with digital special effects instead of makeup appliances and airbrushed monster props.

Hope this helps.

To do art for a temple would be an incredible experience.

I am a Berkshire Park student and we’re doing a career project where we have to pick a career and interview a professional. As you know you are a great artists so i was just wondering if you could answer some questions?

1. How much money do you make everyday.A month?a Year?

2. Does it get really frustrating if you mess up your piece?

3. How many hours do you spend at work everyday?

4. What items do you have to use to make paintings and all the beautiful art?

5. If you are fired, are you still considered a professional artist?

Thank you for your time.

A student, Jaosn

My art professor in college once said that there are two types of students in the Survey of Art class — the ones who get stuck on the impressionists, and the ones who don’t get stuck, and who, once they see modern art, think that impressionism is just so much immaterial fluff. I guess I’m one of the former.

http://www.shs.nebo.edu/Museum/richards.html

I am very glad murals are returning to the temples.