The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

painting, which was featured in the Zantman Art Gallery in
Carmel. At the time, he thought this was his big break, what
would finally launch his art career. But when he started
posting his artwork online, he not only unlocked a passion
he never knew he had; he also saw a demand for a new
skill.
When Martyn started working on websites, it was first
just a hobby but then developed into something more. His
initial website was a replica of BubbleUnder.com, a tutorial
in the book his brother gave him, which he never published.
His second project was a personal home page, a site
showing his art portfolio. The third was a website for an
Australian client who ended up never using it but paid
Martyn $800 nonetheless. It was his first paying gig. “It
taught me that people were willing to pay for my skill set,”
he recalled.
As Martyn put his work out there for the world to see, he
noticed how visitors to his website started showing more
interest in his design services than his oil paintings. After
building that first website, he felt exhilarated. “It made me
feel like I had just made something important,” he said. Not
unlike the feeling he experienced after finishing a painting.
“Something just clicked.”
Now, a few years later, Martyn runs his own web design
company, which helps pay the bills while he finishes up
school. Every time he works on a website, he uses skills he
acquired as an artist. Concepts like color theory,
composition, and the golden triangle help him create better