Posted: July 20th, 2010 | Author: Sean | Filed under: Upcoming | Tags: celebration, drawing, events, gallery night, Jazz gallery, july shows, lake, lake michigan, milwaukee, new, new work, prints, RAA, riverwest artist association, St. Johns, studio 420b, uihlein peters gallery, upcoming shows, wisconsin, yay art! | No Comments »
Lately I’ve been having a blast working on a secret book project (one of two) and prepping for several shows I have opening this week. This is a flurry of exhibits, but I hope you can make it to one of them! Some of my newest works will be displayed at St. Johns on the Lake (a series of intaglio prints) and my latest painting at Studio 420B for the duration of Gallery Night.
Studio 420b – Gallery Night [Located on the corner of 1st and Florida]
Friday, July 23rd 5pm – Until
St. John’s on the Lake, Uihlein Peters Gallery July 23 – September 6 [1840 North Prospect Ave.]
Faux Show – When Looks Deceive at the Jazz Gallery [926 E. Center St.]
July 23rd – August 21st
Gallery Night Opening July 23rd from 7-10pm!
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Posted: July 21st, 2009 | Author: Sean | Filed under: Artists, Finished Works, Projects | Tags: art business, art marketing, drawing, new, robert genn, selling art | No Comments »
I learned this lesson the hard way, but Robert Genn says it all in his latest newsletter “aggressive marketing is not worth a prayer if the work is substandard.” Depending on where you’re displaying your work, or trying to get your work displayed, you generally want a solid body of between 15-20 works. Rushing art by not giving yourself enough time to develop a work (let alone a series) is foolish.
This is what happened a couple of summers ago for me. I did exactly the opposite of what would sell my work AND develop as an artist: “Putting work in front of the general public and appearing eager to sell it can be the kiss of death.” I’m glad, however to have learned this lesson early on and to have come out with a better understanding of both my artistic direction, but also a sense of the art market both online and physical. I have seriously enjoyed drawing daily this summer and to quote Genn again “The idea is to get good, rather than get commercial.” To conclude here is my most recent drawing:
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