representation

Seriously, how hard should it be to find a decent rep/manager/agent in this goddammed town? There are plenty in St. Louis, but it seems there are NONE in Kansas City. For a city that prides itself on its gallery scene and quality of the arts, I'm finding more and more that it is indeed a cowtown that will never be respected.

I have a quality product. I have a quality product that I have neither the time nor the resources to adequately market and sell myself. I spend roughly TWELVE HOURS A DAY just drawing. When exactly am I supposed to make time to get the emails out to the galleries, follow up with them on their submission guidelines, adhere to said guidelines, meet with gallery owners for portfolio presentations and then do more follow-up? Is there NO ONE IN THIS TOWN who wants to make some money? I'll give up (gladly) 20% of my sales. Gladly.

A fucking break, that's all I need.

show

I've got a show in Blue Island, Illinois (essentially the southside of Chicago) starting Friday and running through October 7th.



This is my first group show and I'm pretty excited. A lot of it's because my art is among the better stuff there and I think I'll do pretty well with sales. My stepsister set it up for me and is showing as well (also a talented artist, who has a woeful website...Ugh.) I've offered roughly a million times to build her a decent site and she's resistant...don't know why.

I'm mailing to her today my "Bird Landscape" pointillism piece and sales cards for each of the pieces she currently has. Which I'm only like two weeks late with. Which makes me a ne'er-do-well flake.

Cripes.

first post, new site

This is my new blog for the website, Illustration Ink. I rebuilt the entire site over the course of yesterday and today, and will be tweaking it for weeks to come.