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The work from fifty-seven Bear Valley Springs artists will remain up at the Art Show through Easter. During the lull before picking up my work next Monday, I had planned to post pictures of what I showed and make a report on my education from that experience. (Much of that education centers around the prices here. After coming from a market like Los Angeles and some pieces that were sold by a contact in the Palm Springs area, I have a great deal to learn about Tehachapi and Bear Valley Springs. Perhaps the most important lesson that I have learned is that I must cut my costs considerably. Thus, I began almost immediately after the reception last Saturday to shop like a mad woman for frames.) A still bigger shift came when I got news that sent me scrambling and elevated my education to critical status.
A lovely lady, who coincidentally moved to BVS last year, had asked several weeks ago to display some of my work at her new store in Tehachapi. Now, she has been accepted as a participant in the First Friday Art Walk—the event that I mentioned in my last post way back last Friday. Has it really been that long? This week, I learned that I will be the featured artist at Lori’s gallery May 1. Of course, I am scurrying around shopping, digging through unpacked boxes for stored mattes, printing test prints, struggling with profit/loss sheets (ah, math my favorite pastime), and just generally having a hectic, but exhilarating time.
I will try to keep up, but anyone who has read my blog for any time knows that I am rather lousy at juggling a long list of projects—which makes one wonder why I inevitably insist on piling up tasks much like a chronic overeater at an all-you-can-eat buffet. I just can’t resist piling one more goodie on that virtual plate.
So, wish me luck. I hope to supply Lori, my friend and new partner in crime, with plenty of pieces priced to suit our new market.
Love your images. Is the show your landscapes or your equine work?
ReplyDeleteChris - Welcome and thanks for visiting. Also, thanks for the kind words.
ReplyDeleteEach participant in the BVS show was allowed five pieces, and I put up three of the equine images with two landscapes. At the venue in Tehachapi, I will have approximately the same ratio, but around fifteen pieces. There are a lot of horse people up here. The rub is that most horse people don't have much money. Those critters are expensive to keep.
Oh the foibles of selling. It seems you get along with it well.
ReplyDeleteBob - Don't I wish! I got the beginnings of an education in LA, and now I'm starting over. What's especially lovely is that here I'm meeting a number of people here who are wonderfully generous with information and tips.
ReplyDeleteSoon, Anita, you and The Husband are going to become Bear Valley celebrities! Just remember us little folks after you make your meteoric climb to the top!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new association!
Paul - Not much chance of celebrity, but we do hope it leads to more new friends. One of the best things about the reception for the show last week was that many of the artists I met are also horse-people and have husbands who ride. Nice combo for us.
ReplyDeleteIt's heart-warming to discover how many people here are eager to welcome newcomers as well as offer help and advice. I am beginning to feel more and more at home.
I gather you recently moved. From LA? I lived in LA a while back. Maybe it's the fact that I don't live there any more, but I'm still fascinated by it. Sounds like it's been quite a change for you.
ReplyDeleteChris - Yes, we lived in the foothills northwest of Burbank on the edges of the sprawl that is Los Angeles. It's quite a city. The crowds, the dirt, and the dreadful traffic had begun to get to us, but we still get back there at least once every four to six weeks for various errands. LA is rich in material resources and our nearest town is tiny. We have to drive at least an hour to do much of our errand running. That's taking some getting use to. Still, living here is rather like living inside a park. Slowly, but surely, I'm settling in.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you should say that. I've often thought that I'd like to live inside of a national park, or some other protected habitat. It would, of course, drive my wife absolutely loony. She needs friends and family around. I, on the other hand, just need, for the most part, my significant other.
ReplyDeletePaul - It sounds as though I have more in common with you than with your wife. I don't need crowds. My sister, on the other hand, has much in common with your wife. She would love living in a huge house with several generations and large family gatherings on a regular basis. Frankly, that would drive me bonkers.
ReplyDeleteAnita - Yep. That sounds like my wife, for sure. She'd love to have friends and family around all of the time, big Sunday dinners every week, and a house full of Tony's and Pedro's friends. It's the way that she grew up.
ReplyDeletePaul - Like you, I need my quiet time.
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