Art Marketing Secrets

Today we took a short break from the studio and drove up the Malibu coast for a couple of hours to take in some nature. Not long after leaving Santa Monica the traffic along the coast highway slowed and we saw in the opposite lanes the aftermath of a very serious car accident involving 3 cars and a motorbike. It was that period just after an accident happens where everything seems still.

If the next Jackson Pollock or Georgia O’Keeffe showed up at a regional art fair or community gallery – would we recognize the mastery in their work?

Deep in the forest away from the grid, amongst giant trees, fast flowing water, mountain air, and sleeping close to the earth my whole physical, emotional, and mental being-ness starts to normalize and re-train with the natural rhythms of nature. … Today’s art marketing tip is a simple piece of advice: If you want to create more stunning and truly original art which will wow art collectors – spend regular amounts of time in the wilds of nature.

I loved this memorial note for Michael Jackson written by Paul Currier. It reminded me of the amazing part that art and music play in co-creating our world. Now would be a good time for all artists to step up to the plate and do what we came here to do – create, envision, inspire, & bring beauty and energy to the world.

I came across this old post from 2006 and inspired myself. Thought it was time to re-publish… I’m traveling in Berlin at the moment. I arrived yesterday from New York, and last night I was very tired and jetlagged and could not sleep. If you’ve never experienced it (jetlag), you are truly blessed. If you [...]

The following is an excerpt from caravaggio.com about this fascinating renaissance painter… Living 400 years ago in the time of the counter reformation; in the time of Shakespeare; Caravaggio staged scenes with lighting that inspires modern film directors. “St Francis In Ecstasy”, Caravaggio 1593-1594 Having lived with high quality images and movies; it is difficult [...]

Since my dream of Vincent Van Gogh last week, I’ve been pondering what “true” artists from history would think of the online art marketing environment of 2009. What would they think of email, Facebook and Twitter? I guess that depending on the artist the reaction could be anything from wonder and pure pleasure to shock, [...]

This week’s quote from M.C. Escher captures well how it feels to be in the flow of the artistic spirit! “At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this beautiful and important.”

A few nights ago I had a vivid dream….. I was having a discussion with a “dream-friend” about Vincent Van Gogh. There was an intensity and focus to the interaction – as if we were immersed in the same creative flow that drove Vincent to the limits of creativity – sometimes bordering madness.

Do you ever feel that art is your calling – That one true thing that anchors your purpose and gives you love, hope, and meaning each day? If so, count yourself as truly blessed, for this is a rare and beautiful opportunity you have been given to grow and prosper.