Tired of posting the same old photos of your art?
Even more tired of the cricket chirps as your fans head for the hills, covering their yawns?
Try these 3 types of posts that your fans will LOVE (cue cheering crowd sounds).
1) Where you create your art
Artists are one of those rare types that create beautiful messes – have you ever met a doctor that could say the same? Not a sane one, anyway.
Art supplies is colourful and pretty, it makes for damn good props so next time you’re deep in that zone and your studio space has experienced the Artist Tornado, snap a pic.
Plus we artists are a bit mysterious to the average Joe – I’ve watched guests in my home step into my studio with a sort of awe. They always seem to gingerly step inside like it’s a sanctuary that they don’t belong in.
Don’t have a big professional studio with gorgeous floor-to-ceiling windows, $1500 easels and perfect lighting? Guess what – neither does 99.9% of the creatives out there.
Join. The. Club.
But if you ask me, seeing photos of studios like that doesn’t really do it for me – it doesn’t feel real. Not cozy, and homey.
Snap a pic of your true studio space, whether this be a quiet little room filled with plants, bones and paint (whoops, that’s my studio) or a corner of your dining room table. It will boost the “realness factor” of what you are striving for, and people appreciate what is real.
Intimate spaces make for better content that will connect your audience to you than perfectly cleaned and posed studios.
2) Art that you hang in your own home
I’m always intrigued by the kind of things artists keep in their personal spaces – trinkets, colour choices, and of course, artwork.
It feels like you’re taking a little glimpse into their mind, seeing what makes them happy and what resonates with their soul.
My studio and home are filled with plants, bones and other weird things that I’ve collected while traveling (like more bones, oops).
I hang a small canvas in my studio that my puppy painted – “painted” as in stepped in paint and walked over the canvas to snag his favorite puppy snacks (he’s a fancy boy that loves freeze-dried chicken chunks).
It’s adorable (and created a huge mess, thank god we put him in the bathtub), and I love it.
3) The art before it’s finished
Don’t get me wrong, that finished painting with it’s rich & glossy varnish is great but the fact that the metaphorical art journey is complete sort of closes off the mind.
Which yes, is inevitable, but you aren’t limited to just sharing that final destination.
Share the art journey.
Creating art is an adventure, so share how it’s making you feel in the moment.
Ready to throw the painting across the room because you can’t get that eye just perfect? I love to hear this stuff!
Snap a pic of you working on your painting, even if it’s just posing your hand over the surface with a brush. It feels like you’re inviting your audience to take a peek over your shoulder and catch a glimpse into the magical artist mind.
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