This week I am going in a different direction with my blog. I will be talking about the contest I am running for the next two weeks. As you may know, I have been working pretty hard on my art marketing. Normally I get to do two or three art shows during the year where people get to view my art in person, but you don’t need me to tell you that 2020 wasn’t exactly a good year for art shows! So I have been looking into other ways of getting my art out to potential collectors, specifically through Social Media, and in the process have been following advice from a number of marketing experts, trying a variety of strategies that have not all met with equal success!! A few weeks ago, and thanks to the help of one of those experts, James Wedmore, a bunch of loose threads finally crossed in my brain, and I came up with the idea of running a contest where the prize would be a small watercolor, but not just any watercolor, one that would be especially significant to the winner, by basing it on one of their own photos. If you are like most people, you probably have dozens if not hundreds of photos on your phone, that no one but you will ever see. Worse, one day you might wake up to find your phone just doesn’t work, or worse yet to not find your phone at all, and unless you backed them up, your photos might be gone forever! While I can't help you with back-ups, I thought, I can help with preserving memories! I have done a number of commissions from photographs, of all kinds of subjects, and there’s nothing like the smile, or in some cases tears, on the face of the collector when they first see their new painting! Although they come with a bit of pressure, I really enjoy doing commissions, so I thought that would be the perfect prize for a giveaway! While not all photos we take are memorable, we all have one of that special place, or that special person, that deserves to be seen more often and would make a great painting. And unlike some piece of art we may have picked up in a decorating store, this very personal painting could be cherished for a long time not only by ourselves, but by our children and even their children! You might think that your photo isn’t good enough, but the beauty of painting is that reality can be “tweaked”. A telephone pole or mailbox (even a person!) can be removed, backgrounds can be cleared of rubbish, and flower beds can be magically weeded and all be flowering at the same time! Even with flowers that don’t grow there!! So don’t let that stop you from entering a “less than perfect” photo! I will work with the winning person, like I do for all my commissions, to make sure they get a memorable painting. So I am giving everyone (well everyone from Canada anyway) the chance to win a small watercolor painting of their own special memory. I had to limit it to people with a Canadian mailing address because I will be absorbing the cost of mailing, and international mailing is simply too costly. The promotion starts today (April 1st) but lasts only until April 15, 2021 at noon EDT. So dig in your photos and go on over to my Facebook page (Claire Bureau Artiste) and look for the Official Promotion Post. It will be pinned to the top of the page right after my announcement event on Facebook Live (also on my page) today at 5:15 pm (EDT). I do hope you participate! Good luck!
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