Sand Lake PathWekiva River State Park
5x7 inches
acrylic on panel
115.00 unframed
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Artist Journal
Well the frantic pace has finally caught up with me. My studio is a wreck after having so carefully organized and cleaned it before my trip. It has frames and equipment scattered willy nilly and is in complete disarray. My car is still full of stuff and I have piles of dirty laundry. There are paintings to ship today and paintings that need to be finished. I leave for Troy Alabama on Wednesday, coming back the same night and then leave again on Friday for Umatilla Florida to be the Artist In Residence for the Florida Trail Association Conference for the weekend. Right about now I'm dreaming of my annual beach trip.
Painters Tip
My above journal segues into an issue that professional artists have to deal with regularly. We are much in demand for our time. We have many more opportunities to show and be shown as artists than time permits. It is difficult to say no. We think things sound wonderful at the time we agree to do them but the schedule fills up and we begin to wonder why we make so many commitments.
Of course this happens to everyone in every profession, but I can only speak as an artist dealing with difficult time management issues.
My first suggestion is that you do a bit of thinking about what is in it for you, when you commit yourself to an event. Often there turns out to be no advantage to putting your work or yourself on display. Everyone wants you to be a part of their event but you must be discriminating about the career advantages. If you feel that the organization will bring in the type of patron that would be interested in your work, then do it. If it is just another event with little market for your work, think again before you commit. We all find it hard to say no but if you want to succeed in the art world you need to start learning to say no to club memberships, art festivals, art exhibits, committees etc. which will do you no good and sap your energy.
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