How to Grow as an Artist is the ultimate reference for serious amateurs devoted to their art! Here are scores of time-tested strategies to help artists set up and work safely from a home studio; learn where and how to acquire appropriate art materials; develop their abilities others as well as create art alone; overcome mental blocks; mat, frame, pack, and ship works of art; and much more. Artists looking to show and sell their work will find no-fail ideas for marketing, exhibiting, and entering the world of galleries. Plus, dozens of well-known artists-as well as those successful on their own terms-share their own success stories and sources for artistic inspiration.