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can just draw and paint but also has hidden depths for those with real imagination. What are the challenges involved with being a full time artist? The main one is cash flow. It’s all about turning a white piece of paper into something that people want. Each day I face the uncertainty that what I’m painting may not sell. My latest series ‘The Picture House’ has taken me the best part of 6 months to develop and we have no guarantee of its success. It isn’t for the faint hearted and, if this scares you or you are looking for a stable income, I would suggest you think twice. You just have to believe in what you’re doing. There are some that will assume that because you can draw you don’t have to work hard but the exact opposite is true if you want to survive. Every day I’m honing my skills and trying to learn