State of the Artist’s Mind, Summer Edition

State of the Artist’s Mind, Summer Edition

I’m having trouble this week with feeling like making my art is an indulgence. Even though I have A CONTRACT to fill. I know. A contract is work and needs be done, and working on it is FAR from an indulgence. And I am super excited about it. Still, for some...
Gallery Rundown: What I learned, Part 2

Gallery Rundown: What I learned, Part 2

I promised in my last post to talk about what I did differently for this show. It improved my results, even if only by one sale! First, a little bit about my first foray into the gallery show scene. My first true gallery show was with Art Access Gallery in February...
Gallery Rundown: What I Learned, Part 1

Gallery Rundown: What I Learned, Part 1

My show wrapped up last Friday, and yesterday I picked my work up from the gallery! They will be sending me a check on Friday for the sale, and on Sunday I deliver a painting to its new owner. This show was a good experience and I’m glad I had the opportunity to...
Gallery show up!

Gallery show up!

The show opening for Person, Place or Thing was last Friday! I’m so excited! Looking back, I feel pretty good about how it went. My art had very good placement; a whole wall at the front of the gallery, right as you come in the front door! We could have had...
A Painting Dilemma!

A Painting Dilemma!

Today’s most recent work, and nearly finished: It’s that time of year again: the submission period is open for the state’s most prestigious juried show! I have submitted works to the Spring Salon at the Springville Museum of Art for the past three...