Well I think that sales skills are a huge advantage in art and I can see that in some cases advertising has helped average work to be sold at fabulous prices. We all know artists that died poor and became superstars long after their death. It is a sort of tragic fate that it is hard to be shaken off. I believe that being an artist who also has to do sales is tough. Commissioned work has proved to feel less satisfactory to do for artists, it steals from the joy of purely creating without any strings attached. It is a paradox and a cause of frustration: one would like to sell and be known while also maintaining the freedom of creating what they want. There is no simple answer to this dilemma and I struggled with this myself as I have painted for years yet never selling my art to anyone. Not making money from art hasn't stopped my love for art and for creating it. But heck..who would not say yes to some money as well?😆