This is sooooooo wonderful to hear Nancy!! Thank you so much for sharing your own experience of selling your work and advice to others for doing so!!

Thanks Barb!
Getting “negative” feedback from others can be hard to hear. If we ask for it, then we need to be open to hearing it. As hard as it can be, we must remember we are in a learning mode. And as you say, it may indeed be a good point!

Great blog, thank you!
If I show one of my pastels, I usually like it and have done my critique at home.
Now if someone else critiques it, I may deflate a litte, but know I’ve done my best. And it may be a good point.
Important to know.

Yay Lori! 🎉 Both to sharing the WHY behind your work to potential buyers and also for painting what YOU love!!! And thanks for sharing the other side of the fence, you as a buyer.

Catholic School?

I hear ya Michele! I think most of us lean towards Option 1. The more you become aware of it, the more you can pause, rethink, and say something positive about the piece!

That’s fantastic to hear Margot! People want to know all the ins and outs, the background story, the why.
And super you have a sales background! Let us know how it goes on Wednesday!