Comments on: My turn as a painter/blogger

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:34:00 +0000

Thanks, Robert! Hopefully, in the long run, the auctions will set the price. I've just set a minimum. Other readers can see Robert Tracy's work here, and my posts on him here and here.

By: Robert Tracy

Robert Tracy — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:49:48 +0000

Charlie, I did not know you are an artist in your own right. And a very fine artist. Your painting shown here at ebay is underpriced.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:39:11 +0000

Thanks, Duane! It means a lot coming from you. In addition to my admiration for your own paintings, I think you’ve fundamentally changed the way a significant number of artists approach their practice and communicate with those who buy their work.

By: Duane Keiser

Duane Keiser — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:57:54 +0000

Good luck, Charley!

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:02:55 +0000

Ed - thanks. Though I've spent some money on my own blogging software and a webhosting account, it's worth noting that most of this can be done without putting out money. You can sign up for a free blog on WordPress.com or Blogger.com, and the MailChimp newsletter list management is free for a basic account. I do think, however, that it's worth getting a domain name and pointing it at your blog. I use NameCheap to register and manage domain names.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:57:37 +0000

David - Thanks. I try to paint on location as much as I can, because I love it and I actually find it easier in many ways than working from photos, but I'm not a purist. I'll also finish up paintings started en plein air in the studio, or work from photographs when I can't work on location (I chicken out when it drops below 50 degrees and head for the comfy heated studio — Edward Redfield I'm not). I'm also doing still life in the studio.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Bill – Yes, keeping to it is both the challenge and, really, the reward — a regimen that promises steady improvement. I’ve seen some of the commissions you’ve posted to your blog – overboard to the point of being superb. Hopefully the buyers appreciate what terrific works they’re getting.

By: Ed Cahill

Ed Cahill — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:30:52 +0000

Great work Charlie. I too have ventured into the plein air painter’s blog world. And like you I can only find the time for a few a week but I try to get them out there. One thing I have not done is try to sell them so I now have 150 or so 9 x12′s, 11×14′s and new 12″ squares. Your marketing ideas are much appreciated—now I just need to spend some time applying them. Thanks too for your great blog. Best of luck.