#art-business

One of the things I always enjoyed about the Holidays was the temporary illusion of being a commercially viable artist!

"Custom work" for artists are a double-edged sword... the income is nice, but trying to please a picky client is hell!

Sometimes I end up feeling like a bit of an "outsider" because I can look at LOTS of art and not like any of it...

Although "important" critics might beg to differ, good art doesn't HAVE to be weird or bleeding edge new to be worthy!

How does a person end up becoming a really FAMOUS artist? Is it by artistic talent, or due to a really good manager?

On Thursday afternoon — June 27th — I finished cleaning the space that once held the Red Dragonfly art gallery and gift shop. At a little before 3:00pm, Pacific time, I met with Ed the building manager,

(The ongoing chronicle of the gradual closing down of our brick-and-mortar art gallery and gift shop... recorded through the immutable thing that is the Steem blockchain) Last night, the Red Dragonfly

Being in the art gallery business and knowing that you will soon be closing your doors on your physical location creates some interesting — and challenging — dynamics. In the case of the Red Dragonfly,

As regulars to this page may remember, this blog is published in association with the Red Dragonfly Gallery, a small independent art gallery located in the seaside town of Port Townsend in the US Pacific