Lately I feel like I spend much more time on the computer marketing and promoting my work instead of creating it! I have an artist friend Kimberly Santini that I have never personally met, but am in awe of her internet marketing skills and use of technology to promote her work. I came across her wonderful paintings from an online art group I joined called the Canine Art Guild, and she has developed quite a following and has no shortage of commission work. She has become my "idol" and has kindly offered me her marketing advice. I didn't own a computer or cell phone till 2003, now I have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone that I can't live without! So I find myself in a constant battle between my art table and the computer, with the computer winning lately! I now have a business facebook page, a website I created and maintain and a blog. I also recently tried etsy and now fineartamerica for selling my originals and prints. I also maintain a gallery on Zazzle. I have spent endless hours teaching myself how to link, copy, add photos, design pages and basically figure all this stuff out! I love graphic design and am so proud of myself when I see what I have accomplished, but in the end....my new mockingbird painting is singing to me!
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