1
Nov
My name is Staci Black. I paint. I haven’t studied painting. I don’t have a degree in art. I am not hanging in a gallery in New York or Carmel, I just paint. My paintings do hang in my chiropractor, Dr Mary Ewing’s office in town. Up to now, I have painted because I need to paint. Painting calms my spirit and soothes my soul.
Recently I damaged my shoulder and was forced to drop out of my welding courses. My plans had been to finish that program last May and start working in that field. Those plans were waylaid, so someone came up with this idea that I should market my paintings. So here I am, casting my cherished creations to the winds and offering them to the gods of commerce.
Now, you can find my paintings and photos on the web or on a pair of Keds or even a postage stamp! If all goes well, you will soon be able to see me on YouTube. So there it is… you can see some of my paintings on my web site or read more about me on Squidoo. Or maybe you’d like to buy a pair of wicked Ked slip ons sporting one of my original paintings, First Encounter or Summer Daze? Then again, you might just want to get a print of the painting for your wall. You can do that to on my Zazzle site
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12
Sep
In today’s commercial world it’s hard to put myself out there in the public venue. Every big box I go to has copies of Renoir and Monet. Every discount outlet has “original paintings” by art students forced to create copies of the aforementioned masters’ work. Even as a child it was hard to finish a simple sketch because I truly believed that my art would be judged against that of the world, rather than my own learning curve.
Throughout my life I struggled to conquer these fears while learning the steps I must take before the inspiration in my mind became a final product. One of the first freeing moments I recall was when I heard about the great artists spending evenings drinking in the pubs sketching on napkins. I learned that every error on a sketch became shading in the final product. These errors were coined “forgiveness lines.”
After forgiving my own mistakes enough to attempt a work of art, I faced the dilemma of outside opinions. A classic response received to my rose like, “What is that, a flower?” or “I just don’t see what you are trying to do?” became a hurdle that blocked my inspiration for months. I eventually found painting for myself not anyone else to be the answer to these and many other challenges.
Now after finding satisfaction in my own art, I face another, the expectation that I should be attempting to market and make profit from my art. This challenge is even more difficult to face.
Two choices face those who want to paint: learn to ignore naysayers, even those that come from inside your own head or hide in a cave and paint for your own satisfaction.
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10
Aug
The first step is always the most difficult, right? Entering new territories, exploring the vast universe of the world wide web can be an extremely overwhelming task. Nothing in my previous life has prepared me for this venture into this world where a whole new language has evolved. I am faced with things like lens, posts, blogs, ezines, and cryptic terminology like html, rss and css.
Neither am I prepared to delve into marketing in general. I know nothing about target markets, keywords or Google ratings.
I have done many things in my adult life (all ten years of it)… I have worked in construction, drove a cab, passed my heavy equipment certification test and very nearly became certified as a welder until a torn shoulder put that on hold. So now I am returning the labor of my heart, painting.
What’s struggling artist with bare minimum computer savvy to do? Well, if she lucky she can call on her, about to be retired, computer geek mom for help and lo and behold… a computer persona is born!
Read more about me HERE
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8
Aug
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