I’m halfway through The Practice now, and I’m beginning to realise I’ve got a bit of work to do beyond actually making the art.
Finding the people who might want to buy it is part of that. But so is putting a body of work together and understanding why those paintings belong together. What am I trying to say? Can I explain it to someone else? How do I even explain my own art?
I’ve tried to bring things together quite a few times, but I haven’t really felt that I’ve got there. Maybe I need to go back through what I’ve made and look properly. Choose pieces that feel like they belong in a collection, then think more specifically about who might connect with them and where I could sell them.
Maybe I start with Glasgow. Give myself somewhere to focus instead of vaguely trying to reach everyone, everywhere, and not really knowing how.
There’s still the art website to finish, and I need to decide where I’m going to host it. Another decision on the list. There always seems to be another decision on the list.
But I did get the blog up and running today. There are a few things to fix, but it looks pretty decent, and I’m pleased with it. I’ve moved it over from Fasthosts and been able to cancel that subscription, which will save me a little bit of money too.
That’s something done. Something I can actually tick off.
I still feel quite lost. I’m reading, thinking, trying to work out what needs to change, and sometimes it feels as though I’m not getting anywhere. There are plenty of ideas. Turning them into something clear is the bit I’m struggling with.
Tomorrow’s goal is to get the trailer website finished and up and running. We’ll see how that goes.
But today was a pretty decent day. I got quite a lot done, and I’m happy with that. I can still have things to figure out and be pleased with what I managed today.
So I’m going to leave it there and end on a high.