@shawbridge I agree 100% with this:
I’m seeing the same thing with my work-I cringe at having to hustle and market myself, I hate it, but it’s absolutely required if you want to sell any of your work today. I’m making myself take marketing and business classes so I can understand how to brand myself better. And I’ve learned not to grind my teeth at the artists who sell like crazy that I can (literally) draw circles around in terms of ability. The hustle ability is as important as the artistic one. Just ask Van Gogh…
My kids, both talented artists, see me struggle and while they’ll be adding their art portfolios to their applications, neither one wants to do it in college (one will do CS like their dad, one probably history).