New essay: How to Make a Living as an Artist Began eight years ago. Finally finished. essays.fnnch.com/make-a-livi…

Two new releases today: Oak Bear and Walnut Bear. Simply put, wood is beautiful. While all my Honey Bears editions are painted on wood, these showcase it. Available on store.fnnch.com.

Today I am releasing two bears: Fish Bear and Devolution Bear. It's a battle of the bands! Both are available by 24-hour draw on drops.fnnch.com. Which is your favorite?

Pour Over Bear now available on drops.fnnch.com. 8.5" x 22.5". Spray paint on cut maple plywood. Edition of 55.

Very few artists make $1m selling art Very few artists then turn around and write an essay explaining exactly how they did it "How to Make a Living as an Artist" by @fnnch is a must-read for anyone with a passion that they want to turn into a career. My favorite lines: 1) "If you cannot accept and embrace the simple fact that you are running a business, you are totally hosed." 2) "Most people, at least at first, must do it all. Most artists do not want to do it all. They want to just make art. I am sorry." 3) "The goal of thinking of your art practice like a business is to help you make more art." 4) "I did not know how I would make a living when I began making art. I felt like I was in a fog, groping around, and trying things. Doing this caused the fog to dissipate until it was clear how I would make a living." 5) "if you want to be a professional artist, repeatedly creating work that people do not want is lunacy." 6) To the question, "how can I abandon what is in my soul?", I say, "Is that all that is in your soul?" 7) I am not saying you should attempt to pander to the masses, and in fact I do not believe this works (more on that below), but you should explore your interests until you find something that interests other people as well. 8) "The key to making money as an artist is having a brand. Most of art's value is brand value." 9) "much more rewarding for you and your fans is the adjacent familiar. It is like pop music. People like to be pushed, but only slightly." 10) "Growing tired of painting something people love is a good problem to have. Do not worry about it until it happens." The essay isn't just for artists. His essay reflects a lot of what I've experienced starting @MentavaInc: I founded the company to teach reading, but that occupies less than 1% of my time now. People accuse us of teaching reading to make money, but the truth is that we make money so we can teach kids to read. The entire essay is excellent, and well worth your time: essays.fnnch.com/make-a-livi…

Is this what everyone is freaking out over? (@Starbucks Bear Mug)

A collector requested a "signature required" @UPS delivery. A thief signed the name of a dead person and stole the painting. What's the point of requiring a signature?

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Come check out the @fnnch museum! It’s been a quiet few years but we have done a small renovation on first level: removed the drop ceiling and extra walls and added drywall and paint. The result is a first floor gallery space that is now open to the public!

Come by the Painted Ladies in SF to check out the @fnnch museum. It’s free and open Wed - Sun, noon - 8 pm.

People ask me how to have more artists in SF. I respond “Buy more art”.

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fnnch on @CBSNews! cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/vid…

Solar Arch has been moved a few hundred feet down JFK to between the skate park and ping pong tables. A new “yellow dot” (now a sun) has been painted for us, and I repainted the sides of the arch to be yellow with a subtle ombre. Let me know what you think!

Looking for an intro to someone at @eventbrite. Their “Recurring Events” feature is so confusing I might be forced to switch services, but I really don't want to.

I'm at my worst when I pretend I'm a victim. I'm at my best when I embrace my agency.

I love the em dash "—" and have been using it since high school. Now I fear people will think ChatGPT wrote my text.

I'm "vibe coding" today, which sounds like it should be chill...

Do any painters go to the Met Gala? All I see are musicians. Pretty sure it’s a fine art museum?

Why is 30 mins on a treadmill harder than 60 mins on the road?