Katherine Tyrrell of Making a Mark blog had a great post of the most wanted paintings on the web, a study done about 15 years ago. The study had different results for different countries, but apparently for the USA, if you are painting medium-large historic-appearing landscapes of wild animals near a lake, you are [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Marketing Art'
Choosing your painting subject – because it speaks to you or to a buyer?
February 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments
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Enough about my art… what do you think of my art?
November 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
The last couple of months have been spent enjoying the time I could spare creating art while wondering, yet again, why we do art – especially during slow economic times when not many people seem to be interested in buying what we spend so much time planning, drawing, painting, judging..
And the very complex, intricate, convoluted [...]
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ArtistCards on Etsy – cards and paintings
October 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Since it would be good to make back some of my cost for art supplies, and for those who like my art, I’d definitely like to make it affordable…. I decided last Thursday to add my work to Etsy, a website for handmade items (including prints of artwork) and vintage things. My new shop [...]
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Fixin’ to be a good day – finished
May 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments
This was an experiment for me and a step away from my art comfort zone. But I like it.
Tags: Art · Friends · Fun · Learning Pastels · Marketing Art · Misc. · Nature · Writings · sky paintings
Great Outdoors – Art Under the Oaks – WIP x2
May 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Such nice people at the Great Outdoors Nursery here in Austin – they held an art event and I enjoyed the weekend in a very beautiful spot, talking with friends and painting pastels. These are two works in progress I started this weekend:
Great Outdoors Pagoda – Sally Fraser, Ann Seago and I collected plants, pots [...]
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Local (Austin) Upcoming shows and events
April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
On May 2 and 3rd, 2009 ~ Sally Frazer, Ann Seago and Regina Burchett will have a booth at Great Outdoors “Art Under the Oaks” at 2730 S. Congress Avenue in Austin.
Chuck’s Deli at 12115 Manchaca Rd. in Manchaca does a great job of featuring local artists throughout the year. Regina and Diana [...]
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La Villita Spring Art Festival
April 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments
A few our photos of the La Villita Art Festival in San Antonio… thank God for Larry and all his work! Low turnout for all the artists, but we met a lot of nice people and had a good time.
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