Ruby Tango Peonies
by Nancy Medina
12X12
Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Don't
you wish they had taught just one course on art marketing in College?
Wouldn't it have been nice if the professor who taught color theory 101
had mentioned in passing one day, oh by the way, when you finally get
your own Web site, be sure it's user friendly enough that you can update
it yourself. The truth is, no one was selling art 20 years ago, the way
art is sold now. Some of us were still pretty excited about email back
then. Imagine what art would be like today, if Van Gogh had posted his
paintings on Facebook, if Monet had his own Youtube channel, and if
Picasso was on Twitter 24/7.
@Braque - Sold another #staircaselady 2day!
Betcha can't top that @Pablo!
.
I
lived in the resort community of Santa Barbara, California, when I
first began selling my watercolor paintings. I traded some for rent,
some for furniture (a particularly hideous oak shelving unit comes to
mind). I had my first art show with a class that met in a little
building just off State Street next to the rug cleaner's. Our group was
led by an exceptional teacher who started each lesson by informing my
classmate, Jonathan Winters, of his promise not to disrupt her lesson
with any jokes or facial gestures. This was 22 years ago.
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