Overall, by the end of the year I would like to think I was in a position to consistently have my art works accepted as suitable for sale from reputable selling locations...not necessarily merely galleries as such but places from where people buy art.
- It would be good if during the year there were some painting workshops like I was expecting last year but which never did, but I suspect they will not eventuate this year either.
- I do sort of realise that my ability to draw/paint "things" is not enough and I need to add a heightened level of interpretation into my works, particularly my painting, I am quite happy for my drawing to continue to be essentially me being a draftsman.
- How to present works for exhibition and sale is something I hope is gone into in some depth. It seems me that creating a work is in so many ways the easy bit...how to turn it into something that a person or people may want to and can live with... matts, glass, frames, hanging, where, for how long etc are other important issues which I really need to learn properly...it is time for me to move on from Cheap as Chips, Chicken Feed frames, even if they will continue to have a role for my commissioned dogs, motorbikes, houses etc.
- A greater understanding of producing series of works based on a theme...what is required thematically for an "exhibition", how many is enough? And what does that mean for "one off" inspirations?
- Size is still an issue with which I have not really come to grips. Even though I have been persuaded to do larger works, not really large but larger than I would usually do, I suspect I am still seeing my art in terms of lounge rooms.
- Use of technology for painters perhaps as opposed to photographers, for printing, selling on the internet, etc
- A probable move to Tassie at the end of the year is in some ways an underlying issue which I do see as relevant to how I approach this year.
There are probably other things that will be added to this, but that will do for the moment.
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