Series artwork was the best thing I ever did for my art career.
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2020
- Are you looking for ways to expand your art career? In this video I explain how working in multiple series was the best thing I could have ever done for my art career.
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I recently realized the same thing... what I also realized, to not get bored of a series, you can also have 2 series on the go. I switch between 3 series now depending on my mood and have all sorts of work now :)
So nice to connect with someone else that does series work! And great point! Working on two or three at once definitely keeps things from getting stale. Thanks for mentioning that! :)
Working in a series is also a good way to build your visibility as an artist because people can recognize the work as yours.😊
Series are also great to market to manufacturers for licensing. They usually want a minimum of 10 pieces.
That is a terrific point! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼
How very generous of you to share your ideas and advice! I've just returned from spending a month in the Arctic where I created a series as I lived those experiences. Your info is super helpful as to what I do next with my work.
I'm so happy to know you found this video helpful - and what a wonderful trip that must have been!
Great topic for this video. I started watercolor painting about 8 years ago. I had a wonderful teacher. And, she suggested that I consider painting a series.....all for the same reasons that you hit on in this topic......I'm still trying to figure out what that subject might be,,,LOL. Yes, you were missed....I look forward to these types of talks and I enjoyed some of your painting demonstrations and especially your wonderful palette selections. I have to think more outside the box.....I'm such a conventional thinker. I think that comes from my many years of classical ballet training......I gotta think Loose! Thank you for making me consider series work.
Judy, how wonderful to learn you studied classical ballet - wow! As for series work, I think it comes from whatever we feel passionate about, what we find familiar, or whatever stirs our souls. ❤️
Thank you Ellen for sharing your knowledge and experience. I really enjoy listening and watching your videos. They are very informative and inspiring.
Omg! That is me!! I’m constantly bombarded with ideas! ADHD! Yes! Lol
Interesting how you just popped up on me random as usual on my phone! I’m starting a series! I need you!!
Yay!! Start that series!
Ellen Brenneman Studio I have started but like you said the flow of ideas has distracted me. I know now what I need to do 👍 Thank you! ❤️
I have too many ideas. A few series going none of which are finished. Lol! Its nice to see you again!
Thank you! Very nice to be back!
This is also something I've been thinking about doing😊
Love your videos they are so so helpful! I think I'll binge listen int he studio today.
This totally makes sense!:) I'm glad this is working out for you because I've been working on a series too (actually 3 lol) and I've been kinda stressed thinking about all the stuff I should do, or would like to do. There are too many options! This is a good reminder that you have to have some limitations, so I'll keep this in mind.
Those Oracle cards are beautiful btw, I watch alot of tarot on CZcams and I can think of a few specific readers who would love to use those! Animal cards are very popular, and yours are particularly stunning!
You are very kind, and I appreciate your thoughtful comment! I really put everything into this deck; it's so gratifying to see the end result from so much work - something I'm sure you know since you also work in series!
It's so good to see you back! Thank you for the encouraging words 😊💕
Thank you for your kind comment! :)
Ellen I truly appreciate your videos. I am an artist of many years in my spare time as a hobby , yet in recent years I had such positive feedback .. I was trying so hard to branch out to much larger audience …but have been constantly frustrated by the fact that I am not in a position of having both money AND time to create a full time business . I find it’s a case of .. I have the time …but no money to invest .. or I have the money to build something but no time … I have full time demanding job and no time left to finish off any current work let alone anything else. .. it’s a. Conundrum as I’m sure many others battle with .. when lockdown happened my life turned upside down like most people, … I couldn’t handle social,media at the time so to protect my mental health I took a long time out of social media,… now I am ready to showcase again and share .. the algorithms on various sites are penalising me so hardly anyone is getting my posts …I am sure you have probably addressed this in other videos … but if you have any extra advice regarding social media .. I’d appreciate it. Love your story and examples of the collections you created that kept you afloat year to year…very inspiring ! Gorgeous work as always . Thanks for the UK .
I appreciate your thoughtful comment so much - thank you for this :) I will put some serious thought into creating a post that addresses this for you!
Love the crow painting behind you, wonderful !!
Thanks so much 😊
You inspire us so much🙏💕
thank you for your kind words, Patricia! 💕🙏🏼
What a great idea! I really resonated with what you said about creatives not being able to focus! I recently have been trying making a painting of the same reference photo in multiple mediums, watercolor, pastel, acrylic and oil. But I love and want to start a series.....thank you!!
I'm so glad, Vivian! 😊
Thank you Ellen for this video, I am also one of those who have been missing you! I am a coloring book artist and working on my Tarot coloring book right now and thinking to create the whole Tarot deck. I am following your channel as it's so useful for us artists! And you're such a kind and nice person to listen to and giving so much great content. I can only agree with creating series - that's what I do when creating a coloring book for adults. Once I get the right idea, and I start planning and working on my new series of illustrations, the art starts to flow and I enjoy the process so much. I am looking forward your new series :)
Your work is beautiful - perfect for a Tarot deck! I look forward to seeing more of your creations ☺️
@@EllenBrennemanStudio Thank you Ellen :)
This was priceless thankyou Ellen 😍
I love this guinea pig.
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for your kind wisdom 🌼🙏🏼
Great video, thank you, you're absolutely right it's a great piece of advice 😊
The best… thanks!!
Great information and great video!! Me and a friend of mine both read our own tarot cards but as we are both creatives as well we also buy decks for their artwork - essentially you get so many small pieces of art for such a great price!
Such a great point, Francine - some of the most beautiful artwork I've ever seen have come from Tarot or oracle decks!
I loved this! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Aw, thanks for watching, Kimber! I so appreciate you! xo
thank you for the inspiration and your truth. love your videos!!!
Gracie, thank you for your kind comment! ❤️
Thank you Ellen! You are very talented and so kind to share so much information with others! I very much enjoy your videos,and always learn so much!
Thank you for your kindness, Robyn - I'm so glad to know you enjoy them! ❤️
Thank you for expressing so thoughtfully, your very strategic way to explore the generative thinking that goes into sustainable art making and community building.
you are most welcome, Cynthia - thank you for watching!
This is exactly what i was looking for. Thank you so much Ellen- you have been a great inspiration and a virtual mentor in our journey as artists and creative professionals :)
I'm so glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for sharing your tips in your wonderful video, dear Ellen. ❤ You keep inspiring me.
I wish your oracle cards could be sent to Germany. 😍
Stay healthy. Big hugs Maike
Thank you for your love and support, my talented and kind friend. I appreciate you! I ship Worldwide, but I understand shipping costs can get a bit expensive :(
I really like your videos because of your calm talk and real issues/ topics and that you have the experience with different things that also collide with what I like to make as an artist - mother earth and so on :)
Hugs from Denmark
That is very kind of you, thank you!
Excellent advice. Thank you! Very glad you are back in action! 💎
Thank you for your kind words!
Enjoyed this so much! I’m excited to see where you are led my friend - it will be wonderful. Xxxooo.
You have been such a pivotal part of my journey, my friend. We'll travel it together! xoxo
I love you! I have always aspired to be an artist & look up to you. I'm also Cherokee & LOVE your work. Its so unique & just the kinda quirky I am into! Good luck & good love on your path sweet soul!
Thank you so much, Mary! ☺️
Thank you, Eileen. I have truly enjoyed the story of your journey. I now laugh that I asked if you know of the Lenape “Legend of the Rainbow Crow”.
An animal communicated told me the crow is my animal totem but I think I have a few. Going over to etsy to check out your current work. Blessings. Be Well.
I have had numerous spirit animals come in and out of my life, so I'm not at all surprised by that, Diana. :) I greatly appreciate you being here; thank you for your comment and encouragement!
Fantastic idea. Thank you. I thought of a series while watching this.
That's terrific! 😃
This was so helpful, thank you for sharing.
I'm so glad you found it helpful, Rebecca ☺️
Hi Ellen... you always put out great inspirational and helpful videos. You've offered so many different ideas here for artists to think about, I can almost see them running off to their easels with new creations coming out of the tips of their fingers!
John, you're always so encouraging - thank you! I hope you're faring well through this turbulent time; sending good wishes your way :)
@@EllenBrennemanStudio Same back at you and stay safe.
Glad you’re back Ellen! Thanks for the great information🙏 You never know where your art will take you next right?☺️☮️
Molly's Fine Art Thank you, Molly! So true, we never know where the next painting will lead 😃
Thanks Ellen. A very interesting topic (-: Marion
Thank you, Marion! 😊
This was a big help Ellen!
I'm so glad you found it helpful! :)
@@EllenBrennemanStudio :)
Fantastic advice,, are quote s copyright free ?? You are so right about. Having so many ideas and not knowing where to start 😊
Hi, I love your videos and want to start my own Art Business but I’m scared! Love that you did a recent video, thank you!!
Thank you for your comment, Kathi! :)
Rumi - Dschalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, a Persian islamic Sufi sage, 13th century, from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Not exactly a man of Yoga which is part of Hindu philosophy, in India, but definitely a great mystic, etc. Our western Yoga is clearly different from the original Yoga. I like the teachings of Sadhguru (youtube!). He is at home in the material and in the spiritual world. Interesting: Wassily Kandinsky, maybe THE father of abstract art, wrote a book in 1910: The spiritual in art.
How on Earth did you get Oracle cards printed? They look beautiful!
Lea, that experience would take a whole series of videos! haha! If I have enough interest I will upload a video sharing the process. It was a true labor of love!
Ellen Brenneman Studio count me in as showing interest too!
Lea Rothrock good question
just Google: "custom tarot cards." you'll quickly find sites and answers.
a good site is makeplayingcards.com
also, it's good to note that oracle cards are different than tarot cards. oracle cards are A LOT easier to make than tarot. you can basically use any idea to create a deck of oracles, but in a nutshell, they're basically a deck of inspiration and/or affirmations.
go to etsy and search them.
you'll get the gist.
hope that helps! 😁
yes, noticed you were not around, wondered about you. So you were missed! x
Thank you, Donna!
This is awesome...just what I needed to hear today. Overwhelmed by ideas...and at a total creative block. But how do u sell paintings? That’s not very easy
Glad you found it helpful! 😊 Selling artwork, for me, took time. I had to establish myself on all of my social channels; once I built a following, I began to sell.
Thanks Ellen, I am really trying to force a series to be born. I paint flowers in general in watercolour, but feel myself bouncing from one look to another. It does require some discipline right?
Hi, Crystal :) It does require a bit of discipline but I think even more so, one has to be passionate about the subject matter. If it isn't something you can see yourself expanding upon, perhaps look at it from another angle, incorporate another subject matter into your existing subject matter, etc. You could always begin small, too - for example, choosing the seasons as your series and paint plants/flowers that thrive during summer, fall, winter and autumn. Or, you could choose one subject matter to appear in a number of paintings - say, a bird, or even something as small as an insect or two. The more you begin thinking in relationships/themes, the easier it will be for ideas to come!
Hey Ellen, thank you for your long detailed advice! So far, my interest jumps to a new thing after just 2 - 4 paintings (and not actual large paintings, just small ones), so before I can really go deep, I so quickly move on. There are just too many things calling for my attention. I think I just have to follow my gut and experiment like crazy till I find something that holds me long enough to really want to make more of the same theme or subject or element or season as you suggested. @@EllenBrennemanStudio
Great offering! Validates my design instincts. New to biz, I come from an interior design background and think of “inspiration to final display on a wall.
Ellen I have a question ❓. When you painted the art with quotes, did you have the quotes on the originals? I'm just thinking if someone liked the painting but not necessarily the quote how did or would you handle that? Also did you include the author of that particular quote on your painting somewhere? Is this necessary? Thanks
Hi, Deborah! 🙂 I have done both when I felt the original called for it, but normally I add my quotes digitally, and also, so I can exchange one quote for another if I find one I like a bit better, lol!
@@EllenBrennemanStudio right, good thinking, so you do that at your home studio then?
@@deborahbarbaccia6813 Yes, I edit all of my scanned images in my studio on my Mac, and I use PicMonkey for most of my editing....although I also use Photoshop Elements, though not as often.
@@EllenBrennemanStudio ok, thanks for always sharing your knowledge. I'm still trying to get things started. But I need get a reg job I need to be able to pay my bills.
You were definitely missed. Especially during these times.
Lynn, you are so very kind - thank you for this ❤️
I have a painting worth 10 million who will buy it??