tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post4117304037153980974..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Lessons from American Idol about creating and marketing artUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-77593928300112525992008-05-22T23:31:00.000+00:002008-05-22T23:31:00.000+00:00Fantastic post Katherine, and it's one I suspect m...Fantastic post Katherine, and it's one I suspect many artists will benefit from. <BR/><BR/>I like the addition of Barney's comments about Chris Daughtry and the belief he had in himself to succeed. At the end of the day we're really the only ones that have to answer to ourselves and (insert age old adage here): if we don't believe in ourselves and what we're capable of then why should anyone else?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts on this, valuable as always!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010196553646993174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-55196105737414970752008-05-22T07:44:00.000+00:002008-05-22T07:44:00.000+00:00Thanks everybody - and thanks to Barney for having...Thanks everybody - and thanks to Barney for having a good idea in the first place and I'm glad you all enjoyed my reprise - singing somewhat different notes!<BR/><BR/>Also thanks to Barney for highlighting the lesson from Chris Daughtry. One of the things I enjoy about American Idol is that, if you look between some of the showbiz/ratings oriented bits it really has some very powerful lessons to teach through the experience of other people. It's not just about how much a good faircut can improve a chap's chances!<BR/><BR/>Whoohoo!!! The right David won!!! :D I'm leaving this deliberately obscure for all those Brits who don't get to see the show until tonight and tomorrow night. I just can't wait and always look on the news first.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-73306506127642620782008-05-22T05:28:00.000+00:002008-05-22T05:28:00.000+00:00Really thought provoking post - I think the one I'...Really thought provoking post - I think the one I'm personally struggling with at this point is the personal content/"niche big enough to carry [my] interest". Particularly as I'm in the midst of exploring subject matter in a practically opposite direction of my work for the past ten years...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-2202792905227825782008-05-22T05:14:00.000+00:002008-05-22T05:14:00.000+00:00Katherine,Thanks for your take on my original post...Katherine,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your take on my original post. Just as my post suggested artists do, you took original thoughts and made them fresh by adding a powerful unique perspective. Nice job of making it your own and bringing more value to the conversation!<BR/><BR/>Someone emailed to ask how big a fan of American Idol I was mentioning a previous post titled <A HREF="http://www.barneydavey.blogs.com/printmarket/2007/12/power-of-beliie.html" REL="nofollow">The Power of Believing in Yourself</A>. It tells how Chris Daughtry, a former AI contestant, never lost faith in himself and went on to great success on his own terms. It encouraged readers to not give up when they truly believe in themselves. I hadn't made the conscious connection between the two posts. But, in thinking about them, I unabashedly can say I truly enjoy the show. How can one not delight in seeing deserving unknown talent find just rewards?Barney Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466958949588909177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-23695803667679250732008-05-22T01:12:00.000+00:002008-05-22T01:12:00.000+00:00Very interesting and thought-provoking. Thanks fo...Very interesting and thought-provoking. Thanks for taking the time to ponder and share this.<BR/>FayeFCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062054592866687165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-9149412525316310392008-05-21T21:49:00.000+00:002008-05-21T21:49:00.000+00:00Thanks Katherine for the link!As an artist struggl...Thanks Katherine for the link!<BR/><BR/>As an artist struggling to find my own voice, I often teeter between what I like to do and what I think might sell at my next show. That confidence is what I need to keep repeating to myself; thanks for your added comments and insight.<BR/><BR/>I see creative ventures as creative ventures, and so much rings true no matter if they're visual arts, written arts, musical arts, movement arts, ......... am I forgetting a group?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-84640860641677346262008-05-21T15:43:00.000+00:002008-05-21T15:43:00.000+00:00Katherine, this is a truly thought-provoking sketc...Katherine, this is a truly thought-provoking sketch. I've lately been thinking about directions to move in and have become utterly discouraged and felt rather listless. This post provides some good thinking points...I'll definitely print this and have more of a think (in a year and a half of blog-reading, I've only printed one other post!)<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Rose Weltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313411909909580181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-16785413760605910432008-05-21T14:13:00.000+00:002008-05-21T14:13:00.000+00:00Lovely drawing Katherine and an interesting post. ...Lovely drawing Katherine and an interesting post. Using American Idol as a launching pad for a discussion of about marketing your art is a perfect example of retooling, rethinking and finding connections between seemingly disparate things- which is the essence of originality. Well done!Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-58030768770236609512008-05-21T12:00:00.000+00:002008-05-21T12:00:00.000+00:00Thanks Laura - that's a very useful summary of how...Thanks Laura - that's a very useful summary of how to market art .....<BR/><BR/><B>Think about how to present and market what you've painted from the heart.</B><BR/><BR/>...and you have no idea how many more of these spherical spiky beasties you'll be seeing. I've begun to realise that what I like particularly when drawing plants and flowers is the abstract structures and shapes which underpin natural forms. I think that's why I had that whole sequence of cacti and succulents last summer.<BR/><BR/>I have a whole sequence of alliums planned in my head - from the small tightly packed light green balls to absolutely huge exploded purple balls of tiny wee flowers - or pedicels as I have learned to call them.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-71421446823090109302008-05-21T11:33:00.000+00:002008-05-21T11:33:00.000+00:00This is interesting and useful. Authenticity is th...This is interesting and useful. Authenticity is the key for me, without question. I have to have an emotional connection to the content of my work, though that emotion may not be readily apparent to others. (For some reason, for example, I love spiky, spherical shapes and have no sense of why I respond so strongly to them. If I have no idea, how could anyone else?) I'm happy you didn't advocate painting for a market, but rather to think about how to present and market what you've painted from the heart.<BR/>Speaking of spiky, spherical shapes, I love your allium drawing and once more I note you and I have a little parallel thing going on ;D.Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-49684086214256168542008-05-21T10:43:00.000+00:002008-05-21T10:43:00.000+00:00Good point! Does that mean that you can only affo...Good point! Does that mean that you can only afford to be really scruffy once you've become really successful? <BR/><BR/>For those who are thinking about making a comment about the being 'fake' point, please note that I've revised this from the text as first published which on reflection came across as a bit too much like Simon Cowell! <BR/><BR/>If you subscribe I suggest you take a peek at the revised text.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-49709210411728456522008-05-21T09:44:00.000+00:002008-05-21T09:44:00.000+00:00Some very interesting points there. Thanks for po...Some very interesting points there. Thanks for posting. There are still some artists here who think that arriving at a Private View dressed in their studio clothes is the way to present their craftsman's credentials. They may be right, but I always make an effort to dress up for the occasion. I figure if you look successful, people will assume you are, and a successful artist must be one worth buying.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.com