08 Saturday Jan 2022
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abstract art, art, beach, beach art, beach decor, beach home, beach house, beach house decorating, beach life, beachhouse, beachy, beachy art, Colorful Art, colorful mandala, healing art, healing energy, mandala, mandala art, mandalas, sharon cummings art, sun, sun art, sun symbol, sunrise, sunset, sunshine, yellow mandala
Let this sunshine mandala brighten your day when it’s chilly outside!
26 Sunday Dec 2021
Posted in Art, Florida, Gift Ideas, Spirituality
10 Friday Dec 2021
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baby nursery, baby shower gift, baby's room, Colorful Art, gift ideas, gifts for her, love, love art, love gifts, love notes, lovers, my sunshine, nursery, nursery art, romantic art, sharon cummings art, sun, sun symbol, sunshine, you are my sunshine
Well, not my only sunshine, but my followers and collectors do make me shine! And you make me want to create MORE art!
24 Sunday Oct 2021
Posted in Art, Beach, Florida, Gift Ideas
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abstract, beach, blue sky, Colorful Art, fun art, happy art, modern, mosaic, mosaic art, mosaics, sharon cummings art, sky, skyscape, sun, sun art, sun symbol, sunny, sunset, sunshine, yellow and orange, yellow art
The weather is just starting to change in Florida. It is a little bit cooler, but still so bright and sunny. 🙂
21 Thursday Oct 2021
Posted in Abstract Art, Art, Beach, Spirituality
10 Sunday Oct 2021
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abstract art, art, beach, blue sky, Colorful Art, happy art, modern, modern art, mosaic, mosaic art, mosaics, sharon cummings art, sky, skyscape, skyscapes, sun, sun art, sun rays, sun symbol, sunny, sunset, sunshine, whimsical art
14 Wednesday Apr 2021
Posted in dogs, Gift Ideas
24 Wednesday Jun 2020
Posted in Gift Ideas, Spirituality
14 Monday Jul 2014
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animals, art for sale, art marketing, art sales, artists, big dog, dog, dog days of summer, dogs, fawn, fawn mastiff, marketing, mastif, mastiff, mastiffs, pet portraits, pets, selling art, summer, Summertime, summertime blues, sunshine, travel, vacation
It’s that time of year again. Around the second week of July I start to get frantic emails from other artists asking me why the sales have all dried up. Some are so afraid of the lack of traffic and sales that they fear that the online art market has crashed. These emails come from people who are relatively new to selling their work on the Internet. Relax. This is normal. Sure I am still making regular sales, but only at a fraction of what I earn most of the time. This part of the year it always slows down to a crawl.
Why? It’s Summertime!! And folks who have been trapped inside all Winter are finally able to get outside and enjoy sunshine and green grass. Families go on vacation, prepare older kids for college, go to family reunions and travel a lot in general. It is not a time for decorating your home or office. There is plenty of time for that when you are stuck inside 9 months out of the year. Those in academics do not get paid over the Summer which is something I always factor in since I married a professor.
So what can you do? I find that this time of year is a great time to do some traveling myself. I plan trips to visit family and old friends every year. My husband and I head to the beach as much as possible since it is not crowded and prices are super low. Studio cleaning is always on the agenda as I love the freshness of organization come busy season. You can also enjoy the freedom to create artwork that is fun and free from thoughts of marketability. I have been stocking my stores with new items in preparation for the Fall rush. It is a lot of work that has no reward at the moment, but I expect it to pay off later.
Join a new site. Learn a new Social Media avenue. Take a photography class. Forget about sales for awhile. They will come back. They always do. For now just enjoy this doggone Summer!
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25 Wednesday Jun 2014
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They sizzle.
They turn.
They worship.
They burn.
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Enjoy this Summertime treat from my Mother-in-law Betty Cummings. She was inspired by a walk along Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida. She used bright colors in her oils to achieve this tropical look. I am so fortunate to own some of her original work. And now everyone can enjoy prints too!
Abstract Art by Sharon Cummings 