Second Thoughts

[Artyczar]

There was a gallery in LA that moved up north some time ago and I knew the owner. I decided to write to her about my work and I mistakenly didn't really look at the artists she was recently representing. She had a wider variety before, but now all the work is very well-rendered, narrative, and almost illustrative.

Well, she wrote me back and asked me to send her what I am working on lately but looking at what she's representing now, I fear I don't have anything appropriate to send her. She's already seen the work in my last show. I don't really have anything for her. Maybe I should just tell her I'm not for her gallery. I think I screwed myself.

 

[ErikRak]

Hi Ayin, just tell her you were too fast to contact her and that you think your work does not match what she shows - as she might have noticed at your last show ;-)
I don't think it's a big problem .

 

[Artyczar]

Thanks Eric!

 

[Enyaw]

... what's to lose? what's to gain? .. go with the winner: if it's gain.

 

[Artyczar]

I just wrote her back and told her that I hadn't noticed the consistency of the new artists she was representing and that I may not be the best match. However, here are a few new pieces (attached) and that she can always peruse my website anytime, etc.

That's about all I can do.

 

[CaliAnn]

Ayin - your works are very special - if anything can sway her, it's your paintings.

 

[Artyczar]

CaliAnn, you are so very nice! Thank you very much for saying that.

I can show you all her gallery site and you might see what I mean. The work she represents are all very narrative and well-rendered (as in more realism-based) and not as abstracted or "whimsical" I guess the word is--the word a lot of people use to describe my work. It's all consistent. I just should have studied it better than I did. When she was in LA, she had a different director and they had more of a variety.

Koplin del Rio Gallery, Seattle.

 

[CaliAnn]

I perused some of the works on the site. I can see why your works wouldn't fit the style. In my humble opinion, I'd (if I could afford it) - would pay for one of your works over anything I saw there. My personal preference

 

[snoball]

If she is representing one style consistently, then her clientele might like to see something a bit different. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

 

[Artyczar]

Wow, thank you CaliAnn. That is so wonderful to hear (read). You make my heart swell and my insides burst open! (Warm fuzzies!!!) Thank you thank you!!!

Sno, you could be right. We'll see how she replies, but I don't have any expectations. Not that I ever do. But thank you. That's a great point!