For Drew and I, we were told many years ago, "Never work with your spouse..." and then another time, "Don't ever license your art..." and then another time, "Don't make prints of your art." All of these things are what helped us create success in the business of art. I'm so glad we didn't listen to this advice! How About You? Share below!

Can you believe this year is nearly over?! Drop a comment below 👇🏽 What is ONE THING you will complete before Jan 1 to move forward on your path?

This will get you on this gallerists email list, it is how he likes to receive submissions. No need to send portfolio to him. Could have many uses. We did this and used it in recent past, good instructions! https://xanadugallery1146.ac-page.com/blog-stepbystep-digital-portfolio-creation-guide

I love this question; my wise business coach Ralph begins every session, asking me this. It forces me to look for the good, even when it was a rough week! :) They say that the feelings of gratitude bring in "good luck" or just good things in general. So the practice of NOTICING the good stuff is important, if you want to draw more good stuff to you. FOR ME: I got a deposit to hold a painting! This was a big one - it's 72" tall and 24" wide, and it's been sitting around for years. It's an awesome piece (photo below) - the collector who bought it loves to pay CASH. He's one of my favorite buyers. October has been really slow for art sales (it always is) and so selling this painting on October 30th saved the month :)

This nice guy who has been following me on fb for a long time just messaged me to inquire about prints for artwork I posted. He writes: "A high resolution virtual file would be awesome and save you the time and shipping. I might try having it printed on metallic paper (with your permission)" WTF???? What would you respond? This is what I replied. What do you think? Your request for a HD file is posing a bit of a question to me! Here is why: Basically if I did that for every person who wanted a print of my art I would have to work at a pizza shop to sustain my art hobby (: well more likely an architectural firm! That is what I trained for! I make a living from my art. It also took me years of trials and errors with printing to settle with what will have the best quality and results for my colors. My preference would be that I do the printing for you My prices go from US$27 (8x10 paper) and between $90 to $400 for canvas. Let me know what you think. I hope you understand! I am open to discuss your ideas. I look forward to hearing your thoughts 😀