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Abstract painting "My Life"

 

This is my life, like watching the TV after 12:00 am.  remember? that's how it felt... with all it carries my pains, my gains, my sorrows, in each line my story, this is the only thing that... came out of me, wile I kneel and cried  each line, done with pain in my chest the worst pain you could find the worst kind of sorrow as in with death.

It's okay to die, it's okay to live again and to gain strength! for now on.. this is my story, because...I know I've been rescued out from the pit and have been saved again, from whom tried to kill my art and must importantly my life.

Artworks inspiration photos!

 

 

Have you ever being asked the question? Where do you find inspiration?, Your answer should be everywhere!, Don’t  settle for just here and there, there’s always something interesting and unique in everyone and in each and every moment… all to inspire and You must paint!

 

spotted at the park

 

 

picking up strawberries

 

 

At the market, early summer!

 

Hope this serves you, as good  reference to paint, do please let me know how it worked out, happy paintings! Best regards,

mary

What would You do?

 

 

This past summer, one of the biggest market around my area opens doors, where you can go and have fun with the family, there’s vendors outside, smoked BBQ. You name it, this is a place where all the locals go to sell their stuff. And all of the locals go to buy stuff, To me, an opportunity with out ends, decided to venture out my self, and  what would be my summers trip for now on!

What happened when I got there?, first thing early in the morning, someone stop by and look at me, a through out look, and said in a mean tone and loud, pointing at one of my artworks,  You call that Art?  in reply in a nice tone, ok, shrugging my shoulders and with a smile, I said with all respects your entitled to your own opinion, and yes, is Art.

Said and smiled and looked at the painting, a couple of bad comments hmmm, the painting is to red it promotes anger and hunger.  The moments passed and people passing by, ignoring me, the vendor next to me said. You, don’t belong here! ten years I've being in this place, and if you do more than what you paid you’re lucky!

What do You do? in a situation like that? where all seems to point out to be a disaster? sight and say,… is true, and go home. NO, the day is not over, This is the time, to put customer and sales skills to practice, to give out business cards, get to know people, see what works they like, See what ages are around, and yes to take all kinds of criticism. To understand that not everyone has to like what you do, on the  mean time for every, no, in my head is a not now, maybe later… . even if not a single Artwork gets sold, time isn’t wasted  because in every opportunity there’s potential!

What will you know, the first painting sold you guessed it!…immediately by the end of the day almost empty with few works in hands, one of them later was purchased, and quote: Your beautiful painting, stands proud, framed on top of the piano”…

No I don’t think I am all that! on the contrary still learning, and a lot, what I’m trying to say with this is, expect harsh comments as well as really good comments. If it has potential to you, it does!, Just needs to be in the right hands. Rather you want your Artwork to be with whom appreciates your talent and understands the meaning of your work.

Never stop painting and take things to personal,  but excel and feel proud of what you do! Continue pushing that brush, with practice time and patience, only one thing will happen, and that is… progress!

Oil figure women painting sketch

 

 

Here is the process of one of my resent painting  5” by 7” 

Photo New Image on Galleries and Social Media site

 

 

 

Why? people like to see with whom they are talking, chatting, smiling, dealing and  agreeing with, that is why every year we spent so much on different gadgets to helps us achieve  better communication.  Pay close attention, This is why your Bio. should be also a continuation of you and your motives, everything should be truthful.  Never deviate, always respect and treat others cordially, engage in conversations and take interest in others. No matter how much experience you have, let others express themselves. Lets go a little further with this topic, in a person to person conversation, Will it be easy to continue if they couldn’t see each other in the face? Not really, it will be uncomfortable, and trust is out of the question.

In business as with any other relations all are cultivated by communication. For it to grow it needs to have exchange of knowledge, trust, mutual respect, not seeing yourself bigger than or better, on the contrary doing everything to help.   That is why is recommended that you have the same picture in all your websites. Because you are not communicating person to person, but using a third party. Your Image is important.

face reference is important,  to your Art and for your Brand.

Polish your image is important, But if you change it constantly, makes you inconsistent, in other words, turns off, this topic should  not be taken slightly. Specially if your serious about promoting your self and your art. People should be able to recognize you and pin point your work.

If you are serious in building and Image, Your Art should match your face. This means that if you paint in a certain style that is serious, you won’t put flashy colors or look all wacky on your picture. If you are an Artist, you should definitely take a photo with your artwork by your side. Please note: Not that everything should go according to looks, looks are irrelevant here. The must important part should be your work.

All this information is provided to you trough experience, as I’ve become older have encounter many that have helped me to become whom I am today.  For that I’m absolutely grateful. Their advice, recommendations, even sometimes giving me a pull of the ear or two.   Learning the hard way, this means experimenting on a trial and error mode. 

For that I’ve encourage you to also do your research.

The internet can serve you in so many ways, it is in fact doing what was purposely invented for, to give information, massive resources out there". Many giving free information to help others out. If you use the net to establish your small business, use your time well spent for,  and wisely.

There's nothing wrong with using the internet to your advantage. But in my humble opinion, nothing compares as having a cup of tea or coffee with a real person on a face to face meeting.  This should be your priority when establishing your self as an Artist.