As much sense as it makes to sell artwork online I am just not interested in going that direction. I like talking with people, showing my artwork to them, being in the moment.
Of course because of COVID 19 public activity via my home studio is pitiful. To increase my exposure in our neighborhood I have resorted to displaying up to 10 canvases on the front lawn and driveway. Sometimes I paint outside too. I have painted the garage door, our car, the front door to the house, and have a 4' x 16' plywood construction on the front lawn, which I repaint every couple of months so you can be sure our neighborhood knows I'm here! In fact, just the other day some neighbor left a touching note on our car's windshield about how looking at all the artwork outside inspires and encourages her daily!
To spread the word further about what I'm doing, I've recently landed two coffee shops where I paint outdoors on Fridays, which I am totally loving! In fact, one person actually bought two paintings this past September! Altogether people have been very encouraging.
The way forward? Keep doing what I'm doing of course. This may sound crazy but as I see it this is where faith and failure come together. My faith and trust is in God - period. I put everything in God's hands. As for failure, I decided a long time ago to chuck common sense and go all in with making art. There's just no stopping me on this. Considering that I define success as being able to do what I love, I can't fail anyway right?
