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Easier Way to Sell Art — Fourth Quarter Begins pg287
Colorful companion to my memoir The Incompetent Psychic
Over time I had been given four solo exhibits in the Benicia Library’s large, bright gallery, and figured it would be far easier to fill the long walls and share the promo efforts with another artist.
Crowded opening receptions aren’t cheap and easy to pull off, but I had discovered that closing receptions are a lot less hassle. It is possible to advertise to many more people, as everyone who walks through can grab a postcard with an invitation to the upcoming party. Those who had purchased a painting could pick it up and enjoy some goodies, since the art was coming down the next day. The built in ‘last chance’ aspect made it so I didn’t have to pack as much back to my studio, either.
Sixty paintings sounds like a lot, but most were affordable 5x7 and 8x10 ‘snapshot’ acrylic sketches of dogs walking their people. I included a self-portrait of me picking up poop. Nancy’s and my closing reception was a lively event, and half my paintings sold, although me with the poop bag wasn’t one of them. (By the way, this painting is available on Etsy for any collector with less than discerning…
