New Perspectives and Personal Touches
It has been a while since my last blog post. Mulling over what thoughts I could share, I have to be honest and say that artistic expression is not at the front of my mind right now. Since gaining a full-time place in a local gallery-meets-gift shop, my mind has been on what people are looking for.
This has never been a concern for me in the past, as I paint for my own fulfillment. If another person likes what I have produced, I am delighted, but that is a bonus. I intend to keep painting for myself, but that is no reason why I can’t also think about what potential owners of my works might be looking for.
Smaller-sized pictures are popular as they are easier to accommodate and cost less. For me, they take less time to paint, allowing me to tackle more subjects in the time available. So, I will definitely be producing more small-scale works.
I have a painting of a woodland walk with dappled light and leaves glistening after the rain. My husband is seen from the back in the middle distance. I have had many positive comments on it, and people who know my husband say I have caught his gait precisely—but they would rather see themselves in the scene if they were going to own it. It would be no problem at all to brush him off and put in two new silhouetted people, but the thought of it makes me feel disloyal. Maybe the solution is to paint the scene again without a person there and to attach a note that says the picture can be personalized with the customer’s own silhouette(s).
Rest assured, my husband’s place in my life (and on that specific canvas) is safe. For everyone else, there’s a fresh easel and a new silhouette waiting.
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