tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post7009469480974330970..comments2023-11-30T01:19:27.460-07:00Comments on Blank Canvas: Moving OnStacey Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092020892186641387noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post-56433475294744586942008-06-19T20:42:00.000-06:002008-06-19T20:42:00.000-06:00Frank - yeah, the gallery relationship is very imp...Frank - yeah, the gallery relationship is very important. I'd never sell my work at a gallery where the staff were rude, because I figure how well can they do with my work if they can't be nice? I think being kind of young gives me an advantage there - I can visit a gallery without them knowing I'm an artist, and if they're jerks, they'll likely be jerks to me since I don't look like the typical art patron!Stacey Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092020892186641387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post-4219872403202163172008-06-19T10:50:00.000-06:002008-06-19T10:50:00.000-06:00I don't think that you talk too much business at a...I don't think that you talk too much business at all.<BR/><BR/>You talk a lot about Aspen too, and that tells me a lot about you as well. I love hearing about how other parents of young kids mix work with family time.<BR/><BR/>About galleries and relationships. I agree. and I would rather deal with a good person, or group of people, that sell less than a jerk that can sell a lot. Relationships are more important to me than the dough.<BR/><BR/>I guess I should add that I have never actually dealt with a jerk that sells well. Just jerks that don't sell that well. <BR/>I have dealt with a lot of good people as well. Please don't get the idea that I think all gallery owners are losers.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post-22840816732854054382008-06-02T22:31:00.000-06:002008-06-02T22:31:00.000-06:00Christine - you're right, it is bittersweet. Thin...Christine - you're right, it is bittersweet. Things are progressing and it's good, but it's sad to leave people and places behind.<BR/><BR/>Michael - yup, we can all count on those two things. Sometimes I feel like I talk business so much on this blog that people will think that's what I'm about - thanks for the reassurance that that's not the case.Stacey Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092020892186641387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post-65888991482714345292008-06-02T14:31:00.000-06:002008-06-02T14:31:00.000-06:00You have touched on two truths of life. One thing ...You have touched on two truths of life. <BR/><BR/>One thing you can always count on is that things will change. And there is nothing more valuable than our relationships.<BR/><BR/>Stacey, you have a great heart and it shows in your paintings. Thank you for consistently reminding me that the art business is a personal adventure and not a calculated enterprise.Michael Lynn Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112581053449176755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post-7754329022263152962008-06-01T11:09:00.000-06:002008-06-01T11:09:00.000-06:00...as i was saying (my daughter needed me), bitter......as i was saying (my daughter needed me), bittersweet post, and this painting is beautiful. the reflections in the water steal the show.Christine Mercer-Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172684068981411097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19082684.post-56578840478497592702008-06-01T09:16:00.000-06:002008-06-01T09:16:00.000-06:00oh stacey what a bittersweet post. i understand wh...oh stacey what a bittersweet post. i understand where you are coming from here. i no longer show at my first gallery, not because they closed but because we mutually agreed that my work no longer suited the gallery (went painting florals to my new more surreal work). but it holds such great memories, i too would never have had the confidence to continue without that galleries belief (and sales) of my work!Christine Mercer-Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172684068981411097noreply@blogger.com