ART TO ART with Raymond Tyler

Paul Mooney with Raymond Tyler

ART TO ART with Raymond Tyler

With ART TO ART-Writer, poet, journalist and ARTIST Raymond Tyler talks straight to the arts community. For more than 10 years, Raymond Tyler has introduced new artists through live venues, magazines, newspaper, TV and radio. He continues now focusing more than ever on building on the success of his name brands. Art To Art should be read as a sobering jump up point for discussion and for some it should be a wake up call.

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I CAME I SAW I CONQUERED…(Your Turn)

Looking back at the last few years I would be down right lying if I said I was a “self made man.” The truth of the matter is no one gets on top or even past the ground floor without help and a support system. To add more truth A) I am not on top B) to be where I am and to stay where I am and to go further, I am always refining and re-defining MY support system. I have been blessed that for every person who has stopped believing in me or worse yet themselves, God has replaced them. No God has up-graded them.

However, I learned early that the greatest network of friends, volunteers and mentors means nothing if I am not ready. The better prepared I am, the more motivated, the clearer my vision, means better results for everything.

I knew I wanted to be an artist early on in life. Some of my earliest memories have been of me wanting to be an artist, becoming an artist, getting good at my craft and then working to hone those skills so that I could share my work with a good deal of pride.

I CAME.

I SAW.

I CONQUERED.

Yes I have had the most incredible mentors, volunteers, and supporters one could ask for. However, at each step I have to step up. I have to say “what we did yesterday was good but it’s not enough.” I have to define and go after success myself.

As great as my support system is, they cannot pay MY dues. They cannot create my art and write MY voice. They cannot make me want to be a part of the world of art and creativity like I want to breathe.

And here’s a secret I should charge you for. When you as an artist become SERIOUS about YOUR CRAFT, no one in the world will stop you from being successful. Correction: the only one who can EVER stop YOU from being a SUCCESS is YOU.