Practical use of art skills

If you are an artist and paintings are making you a meagre income, an option is to use your experience and skill in a practical way by creating all manner of paint effects to architectural design, by going through interior designers/decorators who will find you the work. When the volume of work picks up, let house painters do the preparation so you can concentrate more on the art. Some adjustment in attitude,- may have to switch from free thought,( Do what ever you want) to (Do what the client/decorator is happy with) may be needed, but the income is great!