Article : Mark Shellshear

There is no fast way to be an overnight success. It is very easy to get caught up in the race to be successful which may cause you to take short cuts that in the long term will damage you and your business. Do not trade off fast sales of questionable copied Art for a good reputation and a name for quality work? Your good name is what will support you in the future, to lose people’s trust and confidence in you will mean you will not have a long career in the Arts. Build an Art career that will last, build on the reputation of producing original Art that is yours and yours alone. If you want a long career in the Arts build strong always knowing exactly what you want and establishing good ethical standards into your Art business. There is no fast way to be an overnight success, it takes time and you must pay your dues.

" Boarded by numbers. " I am having a lot of fun with these collages and this one I have used the numbers from my notebook where I record the dates of the groups I have posted in and I thought it would be a great boarder to hold all the colours inside. I like this piece, it has a very beach feel about it. . Mixed media collage on watercolour paper. 19cm x 26cm