Improvements
I brought home the paintings from Silver City that didn’t sell over the summer. My good friend helped me evaluate them honestly. I need the opinions of honest good friends, regular people rather than Educated Artist Type people, because regular people are my customers.
First:
Remember this?
I redid it like this:
Immediately someone said, “I want that!” However, I know her pretty well, and she is a talker and a dreamer. It ain’t a sale until money exchanges hands, and no money exchanged hands. So, I added a flag. 
I’m certain that was the missing element.
Second:
Why didn’t this sweet little 6×6″ of aspens along the Nature Trail sell?
Because it didn’t have wildflowers!! (After this photo, I repaired the big red blob and changed my signature back to white).
Three:
Why do I still have this little painting of alpenglow on Vandever?
Because it wants brighter colors and more detail, of course.
The business of art requires honesty, realistic looks at sales and what customers want.
P.S. They’ll look better when scanned, and even better in real life.
4 Comments
Good lessons! And very good to always be open and ready to learn and grow. 🙂
Thank you, Laurie! I never want to stop learning to be a better artist.
A good artist, a humble artist, a teachable artist, a successful (!) artist is one who is open to criticism, adjustments, new ideas, outside opinions, and good friends with gentle suggestions. Ditto for aural artists, too!
Sharon, thank you for the excellent list of ways to become (remain?) a good artist.
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