11 x 14 Oil on Hardwood"A view from the sidewalk" (sold)
In the world of art festivals vendors such as my self we all sit behind our booth and watch the crowds. We judge potential customers and try and guess who will purchase , who just wants a card and who will be a "be back."
The "Be-Backs" are the people who give us artist false hope. If you are categorized as a be back then this is not a good thing. 80% of Be-backs will give false hope and never return 10% will come back with a spouse or worse a teenager and ask the spouse or kid to make a decision. 5% will come back and ask for a card and tell you they will contact you and then only the remaining 5% - 0% will come back and make a purchase.
I had rather someone tell me nothing and take my card than to fall into the be-back category. This past weekend I had a lot of be-backs none of whom made a purchase. I am not the best salesperson in the world but I am getting better. I lost two sales to screaming kids this past weekend. If you are going to purchase art then you cannot make a decision when you kids are running wild like a rabid animal or are crying so loud my ears are hurting.
I have actually performed two miracles last month I converted two be-backs into sales after the shows on following weeks, this is rare however. If you are serious about purchasing art then let one parent watch the kids in the kid area while you shop. Once you find an item trade places at the kid area and send the other spouse to view the item. Make a decision and pay meanwhile the kid stays in the kid area.
Kids hate art festivals and artist hate to loose sales or have merchandise damaged by kids. We artist all paid a lot of money to be at the festivals and we think of our 10 x 10 space as a gallery or museum not a play ground with interactive art displays like a Chucky Cheese restaurant.
One more rant then I am finished. Dogs are all cute and I love our dog but pavement can be very hot in the summer. Dogs love to go on walks but paws can burn on hot pavement. Also dogs need water, it is not the responsibility of the art vendor to provide water for your dog while you are drinking a nice cold beer or beverage. That leads me to one more thing. Birds on your shoulder, what are you a pirate? I see the same freak with the bird on his shoulder at every local show I exhibit. If you want to be a pirate then play pirate somewhere else besides in front of my tent. You are distracting to the few customers I have at the time and I for one would love to see that bird take off in flight or better yet see a cat.
Time to go and put paint to canvas...
-mike
The "Be-Backs" are the people who give us artist false hope. If you are categorized as a be back then this is not a good thing. 80% of Be-backs will give false hope and never return 10% will come back with a spouse or worse a teenager and ask the spouse or kid to make a decision. 5% will come back and ask for a card and tell you they will contact you and then only the remaining 5% - 0% will come back and make a purchase.
I had rather someone tell me nothing and take my card than to fall into the be-back category. This past weekend I had a lot of be-backs none of whom made a purchase. I am not the best salesperson in the world but I am getting better. I lost two sales to screaming kids this past weekend. If you are going to purchase art then you cannot make a decision when you kids are running wild like a rabid animal or are crying so loud my ears are hurting.
I have actually performed two miracles last month I converted two be-backs into sales after the shows on following weeks, this is rare however. If you are serious about purchasing art then let one parent watch the kids in the kid area while you shop. Once you find an item trade places at the kid area and send the other spouse to view the item. Make a decision and pay meanwhile the kid stays in the kid area.
Kids hate art festivals and artist hate to loose sales or have merchandise damaged by kids. We artist all paid a lot of money to be at the festivals and we think of our 10 x 10 space as a gallery or museum not a play ground with interactive art displays like a Chucky Cheese restaurant.
One more rant then I am finished. Dogs are all cute and I love our dog but pavement can be very hot in the summer. Dogs love to go on walks but paws can burn on hot pavement. Also dogs need water, it is not the responsibility of the art vendor to provide water for your dog while you are drinking a nice cold beer or beverage. That leads me to one more thing. Birds on your shoulder, what are you a pirate? I see the same freak with the bird on his shoulder at every local show I exhibit. If you want to be a pirate then play pirate somewhere else besides in front of my tent. You are distracting to the few customers I have at the time and I for one would love to see that bird take off in flight or better yet see a cat.
Time to go and put paint to canvas...
-mike
1 comment:
Kid hater!
I have emailed this to all my friends with kids (with your current show schedule).
We all plan on visiting you with our screaming kids as often as possible. You see......most of the responsible world works monday through friday 8-5. Then on the weekends we spend time with our families and children visiting shows around as entertainment looking at all the pathetic looser trying to pedal there work. Most of your's looks like a 12 year old painted it. I wouldn't pay 20 bucks for it.
Can't wait to meet you in person and see if the negative bitter person looks as he speaks.
Try some PROZAC. It might do you good!
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