The challenge is getting back into public view. For example, when the salon refusals were a bit more than he could handle, Manet struggled for an alternative. His answer was to build his own pavilion and charge admission for public viewing. Another case in point is Monet and the Impressionists, who were far less financially endowed. They barely pulled off their first group show, but by the eighth exhibition, everyone knew them.
Most artists are well aware of what fine painting or sculpture is.
It is a gift that does not require intellectual discourse or pontification. In spite of the enormous pressure by media types to assail what art is or should be, today's traditional painter is regaining control. No magic wand from a New York gallery in support of the New movement will prevent this inevitable shift back to traditional art. By taking on the responsibility of developing your own market and selling your own work, you retain the dealer's share of the retail price. The art market is by no means saturated, and the encouraging truth is that selling art isn't as complex as it may seem.