Artists Still Work

I went to an art festitval briefly yesterday.
Saw some wellmade work.
Seems that people were spending,I was glad to see that
artists were still at work.

No Instant Art Sucess

I am remembering a reality show from last year, about making an artist an art star.
I got to thinking. I wonder if the artist that was selcted, will proceed
to have a long art career?
With the number of artists in the mix, the mission is to be able to go the distance. The real thing about being an artist is, there ain't no instant art careers. Success is something that has to go the distance.

Competition

Technology is encroaching on the visiual arts. The fast pace of life is even faster because of all of the screentime people are involved in.
People don't take the time to look at works of arts the way they used to.
This is my observation. People rush around like crazy.
I have had artists mention that they have been in homes, where there
were flatscreen television sets on every wall.
So paintings do not get much space in these situations.
There's a lot of competition for people's attention these days.
I think the visual arts will have a difficult time in th future.

Any Sae Is a Good Sale.

I recently closed on a couple of sales. In this economic climate, any sale is a good sale.
I sold the art to a museum. This transaction took six months.
Patience rules.

My Studio Intern

I have a studio intern, she is learning about
the art business. I have tried to give her as much information
about business and survival as I have available.
This in my first experience to have a art intern.
Michelle Kimball is her name. She's completeing a BFA
program. Her senior experience is the time she spends
in my home studio.
The everyday life of an artist is full of boring stuff
that has to be done.
Many things have to be done before the art gets made.
It's just the way it is , real life.
Michelle has been a great person to have as an art intern.

Dean Mitchell Successful Artist

I got a call from Dean Mitchell to day.
I t's away good to hear from him.
Dean is a diligent artist , he keep s regular studio
hours.
Dean has built a brand, his phone rings on a regular basis.
It's always goood when people do think to call an artist ,to do business.
Dean's good at getting press for himself.
The artist sells his work on a steady basis, so much so,
that he's liquid on the money side.
Dean is a good businessman artist.

Scholarship Says No.

I got a call from a museum asking if I had any data on black artists, who worked in Colorado from 1800-1960?
I looked through my reference library and found that there's was no record of artists who are black for that time period.
If there were any, there's no record of them.
my study in this time period, shows that there was no interest or support for black art makers.
I do have lots of information on black artists nationally.