Elli darling, you just said the most beautiful thing almost make me cry "we are created by a Creator and we are here to create" I love you ❤

That line “ you can take raw materials and your imagination and create something magnificent and make someone cry” made me cry! So good !!!! 🔥

@drewlott9046

8 ай бұрын

I cried too..lol

@jeanbenedetto590

6 ай бұрын

Me, too. I had to pause it to cry.

I am 100% with Dimitra, with this addition: for EVERYONE-not only artists-asking friends /people who KNOW you to proofread your professional writing is more important than getting an editor or even (ah, my love) using Grammarly. Having the corrections to spelling and whatever is important if you want to be taken seriously, but FAR more important than that is having someone you trust say, “tell me more here…” or “I love this-it sounds JUST like you!” That will help you improve your authentic voice in your writing faster than any class. That’s core to finding and communicating your brand. And I was an English teacher 😂

Jake is so good... Elli is a powerhouse... Dimitra is magical

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

You’re such a kind soul, thank you for sharing❤️🙌🏼

Can you guys talk more about your daily or weekly schedule at a glance? Like what does it take to operate at your level. How often do you guys record/paint/teach/admin/etc? Do you guys meet at the studio at a certain time each day? How scheduled/planned/organized are you guys?

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

These are fantastic questions! All of our weekly schedules are different. Dimitra paints around 20-30 hours per week, films around 10 hours per week and has a workshop every other week. She probably spends around 15-20 hours per week doing admin/marketing. We meet every week on Mondays and Fridays to plan and recap/strategize. We're typically planned out for 2-3 weeks, but are working towards being 2-3 months planned out in advance.

@anabalcazar959

Жыл бұрын

Great question, I think each one finds its own rhythm or aims to find it depending on its particular situation, but if you have to work only on your art, you can spend all day doing your thing. I can paint per for several months without stopping, like 4, then I spend a month resting from painting and doing social media, website, and another traveling and two weeks teaching because I love it.

@AlLMyMaDArT-vf7ur

Жыл бұрын

@@anabalcazar959 your flow of how you orchestrate that schedule seems almost zen like... congrats.. that in and of itself is an achievemen

@Captain_MonsterFart

9 ай бұрын

@@anabalcazar959 That sounds so fun. Four months just painting gives you so much time to just focus instead of feeling scattered.

@learnbyheart7

9 ай бұрын

I'm in it...till the end. So glad I found your Channel. Great information and so much more. Thank you so much.

rise your hands the artists and entrepeteneurs that stay until the end of the video 🙋‍♂️

This was a really Insightful video on the important topic of : "how to become a professional artist" Some of the Key takeaways that resonated include: 1.) That both an Identity & Mindset shift are necessary to start to perceive ourselves as Business owners. And thereafter, that one should adopt a freelancer-mindset and treat the creative work that we engage in, like a business, in the sense that we are curating creative content for an external audience. 2.) That one of the keys to unlocking creativity in our lives is to learn how to use & operate in the right brain. 3.) That we need to apply focus to acquire Skills & get good, if we want to get Far and to evolve into the person who we have always been designed to be. 4.) That we should learn to leverage the unfair advantages that are unique to each one of us, within the context of our Brand leadership practice. The acronym "SMILES" was used to further explore and expand on this topic.

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

Wow Femi, thank you so much for these amazing notes, I’m glad that you’ve written down all of these and I’m sure others will find this valuable as well🔥

@robinricker9099

11 ай бұрын

I definitely appreciate the

@robinricker9099

11 ай бұрын

Notes

This was sooo good! I was super into art when i was younger. My artistic pursuits took a backseat to motherhood, but i got back into painting about a year ago. I've only done a few pieces since then, but everyone that's seen my work tells me i should be selling it. I'm an introvert through and through and admittedly had no clue where to even begin. The was super insightful. Thank you for taking the time to do this episode and every other one you've done this far. I greatly appreciate you all!!!

Amen to your final comments. Thank you for sharing so much with us.

You guys are so awesome. I appreciate your realness your simplicity and also your intricate enter woven grasp of life and your intelligence how they speak so loudly, and yet so simply. I have given up TV and you guys are my entertainment, my education and my inspiration. Thank you thank you I’m only on week or lesson two of the master plan, but I am already seeing so much growth in what I have been attempting to do for about 10 years what a change. Thank you.

I like the way you are promoting art in this world. Super like the family working as a team!

Summary of the details at the end would be great. Breaking the workshops into key ideas in key points on the recorded timeline as is done in other art education workshops would be great too. Great content.

I love him not shuting up at the end and all the silly little moments. All these videos are helping me a lot. Thank you!!!

You are all 100% with all the steps work work work is the most important thing. Yes people love to see talent grow.

Elli, you have addressed so many of my doubts, about every aspect on the subject …..‘art’ ! So has your daughter and son-in-law! You surely spoke out of decades of experience. Thank you so much.❤

Feel like I've found my tribe, love you all, so pleased to feel connected, have felt alone in my endeavour to bring creativity, self development and even a sense of Spirituality into the mix, and with business approach. It's been quite a lonely 40 year journey ❤ no longer! Thank you all for all you're doing.

This is such a helpful talk. I want to respond to why art is not fun at time, or rather creative work for me. I think it is 'fear of mediocrity. and not getting a second chance if my first impression/style is not accepted or good. So I want to get it right, I get it that perfectionism can cripple but I always feel my work is not ready, brand is not ready, how to say what it is about is not worked out. Not being sure what needs to be done to make it ready. What if not one responds to my reels or tiktoks like other artist who sell out as soon as they post. Some of them go extra mile in their engaging content, some just post a photo and both types seem to get lot of love and instant sales. Then some who are very good seem to get no traction at all. So I am never sure what should be my strategy.

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

You know, it really is tough to know exactly the right strategy for each person. Typically, if you have a tendency to be shy towards posting or putting yourself out there, that’s exactly what you need to do in order to grow. I would highly recommend you check out artsocial.com and post your work there to get feedback from helpful artists.

Thank you SO much - I love you guys and I so enjoy the outflow of positive energy. I am not only listening to the end, but also working to bust the starving artist story in my own life, and at the same time I'm listening, I am painting on #3 of 30. I wouldn't be able to do this or believe in myself except for you and what you say. Thank you again.

❤ thanks!!!

So helpful and encouraging. Thank you very much!

Loved this, thank you so much!

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge for me to learn from!❤

There's so much value in this. Thanks!

Thank you for this. Ive been in art my whole life in various forms. As a child I drew and sketched as I grew up I was interested in graphic design and making websites, then went to fashion design. Sketching outifts and croquis. Then to actually sewing and creating garments. I went to college for fashion design but then graduated and immediately went into a retail job. Ive been in the corporate world since then about 2010. Ive climbed the ladder and am a manager in a customer service department. Ive always kept my art alive in my creations whether i was sewing or drawing. I picked up painting a few years ago. Started with paint parties actually and noticed how much i enjoyed it and it brought me joy. Ive made a few paintings that i absolutely love. I didnt realize i should sell them immediately. I had a few offers but denied them bc i was scared i wouldnt do it again. Tried and tried and i dont feel like ive created the same way. But now ill really try to sell and let go. Because i havent technically had an art job ive been very nervous to actually say hey Im talented enough to actually pursue this. Thank you for creating this content! So glad i stumbled on it

This is a perfect subject! Exactly the motivationon I needed Thank you!

Formulating your thoughts and telling stories about your art and process is as important as the art itself. 100% agree with Dimitra.

You guys are such a blessing! Your teaching brings hope and wisdom to us artists who want to make a difference in this world! We need to power on and become professionals as we also enjoy the process! We are free to create and there’s no limit to what we can do if we put our minds to it!

Art for my life has become a healing tool and an awakening device to restart life after a traumatic experience. For some they need time to be uplifted and encouraged in a positive way and a support group. Some never become an artist at all. But I believe creativity is increased through practice of changing your way you think. There are intellects and creative mind. Creatives love what they do. Why make yourself something you don't want to do. Freedom comes from knowing you have vision and the desires to go forward.

Love what Jake is saying about education. People have to want to learn and grow. And want to share their story to help others do the same.

Thank you for telling the truth. I feel exactly the same. After 20 years after a sucessful business career I came into the art world and I was wondering what is going on here ??? Than I found your chanel and I calmed down as I heard you say all the normal stuff to me. So thank you 1000x

Everyone should paint! Yes!!!! ❤❤❤❤

Thank you for the hlpful infomation.

I’m late to the party obviously as this video is not new…..but….. YES PLEASE DIVE DEEP! Lol. You are changing lives (mine for one) with your open, real, and experienced knowledge and deep raw perspectives and THAT is pretty powerful. Thank you

This podcast episode is so helpful!

Aa a previous salon owner for 22 years being a business owner was yes hard work but very freeing, afer the passing of my husband I dissolved the business and now work a retail job, :( , remarried and trying to find my way back into the creative world, I am a self taught artist and now enrolled in a very restrictive are course on line learning proportional drawing and value currently. Your community seems to be more spiritual and seems to have a different approach to becoming a better artist with more confidence to try and sell work and leave a ball anc chain job. I am older but have been painting since 2001, I love all media especially oil and water color . Thank you for this video and YES I did watch to the end. Ya'll are great and close by to where I live.

I am listening to this at Christmas 23 in England and yes made it to the end. That was interesting and informative. I could listen to Elli all day. Thankyou 🙏

Listening to all their info, so satisfying, gives me inspiration

I love this content! This is all the things I need to hear. A deep dive into each step would be great. I love everything you are doing. I am taking the Mastery program right now and am LOVING IT!!

Every child is creative....

I am so glad I found your channel. This whole video was super insightful.

I watched to the end

Brilliant brilliant brilliant totally what I needed to hear❤

As the artist will become really big he can completely outsource email writing together with everything else including website building, social media curation, communication, accountancy … 🤔

Learn more about our one-year art program that is designed to take anyone at any level in art and turn them into a professional: bit.ly/3G0spjY

29:40 I was glad to hear the encouragement to learn how to write constructively about my art; it's motives, process and finish. It seemed to come under attack a bit, but the message got through.

This is a great discussion. I would love to see a video discussing a day in the life of Eli or Dimitria emulating what a successful artist does. Yes, looking at successful CEO’s is a good thing to do….but, artists are a particular “flavor” or ceo .

You guys are soo awesome full of good info and fun to watch, Jake's sense sense of humor is so cool. Thank you all 3❤❤❤

No idea why the algorithm lead me to this video but I’m so frickin glad I needed to hear it!

Yes be paid well for what we do Thank you Ellie yes a mind shift to believe in ourselves

Watching your content, I feel like I’ve discovered treasure. Such quality! Your family perspective is delightful. Thank you!

Everyone was created to create. Love and create!!!

Eli i enjoyed your comments so much! Very inspiring. My grandma accidentally ended up explaining the plan of salvation to her students.❤ She surprised herself but that is what she was inspired to teach some how it related to her landscape paintings. Her students loved it but she couldn't fully remember exactly what she said 😂

Such discussion empower us❤️❤️❤️

Appreciate the genuineness and well informed conversation. Especially that everyone has their own perspective so we may not agree on everything but there's something to learn from each other. Thank you for the generous spirit in which everyone approached the entire conversation. Learnt a lot. Listened to every word! God bless!

Great content! Learning so much from you all

This has been the most helpful video that I've every watched on being a professional artist (not that there are a ton of those). The idea of changing your mindset to putting your "I'm in business" hat on was the beginning of an extremely helpful trialog. I am a member of Milan, but am realizing that I am not even beginning to tap into the resources that you have so thoughtfully put together. That's about to change. Bravo to all three of you!

There is a profound amount of art business wisdom in this video. Thanks!

Awesome podcast!

I believe if you come from your heart expressing what your art is about you can draw people in and will love what you have to say and will probably love your art as they understand what it’s about. Not to say everyone is going to love your work but will have an understanding and remember you.

Great conversation- one of my favourite so far. Elli's comments early on in the video specifically made me want to take the Mastery Program THAT much more. Waitlisted ;)

@milanartapp

6 ай бұрын

That is exciting news! We know you'll absolutely love the program. ❤️

@theexperimentalartist

6 ай бұрын

@@milanartapp I know I will. PLUS! I watched it until the end, so it's destiny! ;)

This was fabulous

This was great

Thank you!!! This is amazing information. I'm so glad I found you!!!!

Thank you! So great!

Fantastic Pod! One of my favorites so far! 🎉

Yes! More podcast diving deeper into this topic😉

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

More to come! :)

❤ yes.

I need to paint because i want to preserve the beauty in the subject for eternity. Our dog was sick and i did his portrait for my daughter surrounded by flowers. She cried, i cried. I realised i have to do this for other people

I love this family!

such a brilliant podcast!!!

I am a beginner and I really like what you are saying! I think I will over come the fear of rejection. Thank you for helping me understand the way it is handled.

Thank you so much for all these informations ❤️💜💜 Ευχαριστώ πολύ 🙏 αγάπη από Ελλάδα ❤

I love this chat! I snorted my water laughing at the advice to listen to business books while painting...while we are working intensely in our right brains painting 🥴😊

Sooo helpful!!

I watched it through to the end! Very inspirational and helpful, thank you!

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

We’re so glad you found it helpful!!!

Thank you for sharing this with us! It's everything that I need to hear today. 👌👏👏

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad that we were able to help you when you needed it

Great video. I notice that I disagree with the idea that someone is a faker if they are calling themselves an artist having only painted several works...in my eyes being an artist is a way of being in the world and interacting with the world creatively. An artist's mind. Not all artists paint, not all sell their works. I know many people who have created so much beauty around them in many different mediums and you can see that they are artists in their soul-always creating beauty around them. Many people have the delight of being able to create in many different ways without needing to monetize their artistry- these people are able to express themselves in the most intuitive ways and their art is more 'real' for not being influenced by the need to sell the art, impress clients, or get into galleries.

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

That’s an interesting perspective. I think that there may be a miscommunication on our end about being a “fake artist” if you’ve only created several pieces of work. What we mean is you can’t be a “professional” artist if you’ve only painted several paintings.

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

However, we disagree that your art is more “real” for not being influenced by the need to sell it. That’s assuming that the artist is only creating art to sell it and that they aren’t selling art that is true to themselves. Although, we believe there is nothing wrong with creating art just to sell it. In fact, the artist that makes money through other means even though they desire to spend all their time creating is actually selling out themselves because they aren’t spending their time doing what they love.

@bobsamuels8570

Жыл бұрын

They aren't saying anything about esthetics or personal taste, these things are developed through out our lives. A person who is visually oriented and applies their personal taste and sense of esthetic appeal to their surroundings will often have an innate desire to express themselves, that can take many forms, painting or drawing is only one. While I was young and we artists roamed the bars and streets we were adamant about not selling out. Born with a strong desire to show and tell the world about our existence, our lives, what made us happy and what made us suffer. To sell a work meant someone wanted to possess it because they recognized these things and could bring it into their homes as a part of their life. Making pictures is another matter, it can all be done on a hard drive now and printers have advanced as well, you do not need to know how to draw, you simply turn a picture into a drawing with a program. A Village in China, Dafen has been creating 60% of the world's oil paintings for decades. Read about it, when shopping malls were popular there was a chain store created that sold nothing but paintings from Dafen, beautiful and ready to hang over your couch. There is a graffiti tag I have always enjoyed the author is unknown as it should be, it reads, "art is our only salvation from the horror of existence".

Thank you so much. I will follow you all to the end!!!!!

Thank you, very insightful and encouraging. My story as a bed to birth my artist voice.

Thank you so much for this video!

Love this topic! listening it early in the morning... monday morning heheh wohooo

I’m creating (wk 10 MP) your great entertainment as well as a whole lot of knowledge. But have to keep rewinding as I get lost in my work . 😂 love these podcasts 🙏👏🏻🤩thank you 💝

USA ,WISCONSIN Please keep going with this program cuz.I myself have finally found a setup so organized and so plainly understood. Thank u for being there for me.Bless u .Looking forward to seeing more videos

Thank you for holding a very informative discussion. The information shared here is honest and valuable. I am definitely sold on attending MAI, I am scheduled to consult with Mr. Dunn. Thank you again.

I praise God for your life guys! Please do a "Spotify podcast" ! I love this content, please do more of this it honestly helps my paintings improve.

@milanartapp

Жыл бұрын

You actually can listen to all of these on Spotify under “The Light Movement Podcast” 😊

Whoa this video was so good! Thank you ❤ Rita😊

❤ thank you, I have been dabbling with my artwork, drawing and painting and giving my good works away as gifts. I am disabled hair stylist and I live on a very limited income. I would love to supplement my life with income from selling my art, but I feel like I m not good enough, so you are a blessing to me in that your teaching me/us to be able to create artwork that people will love and buy. Again thank you from the bottom of my heart. Karen

Such an amazing discussion. I am just starting out as a landscape painter. Recently my bank account was scary low. I needed quick money and ran to ebay. It's pretty good for fast money. It used to be really fast with paypal, so now it takes a couple business days to get the money. But once you make sales you know you can get more and your confidence gets a huge boost. Now that's from a beginner and not really good from an actual business perspective unless you link it to your social media. I suppose its good for getting your name out there. One guy bought 2 pieces (really cheap smh) and asked if i had more. I couldn't reply and give my info because ebay hates that. I traced his address to an antique shop. So i was excited to hook up but didn't hear from him. So that's one tiny example of a place to sell art. The key is to get like 20 pieces finished and online. Writing is key and email marketing can really be good. I know if i can get 5 kick butt pieces i can make money. You place a FB ad where you are giving away a choice of 5 small prints. They pay the shipping. But what you are really doing is building an email list. Then you write a newsletter or group email and offer prints and originals and over time you have your own fan club!!!

This was full of gems. Thanks y'all!

Thank you guys for the wonderful paradigm shifting content that you share. You guys are such a cut above! Ellie, I can hear the underlying knowledge that you have in regards to the "power that be," and the evil covert mechanisms that they use to manipulate, control, and deceive us. The little that you graciously shared about college and the American programming public school system, was spot on! I personally believe that you are an INFJ, such as myself, according to the Myers & Briggs personality types. As most people will live their entire lives never understanding why they failed so hard in society, all while diligently playing by the OZ's behind the curtain rules. Thank you for your boldness to share what you do on top of helping artist like myself fully develop and evolve like God intended us to. 🙏💪😎❤✌️

But when you go to college you learn about the history of art by the original artists and their techniques, you use live models to learn all the muscular form of humans and animal. You don’t just learn about the paint how it can be manipulated to make different color. But you are right in saying that if you want to get from point a to point b you don’t need all the stuff they teach you in college. I love to paint but have not mastered acrylics, you have given me a new way to utilize acrylics in are. Art also is not just painting either. Being creative is a variety of crafts and skills. I would like to know more about incorporating the ink crayons , markers and spray paint into painting with oils and the process.

As Rod Stewart said every picture tells a story and what ever anyone paints is a story , some may be obvious and some not but that’s what makes it interesting and peak your curiosity of what is this about and some people would want to know more ❤

Excellent stuff!

Great ...😊

I agree with Dimitra on learning to speak and write about your art in a professional and positive way. Good writing is based in thought. Learning to think about your work and your calling with a new mindset that others can positively relate to is an essential skill for beginners. I know artists who are color blind or dyslexic. Their journey is more challenging in those areas, and ultimately more inspiring. Sure, there are tools to help, and an ever increasing necessity to level up with growth. But it's starter pack essential for any business owner. The way we think and communicate about our art is how we tell our story. It's as essential as color.

@milanartapp

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your thoughts! We completely agree. Perseverance and grit is vital; communication of your story, essential.

I Love listening to all your video's. I've been painting since I was 5 and went to college for art. Iam 69 now and disabled. Don't have the ability to keep up demands of selling paintings anymore. but my family loves every painting they can get. lol. I love what your doing ,,,, its a Blessing. Keep up the great work. God Bless!

I started painting a year ago and have been told by friends work colleagues and family to sell my art but honestly I have no idea what to focus on… I took an oil painting class where the teacher drank wine and wouldn’t let us see her brush strokes as she painted and drank her wine saying that was proprietary … ugh… so I copied old art, new art , whatever I loved and saw how close I could get… now I’m trying to narrow done what I should focus on cause I am all over the board… what I am loving doing in acrylic gouache is stylized 70’s looking art, but what my friends like are my oils - I don’t think I’m good enough at that, it strikes me as a master medium… imposter syndrome for sure!

Plenty of great info in this video and a tremendous wealth of knowledge. I have been painting for 11 years and selling for the same. I had only one plan in the beginning and that was to paint. Just paint and enjoy the process. Figure it out as you grow.😎

...because i believe all human beings are created by a creator to create..... it's in our DNA!" Wow, AMEN TO THAT! 🙌

@milanartapp

11 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️😉

Great 👍 discussion.