When Van Gogh was in his prime painting years, a few hundred, maybe a few
thousand people saw his work. And all who saw the work were in a 500-mile
radius of where he painted. The same is true for many now famous and deceased
great artists of the past. If their work did make it to the big galleries of Paris and
Rome, more saw the work but nothing like the audience we have.
Here I am a full-time artist of less than four years in the profession, and I have
had viewers from all 50 states, from dozens of foreign countries, including
foreign cities I had never heard of. Electronic galleries, including Fine Art America
are simply wonderful ways to get seen......all over the world.
For a while I stuck colored pins in a large wall map, to depict where visitors to my
site originated. Before long, there were so many pins I gave up trying to mark
locations.
Does this mean I am selling dozens of paintings and getting rich ? Nope...not at all.
But it does mean I am getting "out there" and being seen, 24/7/365. This gives me hope
and inspiration....and gratitude for everyone who drops in. Someday, the trappings
of success may be mine, completing the wonder and joy of being a painter !
