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| Spring Road Watercolor on Paper 12 x 18 in/31 x 46 cm Copyright 2011 |
I don't pretend to be a good promoter of my own art. I’m not
sure many artists are good at promotion—of course, there are some who are
successful at both art and sales, which is basically what promotion is all
about--selling.
I think being good at both is a little strange because the
two, while not exactly mutually exclusive, are certainly strange bedfellows.
One has to do with creativity; the other with making money. And all artists know that
if you’re only in it for the money, then you are likely to be extremely disappointed.
But that doesn’t mean that we artists who are not as marketing
savvy as some in the gallery or online art marketing business can’t make a go
of it. On the contrary.
We have our shows, we have our festival booths, we have our
art blogs and our Etsys. And we have our pride, our artistic pride, that is. Although pride
alone won’t pay the bills, it does go a long way to staying true to yourself and your
art.
Anyway, this is just my two cents on the subject.
I hope you like my effort at promoting my own work by
appreciating Today’s Image, which is my latest watercolor. Oh, by the way, it’s
also for sale, if anyone happens to be interested in my entrepreneurship.
Happy Painting!
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