Okay, this is my first time sharing with the ArtFairInsiders gang so here we go. My husband and I are former graphic design university professors (he's English/Australian and I'm American/Australian) and I grew up in Wisconsin but I've lived in both England and Australia for almost all of my adult life (over 20 years!). It seemed like it was time to come home and we're now living in the the north woods in Wisconsin.
It was time to live the dream of being artists and making a living from it. First of all, thank you for all of you who have given advice and told your stories. I've learned so much from all of it.
My husband and I hand-color black and white photographs using oils (nature-based). I did the research and applied to about 30 shows in the midwest. Although we haven't gotten into the big ones, we still have a busy summer (13 shows) and have done 3 so far in Wisconsin (Madison Audobon Art Fair, Marshfield Art Fair and Nature's Images Art Fair in Kaukauna).
We've just covered expenses and that's about it. I'm not complaining. I'm always trying to think about what to do next and am seeing things in the 20–30 year plan. Thanks to Larry Berman and others for helping me to realize that our jury images were probably too subtle/detailed and need longer than a second or two to appreciate (We're already planning the wow/in your face factor images for next year's shows). Thanks to Connie, Munks, Holly, Nels, Linda Anderson (I might see you in Racine or Marquette), Colin Murray and so many more of you who have given advice, comments, reviews and told it like it is.
The sun is shining...enjoy!
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