Recently I have been made aware that I need to promote my work more. I do so reluctantly. It always seems like such blatant commercialism. However the days of Gallery dependent careers are over. It now takes a myriad of ways to get the work out there and price it consistently no matter the venue. I have been fortunate enough recently to get into several shows and have a couple one-person shows booked for 2016. Perhaps even more to follow. I have even put some smaller work on ETSY and tried to inter-connect between ETSY, Pinterest, Facebook and this website. I consider my website the engine that runs it all. It’s pretty much all the same stuff, but different people look at different venues. If you are overwhelmed,
I apologize in advance. It is a struggle trying to do this in a strategic, but gracious manner.
What I really want is this magic agentelfmanagerassistantadvocateconsigliere
to come along and take all this over. Ain’t gonna happen! My wife kindly (and against all logic) gives me sound advice and encouragement, but it is a real task to keep this stuff up in addition to applying for shows and museums, etc. Like most artists, I really just want to spend my time in the studio, but this is all a necessary evil needed to pay for materials, supplies, shipping, and entry fees. Still at the end of the day I realize how very fortunate I am to even be producing this work. Christopher Rothko (Clinical Psychiatrist and son of Mark Rothko) writes: "The very act of painting is a hopeful act". It really provides purpose and continued growth. I am grateful. Forgive my complaining and the overt commercialism.
I apologize in advance. It is a struggle trying to do this in a strategic, but gracious manner.
What I really want is this magic agentelfmanagerassistantadvocateconsigliere
to come along and take all this over. Ain’t gonna happen! My wife kindly (and against all logic) gives me sound advice and encouragement, but it is a real task to keep this stuff up in addition to applying for shows and museums, etc. Like most artists, I really just want to spend my time in the studio, but this is all a necessary evil needed to pay for materials, supplies, shipping, and entry fees. Still at the end of the day I realize how very fortunate I am to even be producing this work. Christopher Rothko (Clinical Psychiatrist and son of Mark Rothko) writes: "The very act of painting is a hopeful act". It really provides purpose and continued growth. I am grateful. Forgive my complaining and the overt commercialism.
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