Beach Birds, pencil, size forgotten, sold
If you are a Central California artist, you may occasionally have times when: taking inventory is boring; ordering packaging supplies for notecards that aren’t moving very quickly feels like a waste of money, planning for paintings when one’s current body of work is collecting dust feels futile, writing blog posts is difficult when technology fails and photos won’t load; calling on stores and galleries feels futile when they don’t keep their posted hours or end up closing altogether.
So what?
One of my drawing students and friends often the line blurs) gave me a sign that hangs in the painting studio. It reads “Put on your big girl pants and get busy”.
Getting busy looks like this:
- order envelopes and clear bags for notecards
- order some of the card designs that have sold out
- edit newer photos and order prints
- call or email the names on the waiting list for drawing lessons (One lady said “I’m waiting for you to give a watercolor class”. She’ll be waiting a very long time, because I don’t know how to watercolor paint.)
- blog ahead
- update the inventory, where-to-buy and events pages on the website
- put more sticker decals on the covers of The Cabins of Wilsonia
- package notecards
- take care of the hassles and realities of tax season
AHA! Tax season. Could that be the reason for the current state of mind? Thanks, IRS. Way to wreck the most beautiful time of year.
Guess I’ll just pretend as if someone has forbidden me to work on the business of art. That should light a fire under me!
How do you remain productive during your slow seasons?
2 Comments
Sounds like you need to hang an “Intermission” sign … grab a book, cup of tea, head to the garden … perhaps Mineral King-itis …
Diane, that may be, but there’s really nothing like a big mural, a commission, a rash of new students or a big fat sale to boost my creative energy!
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