Become a
Successful Artist in 2024
We are excited to launch our Pure Artist Development Programme for 2024: The Pure Principles for Becoming a Successful Artist.
Pure founder and artist mentor Lesley Samms has designed this programme to help you focus on the core qualities that contribute to artists' success.
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Pure Principles are the core qualities that contribute to artists' success. Each month in 2024 one principle will be featured with themed content and activities.
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Regular content will reach you each month, via our mailing list and the website. The previous months content will also be available any time to review on the website.
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We are also delivering an enhanced level to this programme for Pure Members, including bespoke monthly activities in the portal, members calendar of events and the option of one-on-one guidance where required.
If you are thinking about elevating your art practise by joining Pure as a member, please email lesley@pureartsgroup.co.uk and request a discovery call.
JANUARY
Courage or fortitude is making the choice and having the ability to persist and prevail in something, often against the odds and in the face of personal discomfort or even pain - physical or mental.
COURAGE
INSPIRING JOURNEY
INSPIRING WATCH
COMPELLING READ
TOP TIPS
ACTIVITIES
FEBRUARY
COMMITMENT
Courage or fortitude is making the choice and having the ability to persist and prevail in something, often against the odds and in the face of personal discomfort or even pain - physical or mental.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
INSPIRING WATCH
COMPELLING READ
TOP TIPS
ACTIVITIES
MARCH
CONFIDENCE
Confidence is the state of being clear-headed: either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct, or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
INSPIRING WATCH
COMPELLING READ
TOP TIPS
ACTIVITIES
APRIL
CONSISTENCY
Being consistent in the context of an artist is to keep showing up in your practice and making work. Work can evolve, change, and grow but it will not do this or improve if you do not apply yourself consistently to the task of making.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
ART & WELL BEING DAY
COMPELLING READ
MANAGING ARTISTS LEGACY
ACTIVITIES
MAY
CLARITY
Clarity is the golden key that can unlock your success and help you achieve anything you have ever imagined. Clarity is vital not only in communicating with each other but also in understanding ourselves and what we genuinely want and desire.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
READ
SPEAK YOUR TRUTH
COMPELLING WATCH
21 DAY MEDITATION
ACTIVITIES
JUNE
FOCUS
It is easy to focus on the small things, like enjoying your favourite song. However, giving your full attention while doing your monthly accounts and budgets or keeping focused during an important meeting can be very challenging.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
VAGUS NERVE RESET
COMPELLING WATCH
TIME MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES
JULY
DISCIPLINE
Discipline creates habits, habits make routines, and routines become who you are daily.
Discipline helps us train our minds and body to focus on our goals and to regulate our emotions, leading to self confidence, self esteem and inner strength, and consequently to happiness and satisfaction.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
HEALTHY MIND & BODY
COMPELLING WATCH
DEVELOP GOOD HABITS
ACTIVITIES
INSPIRING JOURNEY
SIMPLIFY HUMILITY & INTEGRITY
COMPELLING WATCH
MANIFESTING YOUR DESIRES
ACTIVITIES
AUGUST
INTEGRITY
Integrity is about being honest and true to yourself and what you believe in. You don’t let others influence you easily, and you stick to your ethical principles when it comes to what you want in life and the type of person you want to be.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
MASTERING SKILLS
COMPELLING WATCH
WHY SOME ARTISTS FAIL AND OTHERS SUCCEED
ACTIVITIES
SEPTEMBER
PRACTICE
Throughout his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly refers to the “10 000-hour rule,” asserting that the key to achieving true expertise in any skill is simply a matter of practicing, albeit in the correct way, for at least 10,000 hours.
All Practice Isn’t Equal
Emotions play a critical role in learning. In order to practice and improve most effectively, you must set the ideal conditions for learning for you. Mindset is the key to success in all things including practice.
INSPIRING JOURNEY
GRIT: THE POWER OF PASSION & PERSEVERANCE
COMPELLING WATCH
7 TRUTHS TO BECOMING A BETTER ARTIST
ACTIVITIES
OCTOBER
PASSION
Passion is the key to staying inspired and pushing ourselves forward. Without passion, hard work can often feel boring, tedious and uninspiring.
Passion gives us a sense of purpose, which in turn adds meaning and fulfilment to our lives.
Passion gives us the motivation to start, to keep going and to overcome any obstacles we encounter along the way.