I spent years trying to make photography work before it finally clicked, so I get the question. What helped me was finding a specific niche rather than trying to paint (or shoot) everything. For me it was landscapes in the Mid-Atlantic, but the principle was the same: narrow focus, then build consistent work in that lane. The business side came later, once I had a body of work that felt like mine. What kind of painting are you drawn to?
I spent years trying to make photography work before it finally clicked, so I get the question. What helped me was finding a specific niche rather than trying to paint (or shoot) everything. For me it was landscapes in the Mid-Atlantic, but the principle was the same: narrow focus, then build consistent work in that lane. The business side came later, once I had a body of work that felt like mine. What kind of painting are you drawn to?