…working towards an exhibition but I do not know which gallery to approach. The Salzburg gallery approached me and I think this is always the best way. So many galleries are up their own *rses…it’s a little frustrating…I have total respect for a gallery when they lower themselves to approach an artist to exhibit…because they actually like the work and think we can work together.
I recently asked the Salzburg gallery owner a direct question after she promised me so much and has so far delivered so little, ‘Should I stop painting?’ Her reply was very encouraging but I do feel I have been taken for a ride. The experience of driving to Austria with Emily and Smartie, our Sealyham terrier, was a beautiful experience and made it all worthwhile. We stayed with a number of friends and met some wonderful artists, including my cousins’ friend whose studio was in the same road as the gallery…incredible and one of endless and constant coincidencies.
I paint and create because this is where my heart is…exhibiting and selling has never been important…but having sold 2 pictures recently to people who love what I do is encouraging…it helps tp pay the bills.
Seeing galleries full of *rap is a concern. I spoke with a fellow artist the other day and was told something that made me sit up and realise how fortunate I am.
Galleries are constantly closing or taking higher and higher commission. I just don’t want to exhibit because it’s all weighted away from the artist. I’ve wasted so much time in the past exhibiting in galleries when I could have been painting instead. The whole gallery set up is wrong…it’s for salesmen or saleswomen and this is anathema to me. Things change however…it’s not all bad…in fact, it’s all good.
