I see people here, artist especially, those I follow, are posting new staff, work in progress..And sometimes I feel jealous, I admit :)
I'm working person, with daytime job, one that has no, but absolutely no connection to art. But living as a single person, I have to pay rent, bills etc and selling art in my home country this days is sort of mission impossible. Meaning you can not be an freelance artist and make living out of it. I do sell my art, I'm not complaining but if you have average month salaries in country of 300 euros, than what we are talking about..People are buying necessary staff for living, and not art...That sell is not enough..
Not so long ago I was talking to friend, girl is pottery artist, making incredible staff, freelancer for 15 years, hard working person, and hardly making for living..
I admit, I do dream one day to have enough for bills and be a freelance, stay home and paint..But already my productivity is huge and works are just pilling at home..
I believe like everything, this situation (lasting already five years here) is going to pass..I can't stop painting, because it will make me like half person. I've been there once, and never again..
I wouldn't like that you take staff I written above as complaining, or poor me staff..No I just have need to explain posting old stuff, and not so much work in progress.. I would like to share my step by step process with community here, but believe me photos taken at evening when I work aren't something to present :)
Lucky for me I had, and still have great art mentor, she was my college professor of Graphic art, but somehow life made us close friends. And she taught me to make archive, everything considering work I am satisfied with, she said, take photo, keep it, even staff you sold, art residencies, you will never know when you gone need it.
Photo taken by mine friend Jelena
art residency Stara planina - 2014
So, thanks to my archive I am able to share and go trough rewiew of work I made past seven years..
Off course there will be more new staff, but as I said because of lack of time, work is not going so fast as I wish sometimes..
Hair made of forest
watercolor made 2014
Does someone of you have similar or maybe different obstacles in creating art, how is going sell of art in your country, do people show interest in buying art?
It would be interesting to hear experiences from different sides.