Finally make a living doing what you love.
Why is it that some artists are wildly successful, while others just barely squeak by?
It may seem like an unfathomable mystery how some are earning six figures while other more talented artists are struggling. Maria Brophy has dedicated 20 years of her life to researching the specific strategies that successful artists follow. After applying these strategies to her husband Drew Brophy’s career, Maria grew his art sales to multiple six figures yearly.
In Art Money Success, Maria tells personal stories of her own business deals, successes, and failures while sharing unconventional wisdom that will explode your art sales. With the guided written exercises (get free worksheet downloads that accompany this audiobook at Maria Brophy’s website), you can apply the insights to your own art business for immediate results.
The tools inside will help you:
Connect with your right buyers Increase your money income Sell art easily and negotiate nicely License your art and get paid multiple times for one artwork Implement powerful money and business practices Trust your own creative intuition
If you are interested in generating more money and success from your art, then this audiobook is for you!
Kathy newman –
Artist money success
This book is exactly what I expected to help me in art money success I recommend it if want to be successful
Nneka E. –
It’s an easy read and what I would call a ‘more-ish’ (more …
I haven’t yet finished reading “Art Money & Success” but I’ve read enough (I’ve reached chapter 22) to know that I would encourage any artist to get it. It is warm and engaging, honest and sincere, positive and encouraging, but also very, very practical. It’s an easy read and what I would call a ‘more-ish’ (more please!) kind of read. I have learnt a lot and I am perfectly satisfied that buying this book was money well invested. The advice provided is very detailed and very comprehensive. Some of what I have read corroborates some of the thoughts that had already been running through my mind, but much of what I have read has put new knowledge into my hands. I now feel much more confident about the nitty gritty details of running an arts-based business. I feel equipped … and I haven’t even finished reading it all yet. I already know that I will be reading this through a second (and maybe third) time to really absorb everything. I have skipped the writing and introspection exercises because I wanted to get through the material faster, but I would definitely like to go back and do the exercises. The only issue that I had with the book was that my version (ebook) was missing the table of contents. I wrote the author (respectfully) about it and this issue was quickly rectified. The author was even kind enough to provide me with a new digital version. Little glitches like this can happen and I can easily forgive this because we are all human, and the quality of the content far outweighed that little drawback. It’s packed with good advice, the chapters are short, the writing style is inviting, and the content is easy to get through. That’s why, despite the table of contents missing (and the very rare typo here and there) I would still give it five stars – great read, great book! Very happy that I got it! If I had bought the printed version (or if I ever do), I can promise you, I wouldn’t be lending it to anybody … ’cause I wouldn’t want to risk not getting it back.
happy painter –
Buy The Book!!
This book is so great, after reading the first chapter I cried because it was exactly what I needed to help create a new plan for selling my work. It is a guide for anyone trying to elevate and grow their art business. Maria breaks it down into simple strategies, and speaks to us artists that really aren’t marketing minded by nature ( I do realize there are exceptions, I am just not one of them!) . While I’ve had a certain amount of success in one genre of selling my work, I have to now create multiple streams of income with my art now and that is like starting a new business over again and creating more opportunities for collectors to see my work. I knew I needed a plan and this book is helping me break it down into actionable steps. Maria really makes it more of a simple step by step plan, and she is so down to earth in how she speaks to us creatives and doesn’t get too complicated. It’s a small price to pay to get solid advice and some solid business strategies, and to figure out what you really want to do with your art and how you want your lifestyle to be. And, this book makes you think about being in control of all that, because we are the ones that are truly responsible for making our work successful in how we think about it, and how much time we want to put into it.I think I’ll be re-reading this one for a while! And make sure you do the worksheets that go along with it, so that it becomes solidified in your mind what your going after. Take Maria’s ideas and invest time into learning and improving your marketing skills, and you can say too that you are making a living as a full-time artist!! Pretty simple – Buy the book!!
Christine Cadogan –
A review from an Abstract Artist
This is a great book! It has strategies in it that I never read before. I did read the reviews of this book before but did not buy because of the negative reviews. But, recently I found the author on youtube and saw a video she made with some good advice on social media. This intrigued me to check out her book.I will take action and put some of the strategies in place.
asalbert –
Enjoyable Read
The author’s enthusiasm comes through loud and clear. The only drawback is the book is focused almost solely on what she did for her husband’s unique niche. Great to any artist who is confused about their niche and needs focus. Not so good for someone looking for a game plan – unless you want to buy her consulting services or other products. Not what I was looking for but good book nonetheless
Laura Shape –
The first art business how-to book I’ve really connected with
I absolutely loved this book. After successfully working as a graphic designer for 20+ years, I’m starting a new career as a full-time artist. The problem is that I don’t know the first thing about making a living as an artist, and at 52 I’m way behind. I’ve read books and watched courses, but this was the first book that really spoke to me. It’s practical and actionable. And, because Maria is a marketer rather than the artist whose work she promotes, her writing feels more objective and frank than most. She has a no-nonsense approach and go-get’em attitude, while extolling the virtues of kindness and love which are so frequently lacking in business. I also love that she draws not only from her own experience in selling her husband’s work, but from many other artists she’s interacted with. So it feels like she’s distilling real-life wisdom from a broad community.In fact, I liked her book so much that I’m hiring her as my coach. Obviously, everyone responds to different kinds of teaching, but if you’re looking for actionable advice from someone who cuts right to the chase, start with this book.
Jessica –
Excellent book and better than all of the other art business books I’ve come across
This book is great and packed with information. It’s far superior to other art business books I’ve read and Maria Brophy takes a scrappy, pragmatic, no-nonsense approach to making art work for you as a profession. Highly recommend to anyone considering turning their art into a business.
Amazon Kunde –
Very practical, hands on, book. Great author. Great writing. Beautiful wordings. Recommended for every artist.
Amazon Customer –
Specially for those who struggles to generate money by their art and don’t know how to set up a process for their art business. Book is very lite to read with deep knowledge about art business. If you’re a good artist but don’t know how to sell your art, you should read this book.
Mr Colin PH Procter –
After I gave up teaching to pursue my dream of making my living as an artist, I bought this book on the recommendation of Michelle Lloyd, the founder of United Artspace. It is the most useful and informative book on building an art career that I’ve read. My fine art degree didn’t equip me to survive in the modern world (the career advice I got basically boiled down to: “Try to get picked up by a big London gallery. Oh, and good luck”). It turns out that there are plenty of ways to survive, make money and even positively thrive as an artist in our connected society. Maria Brophy demonstrates it clearly in this book. What’s more, she shows you how to do it in a way that avoids “selling out” or slimy aggressive sales techniques. You can sell your art by being principled and straightforward. Who knew? It was also news to me that the gallery system is no longer the only way (or even the main way) to sell your art or craft. Instead, Brophy shows that using the internet, and being willing to step just a little outside your comfort zone, allows you to be in control of the money your art generates. If you don’t want to be dependent on a gallery, you don’t need to. Woohoo!! Her advice is applicable to all artists, designers and craftspeople and it hits home because what she writes is what she has practiced since the 90s with her painter husband Drew Brophy, probably the world’s most successful surf-art painter.Brophy starts with the basics, such as “What do you want from your art career?” finding your niche and how to identify your ideal buyer. Short exercises with worksheets help you to establish these. She then takes you step by step through promoting your work, live events, copyright issues, negotiating, making sales, contracts, and pretty much any situation or problem that you are likely to come across as an artist, designer or craftsperson. After some simple business habits and systems, she ends with some inspiration for executing grandiose visions.I feel better equipped for my new career having read this book and I know I will be referring back to it again in the coming months and years. It’s all solid practical advice and information! I’ve read quite a few artists’ guidance and personal development books and they can often have flabby bits you can skip, but this book is packed from start to finish with great ideas and sound advice! If it were a burger, it would be 100% prime beef.
Bonnie Hamlin –
Maria’s book is truly excellent, she is straight forward and sincere. She doesn’t hold back ever, she willingly recounts marketing efforts that worked for Drew and ones that didn’t.This book is not about how invaluable a spouse is for marketing (I’ve witnesses some talented artists whose spouses managed their marketing very poorly). It is about the relationship between an artist, who was marketing his own work, who teamed up with a marketing person who was willing to work and study how to best market art. Maria has been consulting with artists of all genders for a number of years, her advice and experience is far broader than working with Drew.I have been a professional fine artist for over 40 years, I’ve been in galleries, briefly ran my own gallery, etc. etc. I found the advice in this book to be extremely up to date and useful. Yes on and off I’ve also worked as an illustrator. I have found in marketing and sales there isn’t as deep a division between Fine Art and Illustrating as many of us would like to believe.I would recommend this book to both the Fine Artist and the Illustrator. If you as an artist can’t do or don’t have the time and energy to do the marketing, then this book tells you what qualities you need to look for in the marketing person you choose to work with.
Christine Denniss –
I saw an interview on YouTube with the author. I ordered this book straight away. It’s a work of art in it self. It’s the book I have been looking for since 2014. Worth every cent.