Art is Happening!

It's been a long, busy summer. I've been stacking art catalyst business ideas for the fall and winter in my office waiting for the chance to get my plans in gear.

The time has come! I'll be changing this blog into the New England Artspot website it was intended to be during the month of August. The blog will still exist on the website, but the opportunities for growth with a larger website venue will be OUTRAGEOUS, and artists will have another site to display their art, and art-loving customers will have more selections to choose from. I am so THRILLED to make this happen!

Have a great day! Stay tuned for further updates during the coming weeks:-)

Andrea

Andrea's Art Tip: Some say that business and art don't mix. I don't buy it (no pun itended). They are the Yin and Yang of the art marketplace. To deny one, opens a vaccum where the other should appear. It's about balance and about measuring how much you can do and how much you can leverage your skills and the skills of another to bring about a desired outcome. It's teamwork, it's collaboration, it's life. Understand your environment and identify who you need to be on your team to create, sell and market your package of skills to balance the Yin and Yang in your world...Enjoy!

Art and the Senses

I came across this link and wanted to share the artist's story. Check it out - it may set you to dreaming and thinking about creating a multi-sensory experience with your art.

http://artmarketing.com/maya%20green%20blast/mayagreenblast.html


Andrea's Art Tip: Never stop pushing the edge. Brilliance lies around every corner!

Let Freedom Ring!!

Art Realities - 'Prepare, Survive and Thrive'

I saw this phrase used in the title of a class at the NYFA a few months ago. It made me think of the glass being half full. I liked it. Despite the bummer economy and ever increasing prices these days, the belief in and love of art will always find air, visibility, and ongoing appreciation through each generation. It's an upper that we all need to feel these days.
So, how can we make this happen? We all need a different perspective. Look at how you presented and sold art in a good economy. Is there a better way to sell? to market your works? to talk about your art? to build a broader customer base? Sure there is!
Have you reached into the technology bucket to pull out the possibilities available with podcasts, videos, tweets, facebook, bing, etc. It's amazing what technology offers for free!
Have you looked at your pricing? Is there a better way to get your art to the customer without squeezing them and hurting your wallet? What about art 'sales (2-4-1)'? what about leasing your works? creating prints while retaining the originals? creating an alternate go-2-market strategy? Dream big!
Have you looked at your existing customer base? your competion? your colleagues? your community centers? Take a look! Bring people together and create a glass that is half-full (at least!).
Breathe, Smile and Create. You will thrive:-)

Think Up and Have a Great Day!

Andrea


Andrea's Art Tip: Reposition yourself and look to see the opportunities you may have missed in the past in your community, in on-line art communities, in state coucils and centers. The internet is full of so many paths for each of us to explore. So put on your Internet Safari hat and go for your own walkabout - a surprise can exist around any corner:-)

Art in Motion

...and then a site makes me smile...check it out:

www.mattbaldelli.com

Nice time lapse photography:-)

Have a great day!

Andrea

Artistic License for a rainy Monday

I see tiered layers of rain through my window stepping across the landscape. Not a Nor'easter, but same look. Hard to believe it's summer when we're all layered in different degrees of warm/cool.
However, as a tribute to the rain, the trees are standing tall with very healthy Irish green jackets of leaves. The grass is a matching compliment of bladed emerald carpet. And the ducks and geese are waddling through the days with a happy wiggle to their waddle;-) A ray of sunshine could add a magic spark to the look and feel of the day. It's all good.
We were in Germany a short month ago. The raindrops found us there, too. But, only for a day. The snapshot I added to this post captures the German day, the drops and the ducks.

Andrea's Art Tip: "...But there's one thing I know, the blues they send to meet me won't defeat me, it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me...I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin', because I'm free - nothin's worryin' me..." Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, B.J. Thomas

I hope you keep singing in the rain!

Andrea

A Springtime Art Show in the Hedges

A burst of sunny yellow caught my eye as I stepped outside last week - the  forsythia had bloomed! These blossoms precede their green leaves, so it does take a focused eye to catch them at the right moment when the blossoms are solo. Although I didn't catch the blossoms early enough (you can see the green leaves beginning to show), the shrub is still a welcome sign of Spring.  Since I know how quickly these blooms disappear, I grabbed my camera to snap a picture to share on my blog.

Springtime is one of the seasons that artists thoroughly enjoy. Whether it's a flower, a shrub, a springtime vegetable, buds on trees and in hedges, it's all new and colorful after a long winter has passed. It's a new awakening with a new perspective offering artists a wide range of subjects, and offers each of us a reminder that life goes on to bring another day of beauty and possibility.

I'm hoping your day is a colorful snapshot!

Andrea

Andrea's Art Tip: Carrying a small camera in your pocket, car, briefcase or purse is a wonderful way to catch these dynamic moments that may not be available tomorrow. So, grab a snapshot if the subject moves you and use it as a guide for a future artistic presentation from you.