Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-05-03
The Art OF Making a
Living.

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ing Shall | say favored or I'M
fortunate? However, TO those Of
as for whom it has, this outline,
cruie though know it to be, may
prove help and Of interest.
First, ! shall tell what have done
toward establishing myself, both by
way Of making a living and carry
ing on my more or less Indifferent
efforts at art, feeling that after sew
eral years of strenuous, hard labor
spent in the heart Of Chicago's bust
ness life, in advertising and com
mercial art, had really not arrived
where ] wished to be or where /
thought | should be. And as | felt
also that my various occupations had
thrown me with so many people and
of such varied types that my school.
ing along these lines was sufficient
land by that ! mean that having
met men in all capacities had
worn off my rough edges, making
il possible for me to consult, advise
or merely TO converse with any man,
whenever or wherever | might meet
him, no matter what his position
bel, ! had that confidence in myself
and fully understood the commercial
GOODNESS existing in Chicago or in
any great city, and how very diff
cult il is for a young fellow to forge
ahead.
So ! traced my steps farmward,
purchasing a farm in one OF the old.
est portions Of this country st.
Mary's County, Maryland. The
atmosphere here is delightfully."-
reminiscent Of war times, the peace,
qniet and beauties are all most con
duetive to healthier life, which
means a healthier point of view,
both Of which, if one has any talent.
as you all knox, leads to better
work have been here now for
over eighteen months aud feel the
growth and development ! have
made already, This sounds like
ego, il is merely truth. so please
accept il as such My reason for
coming east, rather than going west
TO farm, was TO be near the markets
and near enough the eastern cities
so az not TO stagnate cultarally.
Long Lane Farm is only four hours
from Washington, ID, c., by motor
bus and eight hours from Baltimore
hy steamboat, so | am in constant
touch with the outside world
Aside from marketable crops.
my farm produces all my living
foodstuis, heating material and
water supply; being fortunate
enough to be located right on the
Chesapeake Bay, get all kinds Of
dsh and game, which Is quite a cost
reducer.
As this little article is acquiring
too great length. will simpl, cut
short, adding little advice and a
plan or two.
Where IL is not possible for a
young man or woman TO buy farm
outright alone, why not form q
group Of several artists, each doing
a different sort of work, say 4 de-
siRner. an illustrator, an architect
who could work in landscape harden
plans, aud craftsman; for these
days the parcels post offers such an.
limited possibilities that hosts Of
work can BE- secured and delivered
through the mail, and in that way
the group could enjoy a good,
wholesome, pure, clean living and
still make % much Of financial
success as IL working 10 a big city,
whore there are so many temptations
and the cost Of living is steadily
climbing.
Ones ideas when .ormed and d.~
yeloped under the very best eondi-
tions, as they are in the nntarnished
country. are much bigger, stronger
and will hit home 80 much the hard
er. There are SO many ventures in
a business way and in so many pro
fessions that will not permit one to
practice in the country. But a.
am writing to fellow artists who
are all fortunate enough Ia have a
profession where il is possible, !
can suggest the foregoing plan. A
group Of artists living in close bar
mony with each other and with ma
ture, to my mind would surely ap.
peal to the buying patrons--~there-
fore offer this idea as one solution
to THE Art of Making a Living"