Silver City Marshal, oil on canvas
Almost all the followers on my blogs, Twitter, Facebook etc are artists. And while I love my artist friends and find great value in what they have to say, my goal this year is to find more art buyers.
95% of my work is sold through my galleries and I love what they do for me. But I don't sit back and wait for them to do everything. Especially since most galleries won't share their customer's names
I'm fortunate that most of my art fits into a 'Niche Market' : Western Art. Today I went over to Facebook and found a company that sells high end western decor. I looked at who their friends were and started requesting to be their friends. Now, many will not befriend me, and many will not be interested in buying my art. But my theory is that the more folks that know about me the better my chances are of selling more work. I spent about 45 minutes on facebook connecting with people and will continue doing this a little bit at a time.
I also paint vintage toys. I belong to a few vintage toy groups on facebook. Other group member would be a good fit for my work.
What kind of art do you do? Where do you think you can find new buyers? Don't wait for them to find you!
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