Monthly Archives: July 2023

Still getting started and how my gallery opened

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Michael Cooper

This is the fifth essay in a series that were inspired by a plea from a young artist on Facebook who was having a lull in sales,wondering if it was worth going on and was wanting some advice. Making a … Continue reading →

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Getting a shop window for your work

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Michael Cooper

This is now the forth in a series of little essays, blogs or whatever you call them, which started as an answer to a young artist’s plea for advice on Facebook when faced with a lull in sales and was … Continue reading →

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Some practical points

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Michael Cooper

Following my first two little essays requests for another have resulted in this one, a few practical tips for an artist working on building up a composition that catches the viewers interest. Much of my work at one time was … Continue reading →

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Do your own thing

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Michael Cooper

My notes for a struggling young artist attracted so much attention it inspired me to revive this long neglected WordPress Blog site and get on with writing a series of such little essays. So it seems that the longest Facebook … Continue reading →

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Letter to a young artist

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Michael Cooper

Notes for a struggling young artist, written late at night in answer to her tale of woe about her lack of sales and whether to continue in a plea for advice on Facebook Hi Sarah, speaking as an ancient old … Continue reading →

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