Pink and yellow floral No 155

acrylic on panel, floral, 4×4
Available directly through me here 
Small to large prints available here

My work related New Year’s resolution is quite simple – no more offering paintings for sale that I dislike. This is a big one because I do it all the time. I got into this habit because the nature of Etsy is to list, list, list all day and night..seven days a week. I’ve noticed that big shops list constantly, every hour, around the clock. The only way for me to list every day is to have a slew of paintings and prints for sale. Easy, right? I created A LOT of paintings. I have over 1000 listings in my Etsy shop right now, if you include the expired listings, and my drafts. I did all this in a little over a year. That’s all well and good, but here’s the thing..in order to create that much, I’ve been rushing through paintings. My main goal being – get them listed NOW. Full speed ahead, goooooo! Who cares if I like it or not. Heck, I’ve listed paintings that I positively knew I would end up taking down to revise, but I was fine with it at the time. I’ll deal with it later, is what I’d think. Now, I’m to the point of revising a bunch of paintings every couple months because I keep listing paintings that I don’t like. It’s a real slippery slope. 

As I was worked on revising several larger paintings Saturday, I got to thinking about how stupid, and pointless it is to work this way. If I slow down, and actually create something I like the first time around, I wouldn’t have all this extra work to do. It costs me a lot of time in the long run. I not only have to revise the paintings, but I have to reshoot all the photos for the listing once the painting is finished. If I only list paintings I like, it would remove this whole need to revise. I thought, damn girl, you’re working waaay too hard. It has to stop. So, 2016 is for slowing down, and working at my pace, not Etsy’s pace. You read it here first. haha I hope I remember this when I get out of jury duty at the end of June. ha! We’ll see. 

There is one more change coming, which I’ll fill you in on tomorrow.