Art Money Success with Maria Brophy - Designing a life you love

CRITICISM - how it stops us from doing our greatest work.    Here I talk about why criticism stops us from doing our greatest work and how to handle it. My husband Drew received HARSH criticism back in the 1990's when he started a new way of painting surfboards.  I talk about how that ended up, 30 years later. Recently he received criticism from cruel people when he s...

Have you been "ripped off" (unpaid) by a client that you did work for?  Here I share how to AVOID being stiffed by a client after you did the work.  And I have a suggestion as to how to handle it if it happened to you. An artist brought me this question after she painted a wall mural and the client would not pay her.  This happens more often than you can imagine.  That's why I...

I give up! The other day I got so discouraged, because marketing for my courses and my Art Academy https://www.brophyartacademy.com/art-business just isn't working, after making a large investment. After sleeping on it, I realized that I was trying to do things the way that other people were telling me to do them.  But that did not work for me.  It was out of alignment with my own way of...

How can you transition from doing commercial and commissioned art, to doing your own fine art? This question came from one of my inner-circle artists who wants to stop painting what everyone else wants her to paint! I share how my hubby Drew made this transition when he recently declared he is no longer doing commissions (at least for now). 🌟HIT SUBSCRIBE🌟 DROP ME A REVIEW 🌟 SHARE! ✅ Have a Qu...

How do you get your art out there, when you're just starting out? In this Podcast I share the one thing you can do to get started. I also share the story of one of the artists I coach, who just started painting a few years ago and HOW she is now selling her art and built up a collector base in a very short period of time. 🌟HIT SUBSCRIBE🌟 DROP ME A REVIEW 🌟 SHARE! ✅ Have a Question for me?...

In this Podcast, I share my secret for meeting the BIG DECISION MAKERS, the people who can give you million dollar deals!  If you learned something new from this ➡️ please leave me a REVIEW and HIT SUBSCRIBE! If you do what I share in this podcast, you WILL get the bigger deals. You WILL grow your art business. And you WILL thank me later! :) ✅ Have a Question for me? JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE NE...

In this Podcast, I share the top 3 BEST pieces of advice we received from smart people on the Business Art! These are some great nuggets of wisdom that you do not want to miss! ✅ Have a Question for me? JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE NEWS (then you can email your questions for this Podcast) by SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that helps artists reach $100,000/year: https://bit.ly/3zvzLHa ✅ Hit SUBS...

In this Podcast, I share the top 3 STUPID pieces of advice we received from smart people!  I always say, only take advice from those people who are already doing that which you want to do.     ✅ Have a Question for me?  JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE NEWS (then you can email your questions for this Podcast) by  SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that helps artists reach $...

Warning:  This is a RANT about coaches stealing money from you and giving bad advice!  Here I talk about how some art biz coaches LIE, take your money and then kill your business with bad advice. I will never do that to you! HOW TO  PRICE $$$ your art is one of the ways high priced art business coaches LIE to you.  That is the topic of this Rant, um, I mean, Podcast! ...

Painting Murals for a Living - this interview with Austin Sepulveda is full of wisdom! (Make your mural biz easier: https://www.brophyartacademy.com/artist-wall-mural-course-proposal-template ) ✅ JOIN MY NEWSLETTER by SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that helps artists reach $100,000/year: https://bit.ly/3zvzLHa ✅ Hit SUBSCRIBE and leave me a review, please! :) In this episode we are luck...

HOW TO  PRICE $$$ a Wall Mural is the topic of this Podcast! (If you want my price sheet, templates and proposals,  check out my online Mural Course here:   https://www.brophyartacademy.com/artist-wall-mural-course-proposal-template  )   ✅ JOIN MY NEWSLETTER (then you can email your questions for this Podcast) by  SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE e-cours...

HOW TO Write up a Wall Mural Proposal.  If you're serious about Painting Murals, I have something that will make the business part of murals super easy for you! 👉 check out my online Mural Course here:   https://www.brophyartacademy.com/artist-wall-mural-course-proposal-template   ✅ JOIN MY NEWSLETTER (then you can email me your questions for this Podcast) by  SIGNI...

It is Wall Mural Season in the USA and in this podcast we talk about how to get hired.  If you're serious about Painting Murals, I have something that will make the business of it super easy for you! 👉 check out my online Mural Course here:  https://www.brophyartacademy.com/artist-wall-mural-course-proposal-template   ✅ JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE (then you can email me your questio...

Painting Wall Murals can be very Lucrative!   It is Painting Wall Mural Season in the USA and in this podcast we talk about how you can make a great living painting wall murals.  Painting Murals?  I have two things that will make it super easy for you! 1 - MY MURAL Pricing and Template Package: https://www.brophyartacademy.com/mural-proposal-template   or even better; 2 - My WA...

HOW to sell art by Texting?   I share how we sell a lot of art by text.  In this podcast I give you our step by step actions that led to a recent $8,000 art sale.  I actually tell you way too much, I might regret that one day!  (truly....) ✅ JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE (then you can email me your questions for this Podcast) by  SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that h...

HOW can I earn money REALLY FAST with art so I can pay my bills?   This question was sent in by Brad, one of my inner-circle artists. This is an " ART MONEY SUCCESS (AMS) Q&A " where I answer a question that one of my "inner circle" artists sent me by email.   ✅ JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE (then you can email me your questions for this Podcast) by  SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE...

HOW do I quit my job and become a Full-Time Artist when I have 3 kids and no spouse to help me.   This is an " ART MONEY SUCCESS (AMS) Q&A " where I answer a question that one of my "inner circle" artists sent me by email.   This question was sent in by Brad, one of my innner-circle artists:  "How do I quit my job and become a full-time artist, when I have 3 kids and no spo...

HOW TO POLITELY TELL PEOPLE YOU DON'T WORK FOR FREE?  How to deal with friends and family.   This is an " ART MONEY SUCCESS (AMS) Q&A " where I answer a question that one of my "inner circle" artists sent me by email.   Do you feel obligated to give your family & friends FREE work?  It doesn't just hurt your business, it hurts your future and your children and your...

HOW TO TRANSITION FROM GIVING ART AWAY TO MAKING MONEY $$$ WITH ART:   This is an " ART MONEY SUCCESS (AMS) Q&A " where I answer a question that one of my "inner circle" artists sent me by email.   ✅ JOIN MY INNER CIRCLE (and then you can email me your questions for this Podcast) by  SIGNING UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that helps artists increase their income beyo...

This episode contains SO MANY SECRETS to TAKING YOUR ART SALES TO THE NEXT LEVEL , shared by our guest Erik Abel.  Erik is a highly successful artist and he openly shares how he's made gallery and retail store sales work to build a multi-six figure business.   Link to Erik Abel:  https://abelarts.com/   In this episode we talk about:  ➡️Who pays for shipping  ➡️H...

In this episode I share a few ways to make Art on Consignment work for you . If you enjoyed this, please leave me a REVIEW and HIT SUBSCRIBE! To take your art biz further, read ART MONEY SUCCESS the Book: http://bit.ly/mariabrophy Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabrophy/ SIGN UP for my 11 week FREE e-course that helps artists increase their income beyond $100,000/year: https://...

In this episode I explain, in my usual dramatic way, how putting your art on consignment can KILL your art business ! I share my own negative experience with it. I also share a friend's positive experience with consignment in galleries. If you enjoyed this, please leave me a REVIEW/COMMENT and/or HIT SUBSCRIBE! To take your art biz further, read ART MONEY SUCCESS the Book: http://bit.ly/mariabroph...

In this episode share the Pros and Cons of putting your art on Consignment in an art gallery or a retail store. I also explain briefly what Consignment means and how it works. If you enjoyed this, please leave me a REVIEW/COMMENT and/or HIT SUBSCRIBE! To take your art biz further, read ART MONEY SUCCESS the Book: http://bit.ly/mariabrophy Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabrophy...

In this episode I help you not get tricked into signing over your copyrights!   And yes, it happens all the time. I share a story about how a major beer company tried to trick us into giving them all rights so they could secretly use Drew's art for a major beer campaign!  PS:  I apologize for the poor sound quality on this one - I discovered later that my microphone wasn't turn...

In this episode I simplify how Copyrights Work and I help remove some of the guilt and fear around not filing! Earning money from art again and again is possible when you own the copyrights. I talk about how we sold a small painting for $450 in 2001 and since then licensed and sold reproductions that earned $250,000 from that very same painting! Filing copyrights can be done in the USA online at c...