Art and business may be strange bedfellows, but an artist must make room in her bed for both. Eric Maisel More Quotes by Eric Maisel More Quotes From Eric Maisel While artists fervently believe that the art marketplace was invented by the devil and remains in his henchman's hands, they have no choice but to carry long spoons and sup there. Eric Maisel believe hands art The artist, busy and unsettled, can find a moment's peace - and even whole-being rejuvenation - by quietly attuning to a red sky, a gray sky, a black sky, a blue sky. Eric Maisel artist sky blue The artist must reckon with his own character flaws, which do not disappear just because he has been called to be an artist. Eric Maisel flaws artist character As the artist matures she is continuously shaken by what she Eric Maisel laughter artist feet An ability to choose is a necessity for the artist. Eric Maisel ability choices artist An artist must struggle to accept the shape of this universe - and achieve some important successes. Eric Maisel important artist struggle Boredom is the thing that regularly arrives between excitements and episodes of meaning: it is as natural as the tides, and in it an artist can drown. Eric Maisel boredom tides artist The artist dreams of works of real breadth; but, limited by his personality and the nature of his medium, limited by inner disturbances and loss of purpose, he often works more narrowly than he'd intended. Eric Maisel real dream loss By 'expecting nothing' you are not 'giving up.' Far from it! You are making a decision to focus on what needs to be done rather than on outcomes. Eric Maisel giving-up focus decision To obsess too virulently is to walk alone in anxiety. But to obsess too little is to wall oneself off from one's own creativity. Eric Maisel anxiety wall creativity You honor your writing space by recovering, if you are an addict. You honor your writing space by becoming an anxiety expert, a real pro at mindfulness and personal calming. You honor your writing space by affirming that you matter, that your writing life matters, and that your current writing project matters. You honor your writing space by entering it with this mantra: “I am ready to work.” You enter, grow quiet, and vanish into your writing. Eric Maisel space real writing No muse shoots darts of insight into the unsuspecting artist. Eric Maisel darts muse artist Deconstruction is great for the intellect, but it hurts the heart terribly. Eric Maisel deconstruction hurt heart Love is the spirit that motivates the artist's journey. The love may sublime, raw, obsessive, passionate, awful. or thrilling, but whatever its quality, it's a powerful motive in the artist's life. Eric Maisel powerful artist journey Keenly aware of their limitations, artists often remain insecure even as their list of successes grows. Eric Maisel insecure lists artist We can carve time out of thin air, or we can fill up even infinite stretches of time with nothingness. These are our choices. Eric Maisel infinite choices air If you create you will also wait, and while you're waiting you will want to be patient but not idle... responses from the world often take a long time. Eric Maisel waiting patience long Whatever pain and suffering you've experienced in your life has been a blessing at least in this one regard: you now know some true things that you couldn't have learned any other way. Eric Maisel pain suffering blessing Many people are embarrassed to create in public. It feels unseemly to them, like kissing in plain view... Make a spectacle of yourself. Eric Maisel kissing views people The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated. Eric Maisel artist wise peace
