I am a Kansas City based artist. I love to paint, inspire, hike, trail run, and be Supermom.You can find my artwork at www.StrokeofRed.com
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Full circle round
I was asked to hang my work and give an art talk at an office I worked at 11 years ago this week. It also happens to be my sons 10th birthday. The interesting part about all of this is … Continue reading
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Tagged art biz, art business, art fellowship, art residency, artist life, artist talk, professional artist
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6 Acceptance Letters
I have mentioned in past blog posts that I decided to start applying for things I didn’t have the nerve to apply before. I also applied for a lot of festivals I’ve never done, residencies that look interesting, and even … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance letter, art biz, art business, art exhibit, buttonwood art space, gallery show, juried art show, juried show, Kansas City, kansas city artist, kansas city irish fest, maker faire, overland park fall festival, paper birch landing, strawberry swing, union station
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I collect people
Someone told me once that I “collect people”. She was referencing the fact that usually after she ends a job or moves onto a new chapter in her life, she rarely stays in touch with people from that period of … Continue reading
Just Be You
For years I’ve been curious about the New York Art Expo. I’ve wondered if it’s something I might want to do. There’s a lot of publicity around it. About 35,000 people attend in a weekend and people come from all … Continue reading
Flowers and Cows
I paint textured landscapes and flowers, and I paint cows. I love both subject matters in very different ways. I’ve decided that for marketing purposes I need to separate the two. As a result, all of my landscapes and flowers … Continue reading
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Tagged art biz, art marketing, art website, cows, landscapes, painting
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Studio tour for this week
I got such great feedback from my last studio video I think I will try to make it a regular thing. This week I show you my first 3 Creative Challenge pieces, a commission piece, and a donation piece. So … Continue reading
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Tagged art biz, art life, art studio, artist life, studio tour
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Taking Care of Business
I only have two more weeks of travel so I’m trying to use as much of my hotel time getting the business side of my art done. I am overflowing with new ideas for the studio. I’m starting to fantasize … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art biz, art business, art show, artist, branding, designers, greeting cards, interior designers, marketing, prints, showroom
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Stroke of Red Studio 