It's now mid February and quite a while since I visited my blog .
Winter's been dreary , wet and sadly very uninspiring .
No walking as the paths are boggy and the rain is relentless !
I've been reflecting on things in my art world recently. So much has changed over the past 5 years . I see galleries closing and artists like myself struggling to make sales. Once I was selling 1-2 paintings a month which kept me nicely ticking over . Now it's one every 3-4 months which makes it very hard and I wonder how long I can continue.
The online galleries have always been a good sales platform for me but many are now raising their fees, commission rates etc . On average you only get around 50-60% of the selling price of a painting and that has to cover materials , overheads and gallery subscription fees. Being an artist is NOT an easy life !
Many artists supplement their income by teaching which keeps them afloat. It's something that just wouldn't work for me though , I'm just not a teacher .
I'm really not sure what the future holds .
I love painting, it's what I do .
With that in mind I have been "escaping" the dreary weather by forward thinking to the brighter days of Spring .
Firstly a small painting (35cms x 25cms) of the Cow Parsley and fields at the bottom of Ditchling beacon , lots of lovely Spring greens!
Spring Pastures
Painting of the Spring pastures at Ditchling beacon 
Next came the Bluebells , wonderful memories from a forest walk last year at Warninglid .
"Let's escape this dreary day and walk along the forest path, .
where Bluebells flower ,
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| Painting of a forest path through the Bluebells . |
