I am getting back to mountain living as I just returned from a 12 day trip to the Bay Area.  It has been many years since I've spent any time in San Francisco but having lived there for 15 years there are some things you never forget.  The key point to always remember is that July and August in the morning can be some of the coldest times and very foggy.  I knew that so how come some of the artists I found outside didn't remember that?

The Artist Guild of San Francisco was having an outdoor art show at Golden Gate Park.  I was on my way to the Japanese Tea Garden but took a detour to view the art.  I love those kinds of diversions.  Although there weren't a lot of artists they had a nice mix of mediums so it was interesting to keep moving around the circle.  I was hoping that each artist had prepared their pieces to withstand moisture since the fog was very prevalent.

What concerned me even more was that the artists seemed very unhappy.  I only saw one artist interact with a person viewing the art and I believe she started the conversation with the artist since she was just beginning to take watercolor lessons and the artist was a watercolor artist.  The conditions were not pleasant to be spending hours outdoors, but being from that area you would think they would have taken that into consideration so that their interactions with the public would be positive.  One artist didn't even lift her head from her newspaper while I viewed her art.  I certainly hope she was intending on selling anything.

If you're going to do outdoor shows be prepared for mother nature to do her thing.  The only person who suffers when you don't think about these things is you the entrepreneur.  Remember, people buy things from people they like, and people they know.

Hoping clear skies are headed to those artists...
Greg

coaching artists to success