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Artists: Are your excuses holding you back from a thriving art career? Are you ready to get out of your studio and take charge?

I’d Rather Be in the Studio! offers practical advice to help you sell more art and build an art career that lasts.

The studio is a place where magic happens—but not enough magic that you can afford to stay there all of the time. In I’d Rather Be in the Studio! Alyson B. Stanfield, the art-marketing guru behind ArtBizCoach.com, shares self-promotion tools that have enhanced the careers of thousands of artists.

Read more details about the book
Discover the 8 big excuses (are you making any of them?), 16 action steps, and 6 principles behind the book.

Use the book in your curriculum
A painting professor shares her syllabus for grad students. Adapt it for your needs!

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Read about the author, Alyson B. Stanfield
Find out more about Alyson, her background, and how she came to this very interesting line of work.

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