July 04, 2011

Web-store Work



I’ve been amazingly productive in the past couple of weeks, a lot of my time has been spent in my studio working on all the different projects that I have going on. One of the pieces I recently finished is called ‘Empire State Building’, this was an unplanned piece I did as a side project. 

Spending all that time in my studio has been wonderful but it does mean other things are put on hold for a bit. It’s always a difficult balance trying to figure out how much time to spent on painting and how much time you need to be doing ‘business stuff’. Many artists will shy away from the business side of things and even try to ignore it at times. I’ve met artists who claim to make their art for the sake of art and who look upon the business side of things as something evil. I happen to disagree with that. As an artist you are an entrepreneur and just like everybody else I would like to make some money so I can buy new paints and wood panels. 

So today, instead of painting, I spent some time behind the computer to add some work to my web-store. Up until now I only had some greeting cards that could be bought through my website and some free downloadable content. Today that will change. From now on all my Mixed Media pieces can be purchased directly through my website. In the near future I will also add my other artworks and my drawings but since it’s a very time consuming process I’ll take it one step at the time. 

I’m very proud of the result, I thing the store looks awesome and I hope it will generate some sales. Please come check it out and let me know what you think, I’m always open to constructive criticism!

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