would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished painting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've developed (well, it's not that original to t

As a self-taught and self-promoting artist (meaning I have no on-going gallery affiliation), I need ways to promote my art. I sell primarily through my website and online venues so I need a way to contact the world and let them know about me.

I do list on auction (ebay) sites, I do send out contact email letters/newsletters and I do work to promote my art through online articles. However, one interesting option I've discovered is the painting-a-day idea. An artist supposedly created this as a marketing tool for his art. He paints a small painting a day and blogs about it. Then he posts it for sale. The followers of his art clamor for a painting and visit his blog to see what he's on about today...and what he's created.

It's a great idea, but you really need to be prolific to keep it up. Sometimes as a painter of larger canvases that sometime require multiple layers and finishes, this is impractical. The painting of a smaller, time-compressed piece would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished painting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've developed (well, it's not that original to ta

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I do list on auction (ebay) sites, I do send out contact email letters/newsletters and I do work to promote my art through online articles. However, one interesting option I've discovered is the painting-a-day idea. An artist supposedly created this as a marketing tool for his art. He paints a small painting a day and blogs about it. Then he posts it for sale. The followers of his art clamor for a painting and visit his blog to see what he's on about today...and what he's created.

It's a great idea, but you really need to be prolific to keep it up. Sometimes as a painter of larger canvases that sometime require multiple layers and finishes, this is impractical. The painting of a smaller, time-compressed piece would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished painting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've developed (well, it's not that original to t

reated this as a marketing tool for his art. He paints a small painting a day and blogs about it. Then he posts it for sale. The followers of his art clamor for a painting and visit his blog to see what he's on about today...and what he's created.

It's a great idea, but you really need to be prolific to keep it up. Sometimes as a painter of larger canvases that sometime require multiple layers and finishes, this is impractical. The painting of a smaller, time-compressed piece would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished painting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've developed (well, it's not that original to t

ted.

It's a great idea, but you really need to be prolific to keep it up. Sometimes as a painter of larger canvases that sometime require multiple layers and finishes, this is impractical. The painting of a smaller, time-compressed piece would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished painting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've developed (well, it's not that original to t

would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished painting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've developed (well, it's not that original to take credit for developing the actual idea), but it works for me, is to offer a free (and I do mean no strings attached) offer for a painting. These are canvases that generally range about 11" x 14" (acrylic or mixed media). I list them on my site and offer the visitor to my site a chance to enter a drawing for a free painting. I used to do random paintings (meaning I chose the painting to be sent), but have recently changed this to offer a specific painting or choice of painting to the enteree (is that a word?) of my drawing.

Granted this is a art marketing option that costs some money (my time, materials, postage), but by giving away a free painting, it creates 1) goodwill, 2) a possible customer who appreciates my technique 3) a marketing venue. I can add the person to my mailing list to receive various promotions I run (coupons/certificates for savings on particular art, announcement of new art, background info on the art I create, etc.)

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