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This is a small landscape painting (one of 30 or more) that I will show for the first time at the Delafield Arts Center on April 12th. It measures only 6" x 12". My newest series of paintings are all very small and very intimate images that are loosely expressed and based on years of travel across the US.
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There is always a delicate balance between making art, marketing it and managing your business if you are in the business of selling your art. Of course, all artists know which of these three graces is most fun. However, unless you are simply but joyfully doing art as a creative outlet, equal time needs to be spent on all three aspects.
What I have learned about this process is that when I am making art, I am totally and completely absorbed in making art. I am not thinking about anything or anyone else. I am "in the zone". When I switch hats and am managing my business, I am totally and completely managing my business. I am mindfully engaged in activities like managing my emails, balancing my check book or creatively finding ways to cut corners on expenses.
When I am marketing my art, I am mindful of what resources might exist for showing my work, then perhaps I make a few phone calls.
Being present for whatever we do results in attention to detail and a better job done - no matter what it is we are doing. When we are aware of what we are doing at the time we are doing it and not on auto-pilot, things become more enjoyable, we are directly engaged in the expereince and we get so much more accomplished and with far less stress.
