A former TV Anchor turned FULL TIME ARTIST (and very successful) wrote to me after reading my book ART MONEY SUCCESS: "I read your book. And...I. LOVED. IT. I’m a former tv anchor who quit to go back to my original dream, art. I have 2 licensing agreements, a solo art show at a big time art center and I’m already surpassing my long time tv anchor $$ salary. YOUR BOOK GAVE SUCH SAGE ADVICE. I keep telling my husband "Maria says..." You’re a household name for us. 🔆 Your book was worth its weight in gold (plus a bunch more because I don’t know if that’s enough). -Rachel Byrachelpierce.com @by_rachelpierce 🙏🙏🙏 THANKS RACHEL for this heart-felt testimonial and for giving me permission to use it here. I so appreciate you and I'm inspired by the work you're doing with your art. Happy 2020 - it's been a good year for you, hasn't it?! 🙂 #artmoneysuccess #mariabrophy #artbiz #artsuccess #sellart #chaseyourdream #livingthedream #creativeentrepreneur https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbn9jOHbog/?igshid=ni9d082gi549

Any payment for art is good payment and I celebrate every itty bitty of support and success because I am eternally grateful to get to pursue matters of the heart ❤️ This I receive this month from selling another Flamingos In The Bathroom hand towel off my Society6 Page. It is perhaps my most famous painting considering without a doubt somebody somewhere buys a print of this pretty much monthly, sometimes 9 items at a time! To me it’s not so much about the amount of money (as the value of money fluctuates) as it is about the respect and admiration it represents. #artsuccess #entrepreneur #artlife #humbleyourself (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvxnw_RgvQn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dk6iv87zlvnh

Catching up on #inktober with my own #inktoberday6 - #sword . Things that are terrible: • how do you hands? • are these humans or dwarves or what? Proportion fail! • what even is that armor? •the girl on the left has 2D legs. Welp. Things I like: • 2D girl has good hair. • the belt knots came out rather well • despite the overall crudity, I expressed a rough approximation of what was in my head. That is good. That is #art and #artsuccess .

Seriously the last day of our sale. Check out www.gystink.com to purchase . . . #sale #artists #professionalpractices #artistsofinstagram #artschool #artsuccess (at Los Angeles, California)