Shifting the art world

I'm shifting.

Shifting my marketing, shifting my location, shifting the way I see my art. My mind is scrambled most of the time, and I haven't got a clear focus on what and who I need to be

It's not easy when my online sales don't do too well. I'm usually not a negative Nancy when it comes to art sales because I know there are ups and downs with it all but trying to find the right collector online hasn't been easy for me. My sales come mostly from people in person who love me as a person, who just want to support me because they love me. I don't think it comes from the need to just have to have my work.

focusing on. The everyday life of the world has kept me from staying positive, from wanting to post anything positive. Some days I want to give up, to be honest.

It's not easy when my online sales don't do too well. I'm usually not a negative Nancy when it comes to art sales because I know there are ups and downs with it all, but trying to find the right collector online hasn't been easy for me. My sales come mostly from people in person who love me as a person, who just want to support me because they love me. I don't think it comes from the need to just have to have my work.

Which is why I'm shifting my marketing. It's been 3 years now that I have been online, and I haven't been able to find consistent sales from anyone online. My marketing has led to more artists and males following me for all the wrong reasons. The struggle of being a woman, I guess.

This shift also includes a big move to Idaho this summer. What does that mean for my gallery and pop-ups? It means I'll be shifting towards that area soon. Making connections there is key to being able to still push to open a gallery storefront. I think it's important as an artist to make friends in your community, to help share ideas and to help with any process.

Big changes happening over the next couple of months. My next and final pop-up art show in Washington will be live on March 27th. A spring-themed art show where I host 9 artists from around the area. I'm very excited about it. I'll be featuring 6 new original oil paintings, all on wood canvas slabs. Each painting includes flowers and an animal for new beginnings and rebirth. A tribute to healing and inner child healing.