Finding Your Art Niche
© by Carl
(CAKUart); all rights reserved
Struggling to find your art niche? Don't be
too concerned - it's a common dilemma for many artists. So don't
throw your paintbrushes away just yet.
Have you had enough of the "Hey,
just experiment, it will eventually come to you" kind
of advice for discovering your niche? I don't blame you. It
can feel like you are going round and round in circles for the
most part.
Well if you want my opinion (wink)…
A lot of finding your art niche lies within
self-assessment. What that ultimately means is… your ability
to search within yourself and bring out who you really are onto
the canvas. Yeah, I realise that all sounds good in words, but
how do you actually go about doing that…I hear you ask.
What
Is Your View On Life?
Just consider how you view and interpret
things in life. What are you most familiar with, and most of
all… what fascinates you the most?
For example, I love to paint portraits
because I am slightly obsessed with the whole idea behind human
characteristics. What I see is the fight against physical
deterioration and the struggle for preservation in people.
I guess it all came about by looking at
myself in the mirror. Let's face it, we all do the whole "Oh,
did I just age 5 years last night?" thing from time to
time. We are human; we are very much pre-occupied with vanity.
That is why we are prone to self-admiration as well. You
know…like with a little bit of, "Hey, good
looking" when we look in the mirror (wink).
But my point is…I get a lot of
inspiration from human characteristics. We are all quite
different to look at, and this is something I am passionate
about trying to portray on the canvas.
What
Are You Passionately Fascinated By?
One way of finding your niche is to
really try to discover what fascinates you the most as this is
what you will be passionate about the most… and as a result;
become more familiar with as you progress on your creative
journey.
To truly discover your niche, your voice or
your calling as an artist… you have to get at the very core of
who you are and what it is that you want to do.
What area of your life creates
unusual
excitement or the most compelling emotion in you?
Go back and sit next to the 10 year old kid
you once were. Ask him or her…I can almost guarantee that he
or she will know.
Taking
Action
When you know what your calling is…and
when you know what your art niche is, then manifest that emotion
into passion and then into action.
Importantly…try to be patient. Keep
asking yourself "productive" questions and take note
of what captures your attention the most.
Pssst… keep an open
mind.
Consider checking out Decision-Making
Made Easy By Choose It! - It will also help you build a
business around your niche and provide you with the fuel to
maintain a good level of productivity as an artist.
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