new painting, new goals

Looks like its time for some new goals. I attended a workshop last week lead by gallery owner, Jason Horejs. He owns the Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ. The workshop was about successful marketing of your art....how to approach a gallery, how to create a good portfolio, how to price your art, and generally how to be a successful artist. The word "successful" could have lots of meanings, but I think he was speaking mostly in monetary terms. And of course, we artists create to share our work with others and to do that we need to sell our work. (Or give it away.)
Back to my goals.....create more art and be less distracted, which means that I need to spend more time in the studio, preferably a set time each day. I hope to have 25-30 quality works of art in inventory by the end of the year. I will have a new, well designed portfolio and a gallery representation outside of my local gallery. If I write it, it will happen! (I sound much more confident than I am.)
I have include my new painting which is part of the "Following Her Passion" Exhibition at The Artists Gallery. A beautiful exhibition by eleven passionate women artists.

Painting

This week is less cluttered with things to do than last week, so I am getting some painting done. Finished work for the Bloomin' Art show at The Artists Galery. Now I'm working on a piece for "Following Her Passion", an invitational women's show also at The Artists Gallery.
Attached are two paintings that are now at Beach Gallery on Laskin Road in an exhibit celebrating "The Art of Gardening" and the 77th Annual Historic Garden Week in VA. Work is on view until April 24.
Seems I am always struggling with the feeling of a lack of content in my work or that is how I perceive others would view my work. I am in love with painting, with form and color and with the ability to create something beautiful that will make a spiritual connection with the viewer. I like making paintings that have the sole purpose of making someone happy and thankful that they are a part of this awesome natural world in which we live.
If you haven't already, watch the show, LIFE, on the Discovery channel each Sunday evening at 9 p.m. It's just a little peak into the the mysteries and beauty of life on our planet earth.